Imaging Apparatus Invalidity Feedback for Object Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Client apparatuses continue to hold invalid object information after the detection function of imaging apparatuses becomes invalid, leading to misleading user displays due to incorrect object detection indications.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating an imaging apparatus with an image acquisition unit, detection unit, and transmission unit that transmits invalidity information when the detection function becomes invalid, ensuring the client apparatus receives metadata indicating no object detection for images where the detection function is no longer valid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the imaging apparatus transmits object information only when there is a change in the object information, then the communication bandwidth is reduced and transmission efficiency is improved, but the client apparatus continues to hold invalid object information after the detection function becomes invalid, leading to incorrect object detection indications
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus provides feedback to the client apparatus by transmitting invalidity information when the detection function becomes invalid. This feedback mechanism ensures that the client apparatus is informed of the current detection status, preventing it from continuing to hold and display invalid object information while maintaining efficient bandwidth usage by only transmitting updates when necessary.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the client apparatus continues to hold the last received object information, then the display continuity is maintained, but the displayed object information becomes invalid and misleading when the detection function is no longer valid
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus takes preliminary action by transmitting invalidity information before the client apparatus continues to hold and display outdated object information. This proactive approach ensures that the client apparatus can update its display status in advance, maintaining display continuity while preventing the propagation of invalid object detection information.
3Reliability
If the imaging apparatus transmits invalidity information for every image when detection function is invalid, then the client apparatus receives accurate detection status, but the transmission frequency increases and communication efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus implements periodic action by transmitting invalidity information at specific intervals or under specific conditions rather than for every single image. This approach maintains accurate detection status information while avoiding excessive transmission frequency, thereby preserving communication efficiency while ensuring the client apparatus receives necessary updates about detection validity.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus captures an image, detects an object in the captured image, and transmits the image and metadata containing object information regarding the object detected from the image to an information processing apparatus. If a detection function is valid with respect to a first image to transmit and the detection function is invalid with respect to a second image to transmit after the first image, the image processing apparatus transmits invalidity information indicating that the object is not detected with respect to the second image to the information processing apparatus.