Image Capturing Apparatus Cloud Connection Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Monitoring cameras installed within local networks with firewalls cannot initiate cloud connections directly, leading to unintended cloud connections during initial settings, potentially compromising security by streaming unmasked images to the cloud.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing apparatus with a communication unit that connects to a cloud server only after predetermined settings, such as privacy mask or PTZ range settings, are completed, ensuring secure cloud connections by preventing unintentional cloud connections until all necessary settings are made.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cloud connection is started immediately after cloud connection setting completion, then connection establishment is fast and simple, but unintended cloud connections occur during initial settings causing security risks
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by checking whether predetermined settings (privacy mask settings or PTZ range settings) have been completed before initiating cloud connection. This preliminary check prevents unintended cloud connections during initial setup while maintaining fast connection establishment when settings are properly configured.
2Reliability
If cloud connection is delayed until predetermined settings are completed, then connection security is improved, but connection establishment time increases and complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image capturing apparatus autonomously determines whether predetermined settings have been completed and automatically controls cloud connection timing without requiring external intervention. This self-service mechanism balances security requirements with efficient connection establishment by making the delay conditional rather than fixed.
3Reliability
If cloud connection is delayed until predetermined settings are completed, then connection security is improved, but device complexity and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the cloud connection control unit continuously monitors the status of predetermined settings and automatically triggers cloud connection when the settings are complete. This feedback-based approach simplifies the overall system architecture compared to manual control while ensuring secure connection timing.
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AI summary
An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit, a communication unit and a control unit that controls communication by the communication unit, wherein the control unit determines whether a predetermined setting has been made on the image capturing apparatus, upon receiving, from the client apparatus via the local network, a connection request for connecting the image capturing apparatus and the cloud server via an Internet, wherein the predetermined setting includes at least one of: a setting of a mask function for masking at least a part of an image captured by the image capturing unit; and a setting of a limiting function for limiting a driving range of a driving unit that can drive the image capturing unit in a pan direction or a tilt direction.