Indoor Camera Pet Action Log System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet watching systems require multiple beacon apparatuses to be purchased and attached to pet products, resulting in a high monetary burden and cumbersome setup for users who want to capture images of pets in multiple locations.
Innovation Solution
An indoor camera system that detects and records pet actions in multiple user-defined detection areas, using infrared sensors and a processor to track pet movement and generate an action log, eliminating the need for multiple beacon apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple beacon apparatuses are purchased and attached to pet products to capture images in multiple locations, then the coverage area for pet monitoring is improved, but the monetary burden and setup complexity for users increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling a single indoor camera to perform multiple functions: it can monitor multiple detection areas, track pet movement across different zones, and generate comprehensive action logs without requiring multiple separate beacon devices. The camera system serves as a universal monitoring solution that replaces the need for location-specific beacon apparatuses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of multiple beacon apparatuses into a single integrated camera system. By combining multiple detection areas within one camera's monitoring scope and using centralized image processing to track pet movement across all areas, the system consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate devices into one unified solution.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple beacon apparatuses are purchased and attached to pet products, then the monitoring coverage area is improved, but the user cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The indoor camera system provides universal monitoring capability across multiple detection areas, eliminating the need to purchase multiple beacon apparatuses. A single camera can track pet movement throughout the entire monitored space, making the system cost-effective while maintaining comprehensive coverage.
3Measurement precision
If beacon apparatuses are attached to pet products, then pet location detection is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to troublesome attachment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical attachment system (physically attaching beacons to pet products) with an optical/image processing system. The camera captures images and uses image recognition to detect pet location and movement, eliminating the need for physical attachment while maintaining accurate location tracking.
Data Source
AI summary
An indoor camera includes: an image capturing unit; a storage unit configured to store at least one detection area in association with stagnation times, the detection area that is a target area for detecting stagnation of a pet, and the stagnation times indicating the number of times when the pet enters the detection area and stagnates in the detection area; and a processor configured to detect a position of the pet and count the stagnation times of the pet in the detection area based on captured images. If determining, based on the captured images, that the pet stagnates in the detection area for a predetermined time period or longer, the processor increments and counts the stagnation times of the pet in the detection area and generates an action log including identification information of the detection area and information on the stagnation times.