Map-Based Multi-Camera Dashboard for Spatial Security Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional security systems with multiple camera views lack intuitive user interfaces that allow security personnel to quickly identify important information and camera positions, leading to delays in addressing security issues.
Innovation Solution
A map-based multi-camera dashboard that positions and sizes camera windows according to their real-life locations and field of view, incorporating security information and generating visual indicators like heat maps to highlight high-activity areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a grid-like user interface with uniform camera windows is used, then the interface is simple to implement, but security personnel cannot immediately identify important information or camera positions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a conventional 2D grid layout to a 3D spatial representation where camera windows are positioned according to their physical locations in the monitored environment. This dimensional mapping allows security personnel to intuitively understand camera positions and security event locations by viewing them in their actual spatial context, dramatically improving identification speed without requiring complex custom layouts
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual copy of the physical environment's spatial layout and reproduces it in the user interface. Camera windows are placed at positions that mirror their real-world locations, and security events are displayed at their actual positions within this virtual space copy, enabling immediate spatial recognition and eliminating the cognitive load of interpreting abstract grid positions
2Ease of operation
If uniform window sizes are assigned to all cameras, then the interface is consistent and easy to navigate, but windows cannot be sized according to area importance
Solution Approach 1:
The system assigns different window sizes to different camera views based on the importance and size of their corresponding physical areas. Critical areas receive larger windows for enhanced visibility, while less important areas use smaller windows. This local differentiation allows security personnel to prioritize monitoring of critical zones without creating a uniformly complex interface
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts the size parameter of camera windows based on the physical area size and importance of each monitored location. This parameter variation enables the interface to reflect the hierarchical importance of different areas, with larger windows allocated to critical zones requiring closer attention and smaller windows to peripheral areas
3Productivity
If security personnel manually monitor multiple camera streams, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but response time to security issues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a spatial mapping intermediary that automatically correlates security events with their physical locations and presents them in contextually relevant camera views. This intermediary layer processes and organizes information spatially, enabling security personnel to immediately identify and respond to events without manually scanning through multiple streams, thereby reducing response time while maintaining comprehensive monitoring coverage
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AI summary
Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for controlling multi-camera view user interface, comprising generating, for a graphical user interface, a respective camera window for each respective camera of the plurality of cameras in different areas of an environment, wherein the respective camera window outputs a stream captured by the respective camera. The implementations further include arranging the graphical user interface according to a camera window placement scheme based on a layout of the environment. Additionally, the implementations further include generating, for display, a dashboard comprising the graphical user interface organized according to the camera window placement scheme.