Multi-Camera Image Transmission With Main-Camera Timing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image transmission systems that combine multiple pieces of image data face challenges in appropriately setting the timing of data transmission, leading to potential delays and reduced quality when acquisition failures occur.
Innovation Solution
An image transmission system that generates composite image data by combining captured images from multiple cameras and sets the transmission timing based on a main camera, ensuring timely transmission of the main image data while avoiding delays and maintaining data quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the system combines multiple pieces of image data and transmits them together, then the network load is reduced and transmission efficiency is improved, but transmission timing becomes complex and delays occur when acquisition failure happens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image data from multiple cameras into two categories: image data from the main camera and image data from other cameras. This segmentation allows the system to prioritize the main camera data for transmission while combining other camera data conditionally, thereby reducing timing control complexity while maintaining transmission efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary acquisition and buffering of image data from all cameras before transmission. By preparing the data in advance and organizing it into main camera and other camera categories, the system simplifies the actual transmission timing decisions and avoids complex real-time coordination.
2Reliability
If the system waits for all image data to be acquired before transmission, then data completeness is improved, but transmission delay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides image data into main camera data and other camera data, allowing the main camera data to be transmitted independently without waiting for all other camera data. This ensures critical data is transmitted promptly while maintaining overall data completeness through conditional inclusion of other camera data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transmits at least the main camera image data without waiting for complete acquisition of all camera data. This partial transmission approach ensures timely delivery of critical information while optionally adding other camera data if available, balancing speed and completeness.
3Ease of operation
If the system transmits image data individually without combining, then transmission timing is simple and flexible, but network load increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines image data from multiple cameras into a single transmission package, but simplifies the combining process by segmenting data into main camera and other camera categories. This reduces the complexity of timing control compared to individual transmissions while improving network efficiency through batch transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges image data from multiple cameras into a single composite transmission unit. By combining the data while using simplified timing rules based on main camera priority, the system achieves better network utilization without the full complexity of coordinating multiple independent transmissions.
4Quantity of substance
If the system combines image data from multiple cameras, then the amount of transmitted data is reduced, but the impact of acquisition failure on overall transmission increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments image data into main camera data and other camera data, allowing the main camera data to be transmitted reliably even when other camera data acquisition fails. This segmentation isolates the impact of acquisition failures to non-critical data while preserving transmission of essential main camera data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures transmission of main camera data even when complete data from all cameras is not available. This partial transmission approach maintains reliability for critical data while accepting that complete data sets may not always be transmitted, thereby reducing the overall impact of acquisition failures.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an image transmission system including a plurality of cameras and a communication device including processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to execute the following processes. The first process is sequentially acquiring captured image data from each of the plurality of cameras. The second process is generating composite image data by combining the captured image data last acquired from each of the plurality of cameras, each time acquiring the captured image data from a main camera that is one of the plurality of cameras. The third process is transmitting the composite image data to a target terminal.