Integrated Lock Camera System for Key Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems using monitoring cameras and electric locks lack efficient integration for authenticating key users and associating unique IDs with image data, leading to potential unauthorized access and inefficient data management.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that integrate a monitoring camera with an electric lock capable of reading unique IDs, where the camera captures and associates image data with the ID upon lock operation, using a control unit to store and transmit this data for authentication and security purposes, enhancing user authentication and access control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If monitoring camera and electric lock operate independently, then device complexity is reduced, but authentication reliability and data association capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the monitoring camera and electric lock into an integrated access control system where both components work together through a control unit. The camera captures images when the lock detects key operations, and the control unit automatically associates the captured images with the corresponding key ID, creating a unified authentication system that improves reliability while managing complexity through automated integration.
2Measurement precision
If manual association of key ID and image data is performed, then data management precision is reduced, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically capturing images and associating them with key IDs at the moment of lock operation. The control unit is pre-programmed to detect lock operations, trigger the camera, and associate the captured image data with the corresponding key ID automatically, eliminating the need for manual data processing and ensuring precise association without time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If unique ID reading function is added to electric lock, then authentication capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electric lock is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a locking mechanism and a key ID reader. The same device that performs the locking function also captures the unique ID from the key, eliminating the need for separate identification devices and managing complexity through functional integration while enhancing authentication capability.
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AI summary
Provided is a device that includes: a monitoring camera that is arranged at an entrance where an electric lock, which can read a unique ID of each key to be used, is installed, a detection unit configured to detect an operation of the electric lock, and a control unit configured to associate the unique ID of a used key with image data captured by the monitoring camera when an operation of the electric lock has been detected.