Quality-Aware Recognition Model Selection for Video Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video processing systems fail to maintain recognition accuracy when video quality fluctuates due to compression or transmission over networks, leading to erroneous recognition.

Innovation Solution

A video processing system that includes multiple recognition models trained for different video quality parameters, allowing selection of the most suitable model based on the current video quality parameters for improved recognition accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a single recognition model is used for all video qualities, then the system complexity is low, but the recognition accuracy decreases when video quality fluctuates due to compression or transmission

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecognition accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the recognition system into multiple specialized models, each trained for specific video quality ranges. Instead of using one general model, the system segments the video quality spectrum into different segments (high quality, medium quality, low quality) and creates dedicated recognition models for each segment, allowing optimal performance across varying quality conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic model selection where the system adapts its behavior based on input video quality. The quality assessment unit continuously evaluates video quality parameters and dynamically switches between different recognition models according to the current quality level, enabling the system to maintain high accuracy across fluctuating quality conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If multiple recognition models for different video qualities are implemented, then the recognition accuracy improves, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecognition accuracyVSAvoidnumber of recognition models
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary training of multiple recognition models with different quality parameters before actual operation. Each model is pre-trained on video data corresponding to specific quality ranges, so that during runtime, the system simply needs to select the pre-trained model that matches the current video quality, avoiding the need for real-time model training or complex adaptive algorithms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If video is transmitted via network with compression, then the transmission efficiency improves, but the video quality deteriorates leading to erroneous recognition

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoidrecognition accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter of video quality expectation based on transmission conditions. Instead of assuming high video quality, the system adjusts its expectations and selects recognition models appropriate for compressed, lower-quality video. This parameter adaptation allows the system to maintain recognition accuracy even when network compression degrades video quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250292561A1Video processing system, video processing apparatus, and video processing method
Publication Date: 2025.09.18 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A video processing system (10) according to the present disclosure includes a recognition model (M1), a recognition model (M2), a recognition model (M3), and a recognition model (M4) that have learned video learning data corresponding to different video quality parameters, for each of the video quality parameters; and a selection unit (11) that selects a recognition model that performs recognition regarding a target included in the video input data to be input, from among the recognition model (M1), the recognition model (M2), the recognition model (M3), and the recognition model (M4), according to a video quality parameter of the video input data.