Image-Based Reporting Apparatus for Sensor-Free Danger Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for reporting dangerous situations are limited to locations with pre-installed anomaly sensors, failing to address diverse situations flexibly.
Innovation Solution
A reporting apparatus and method that includes an image acquisition unit to detect objects like structures, wild animals, or people, and a processor to determine their danger level, displaying a report button on a display for appropriate reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If anomaly sensors are pre-installed in facilities, then automatic anomaly detection is enabled, but the system cannot flexibly cope with diverse situations in areas without sensors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary service (cloud-based anomaly detection service) that mediates between the terminal apparatus and the anomaly detection function. The terminal captures images and transmits them to the cloud service, which performs anomaly detection and returns results. This intermediary approach enables automatic detection capability without requiring physical sensors in every location, thus resolving the contradiction between automation and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the terminal apparatus universal by enabling it to perform multiple functions: image capture, image transmission to cloud service, receiving detection results, and displaying information. The terminal serves both as a simple display device and as an active participant in the anomaly detection process, allowing the system to adapt to various situations regardless of whether anomaly sensors are physically present in the area.
2Reliability
If anomaly sensors are installed in facilities, then facility monitoring is achieved, but the system is limited to specific facilities with sensors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/analog system of physical anomaly sensors with an information-based system using image processing and cloud computing. Instead of relying on hardware sensors installed in facilities, the system uses a terminal to capture images, transmits them to a cloud service for analysis, and displays results. This substitution enables the system to monitor any location with camera access, eliminating the limitation of sensor installation requirements.
3Loss of time
If pre-programmed report addressees are used, then quick reporting is enabled, but the system cannot adapt to newly detected dangerous situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the cloud service analyzes detected anomalies, determines appropriate report addressees based on the anomaly type and location, and provides this information back to the terminal apparatus. The terminal then displays this information to the user for confirmation before initiating the report. This feedback loop enables the system to adapt to new situations by learning from the detected anomaly characteristics while maintaining quick reporting through automated addressee determination.
Data Source
AI summary
A reporting apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image near the reporting apparatus; and a processor configured to, by running a program: detect an object included in the image, the object being at least one of a structure, a wild animal, or a person; and in response to determining that the object is dangerous on a basis of a state of the object, display, on a display, a report button for reporting to a report addressee associated with the object.