Image Transmission Device Data Reduction for Recognition Accuracy

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image recognition/authentication systems face increased network load and server costs due to transmitting all continuous images for processing, which can lead to decreased accuracy when limiting the number of images transmitted.

Innovation Solution

An image transmission device that reduces data amounts by selecting and processing images based on the recognition/authentication process requirements, including trimming, resolution conversion, and encoding, to transmit only necessary data to the server.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If all continuous images are transmitted to the server for recognition/authentication processing, then recognition/authentication accuracy is maintained, but network load and server costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecognition/authentication accuracyVSAvoidnetwork load
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The camera performs preliminary detection of recognition targets (such as faces) in continuous images before transmission. Only images containing detected targets are transmitted to the server, thereby reducing network load while ensuring that transmitted images are suitable for recognition/authentication processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts and transmits only the necessary portion of images (those containing recognition targets) rather than all continuous images. This selective extraction reduces the quantity of transmitted data while maintaining the quality and suitability of transmitted images for recognition/authentication

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Quantity of substance

If only images with detected recognition targets are transmitted to the server, then network load is reduced, but recognition/authentication accuracy may decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork loadVSAvoidrecognition/authentication accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The camera performs preliminary detection of recognition targets in continuous images before transmission. Only images containing detected targets are transmitted to the server, thereby reducing network load while ensuring that transmitted images are suitable for recognition/authentication processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts and transmits only the necessary portion of images (those containing recognition targets) rather than all continuous images. This selective extraction reduces the quantity of transmitted data while maintaining the quality and suitability of transmitted images for recognition/authentication

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Quantity of substance

If the number of transmitted images is limited to reduce network load, then server costs are reduced, but recognition/authentication accuracy decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of transmitted imagesVSAvoidrecognition/authentication accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The camera performs preliminary detection of recognition targets in continuous images before transmission. Only images containing detected targets are transmitted to the server, thereby reducing network load while ensuring that transmitted images are suitable for recognition/authentication processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts and transmits only the necessary portion of images (those containing recognition targets) rather than all continuous images. This selective extraction reduces the quantity of transmitted data while maintaining the quality and suitability of transmitted images for recognition/authentication

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9842409B2Image transmission device, image transmission method, image transmission program, image recognition and authentication system, and image reception device
Publication Date: 2017.12.12 PANASONIC I PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO LTD
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AI summary

An image transmission device includes an image input unit that inputs a plurality of continuous images, a data amount reduction unit that reduces an amount of data of the plurality of images that are input to the image input unit, and generates a data amount reduced image, and a transmission unit that transmits the data amount reduced image to an image reception device that performs a recognition/authentication process with respect to the data amount reduced image. The data amount reduction unit reduces the amount of data of the plurality of images by a reduction method corresponding to the recognition/authentication process that is performed in the image reception device.