Integrated Lamp-Camera Module for Low-Bandwidth Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing monitoring systems require separate installation of lamps and cameras, leading to space constraints, complex wiring, increased communication bandwidth, and high installation complexity, with cameras generating large amounts of data that need processing and control signals.
Innovation Solution
A lamp module integrating illumination, capturing, and processing units, allowing for centralized image processing and control, reducing data transmission and simplifying installation through integrated power and communication interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If lamps and cameras are installed separately, then each device can be optimized independently, but installation space is reduced and installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lamp and camera into a single integrated monitoring system with shared housing, power supply, and processing unit. The lamp housing contains both the illumination device and the camera, eliminating the need for separate installations and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining independent optimization capabilities through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated monitoring system performs multiple functions including illumination, image capture, image processing, and object recognition within a single device. The processing unit can process images from multiple cameras and control multiple lamps simultaneously, providing universal functionality that reduces the number of separate devices needed.
2Reliability
If separate wiring is provided for lamps and cameras, then each device receives adequate power and communication, but wiring complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a single power supply unit within the lamp housing to power both the illumination device and the camera. A single processing unit handles both image processing and communication tasks, consolidating the wiring requirements into one integrated system rather than requiring separate power and communication lines for each device.
3Quantity of substance
If a large number of cameras are employed for monitoring, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but data transmission volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processing unit performs preliminary image processing and object recognition locally within the monitoring system before transmitting results. This preliminary action filters and compresses the data, extracting only relevant information such as detected objects, their positions, and characteristics, thereby significantly reducing the data transmission volume while maintaining comprehensive monitoring coverage.
4Ease of operation
If image processing is performed remotely from cameras, then centralized control is achieved, but communication bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the processing unit within the lamp housing, combining image processing capabilities with the illumination and camera systems. This merged architecture allows centralized control of multiple cameras and lamps while processing images locally, reducing the need for high-bandwidth communication by handling processing tasks within the integrated system rather than requiring extensive data transmission to remote processors.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a lamp module including: at least one illumination module configured to illuminate an environment of the lamp module, at least one capturing unit configured to capture image data of the environment, and a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the captured image data, and based on a result of the image processing, control the illumination module, and/or control the capturing unit and/or communicate with a central processing unit of a monitoring system including the lamp module. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides a monitoring system including the lamp module.