Mobile Camera Integration with Vehicle Display via Intermediary App
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle camera systems often rely on permanently integrated cameras, limiting flexibility and requiring adjustments to the vehicle-mounted display apparatus for compatibility with various camera manufacturers, and they lack integration of vehicle information for precise control and augmented reality features.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle-mounted display apparatus and method that connects a mobile camera device via an interface, allowing for flexible integration of external cameras, processing vehicle and driver information to control the camera, and displaying image data in real-time, with optional augmented reality analysis and traffic safety features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If permanently integrated cameras are used in vehicle-mounted systems, then the system provides stable real-time imaging, but the system lacks flexibility and requires adjustments for compatibility with different camera manufacturers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary component between the camera and the vehicle-mounted display apparatus. The mobile device runs an application program that handles camera control and image processing, acting as a mediator that eliminates the need for direct integration between the vehicle display and various camera manufacturers' devices. This intermediary approach enables flexible camera compatibility while maintaining system stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile camera devices are integrated into vehicle-mounted systems, then camera flexibility and ease of replacement are improved, but integration complexity and control precision are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile device serve multiple functions: it acts as a camera controller, image processor, display interface, and communication hub. By consolidating these functions into a single universal mobile device, the system achieves camera flexibility and ease of replacement without proportionally increasing integration complexity, as the mobile device is a standalone platform with inherent multi-functional capabilities.
3Reliability
If vehicle information is integrated into camera control, then driver safety and incident detection are improved, but processing requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges vehicle information processing with camera control functions within the mobile device's application program. The application receives and processes vehicle data (such as speed, position, and sensor information) and integrates it with camera operation and image analysis. This merging approach enhances driver safety through improved incident detection while avoiding the need for separate dedicated processing systems, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
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AI summary
An apparatus and a method for connecting a mobile camera device to a vehicle-mounted display apparatus, wherein the mobile camera device is controlled both by the driver operating the mobile camera device as well as by additional information regarding the state of the vehicle, wherein the additional information is provided by vehicle sensors. The information from the driver and the vehicle is processed by an application program on the mobile camera device and the mobile camera device is controlled. The mobile camera device can display images and/or videos and process the images and/or videos by way of the application program. The information to be processed can be displayed on the display of the vehicle-mounted display apparatus.