Mobile Camera Autonomous Target Capture via Map Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile photographing technologies lack the ability to operate in coordination with other devices, limiting their capability to autonomously identify and capture images of targets at specific positions or angles that a user cannot easily access.
Innovation Solution
A mobile photographing apparatus equipped with an image sensor, storage for map information, and a control section that receives target identification information to move and capture images of targets based on user input, allowing coordination with other devices for autonomous image acquisition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile photographing apparatus operates autonomously without coordination with other devices, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to identify and capture targets at specific positions or angles is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a control section as an intermediary component that receives target identification information from external devices, processes it to determine photographing positions, and coordinates the mobile body's movement and image pickup. This mediator enables coordinated operation between the mobile photographing apparatus and other devices without requiring complex direct integration, thus improving adaptability while managing system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the mobile photographing apparatus requires direct user intervention to capture images, then measurement precision of target position is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile photographing apparatus is designed to autonomously determine photographing positions and execute image pickup based on target identification information received from external devices. The control section automatically processes the target information, calculates optimal photographing positions using map information, controls mobile body movement, and triggers image capture without requiring direct user intervention for each operation. This self-service capability significantly improves ease of operation while maintaining measurement precision through automated position calculation and execution.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile photographing apparatus can access remote or hard-to-reach locations, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the complex task of autonomous photographing into distinct functional segments: a mobile body for movement, an image sensor for capture, and a control section for coordination. The control section receives target identification information, determines photographing positions based on map information, controls the mobile body's movement to the target location, and triggers the image sensor. This segmentation allows the system to access remote locations through coordinated operation without requiring each component to be overly complex, as the control section manages the overall coordination.
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AI summary
A mobile photographing apparatus includes an image sensor provided in a mobile body, a storage section configured to store map information within a moving range of the mobile body, and a control section configured to receive target identification information including information on a moving photographing target generated in accordance with a user's operation, acquire information on a photographing position based on the target identification information, perform movement control to cause the mobile body to move in order for the image sensor to pick up an image of the photographing target based on the information on the photographing position and the map information, and cause the image sensor to pick up an image of the photographing target.