Remote Image Capture Control Parameter Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Remote control of image capture devices is hindered by communication delays and mechanical processing delays, leading to user confusion about the application of parameter adjustments, as immediate feedback is not provided due to protocol overhead, bandwidth limitations, and intrinsic mechanical delays in image capture devices.
Innovation Solution
A method that detects continuous user selections of control parameters, determines the rate of change, and sequentially transmits selected values as interim control parameter values to the image capture device, adapting them to adjust the device's parameters, while also monitoring the device's status for real-time feedback and minimizing unnecessary transmissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If parameter adjustments are transmitted immediately upon user selection, then responsiveness to user input is improved, but communication delays and mechanical processing delays cause feedback lag and user confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting continuous user selections and determining rates of change before transmission, preparing the data for optimized transmission timing. This allows the system to anticipate when transmissions are most valuable rather than simply reacting to each user input immediately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic action by transmitting parameter values based on determined rates of change and timing considerations, rather than continuously transmitting every detected value. This periodic transmission approach reduces unnecessary communications while maintaining responsiveness to significant user actions.
2Measurement precision
If all selected parameter values are transmitted to the image capture device, then parameter adjustment accuracy is improved, but unnecessary transmissions increase communication overhead and delay
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary parameter values for transmission by determining rates of change and evaluating which selections warrant transmission. This extraction process filters out redundant transmissions while ensuring that meaningful parameter adjustments are communicated to the image capture device.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies parameter changes to the transmission decision process by using determined rates of change as a criterion for whether to transmit. This dynamic parameter-based approach adapts transmission behavior based on the speed and significance of user selections, optimizing both accuracy and communication efficiency.
3Productivity
If transmission timing is optimized based on rate of change, then communication efficiency is improved, but determining rate of change and transmission timing adds processing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculation of rates of change and transmission timing decisions before actual parameter transmission. This advance preparation allows for optimized transmission scheduling without adding complexity to the transmission execution phase, as the timing decisions are already determined.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining rates of change and making transmission timing decisions based on detected user selections. This autonomous decision-making process eliminates the need for complex external control mechanisms while maintaining communication efficiency.
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AI summary
A computer-implementable method of adjusting a control parameter of an image capture device includes detecting, determining, and transmitting. At an interactive display device, a substantially continuous user selection of values of a control parameter of the image capture device is detected from user manipulation of a continuously-variable input control of the interactive display device. A rate of change is determined of the user selected values of the control parameter during user manipulation of the continuously-variable input control. Based upon at least the determined rate of change, it is determined whether to transmit each of the selected values. The selected values are sequentially transmitted to the image capture device, via a communications network, where the selected values are determined to be transmitted. Each of the transmitted values is transmitted as an interim control parameter value, and the transmitted values are adapted to adjust the control parameter of the image capture device.