Pipe Cleaning Video Mapping With Secure Cloud Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing cleaning processes for pipes and shafts lack efficient digital data management, making it difficult for customers to access and control cleaning videos, leading to excessive effort in searching and archiving, and risking unauthorized access to data.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning procedure with digital data management that uses a cleaning nozzle equipped with a camera module, where recorded videos and additional data are automatically stored in a data cloud, accessible via an app, ensuring secure and real-time access for all parties involved, with features like GPS for location data and user-friendly video management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If videos are archived manually and accessed online, then data can be stored and retrieved, but the process requires excessive effort for searching and controlling videos
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an online platform as an intermediary between the cleaning nozzle and the customer. This platform automatically receives, stores, and manages video data, providing a user-friendly interface for accessing cleaning results. The intermediary handles the complexity of data management, allowing customers to easily search and control videos without manual archiving efforts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically uploading videos from the cleaning nozzle to the online platform without requiring manual intervention. The platform then allows customers to independently access, search, and control their cleaning video data whenever needed, eliminating the need for manual archiving and reducing time spent on video management.
2Productivity
If data is made accessible online, then real-time access is enabled, but unauthorized access becomes a risk
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by providing different access levels to different users. The online platform is configured to allow specific customers to access only their own cleaning video data, while preventing access by unauthorized persons. This selective accessibility enables real-time data availability for authorized users while maintaining security through localized access control.
3Ease of operation
If videos are delivered on data carriers, then customers can inspect results, but the process lacks efficiency and real-time access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical data carriers with an online digital platform. Instead of delivering videos on physical media that require manual handling and transfer, the system uploads videos directly to an online server where customers can access them immediately through any internet-connected device. This substitution eliminates time delays and improves ease of operation while maintaining customer inspection capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A procedure for cleaning a pipe or shaft with a cleaning nozzle operated with a cleaning liquid and having a camera module includes the following steps: recording a video during or after the cleaning; transmitting the video to a mobile device over a first distance; transmitting the video with collected corresponding position data of the cleaning location of the pipe or of the shaft to a memory, which is protected by a cleaning service provider and/or nozzle manufacturer, in a data cloud over a second distance; and making the protected memory in the data cloud of the cleaning service provider and/or nozzle manufacturer accessible by the customer commissioning the cleaning procedure. The recorded videos with stored road map are displayed on a screen, and each video with corresponding cleaning location can be accessed from the memory in the data cloud.