Relay Image Sharing for Wider Mobile Camera Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile communication systems are limited in their ability to capture and transmit images of a wide range of surroundings, restricting the acquisition of images beyond the immediate vicinity of the mobile communication terminals.
Innovation Solution
A communication system incorporating a first imaging device, a communication unit for relay communication, and a communication control unit to transmit captured images to mobile communication terminals via relay communication, including a terminal identification information saving unit to manage identification information during travel, and provide imaging instructions and integrated image data generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If mobile communication terminals use only their own cameras to capture images, then the system structure remains simple, but the range of captured images is limited to the immediate surroundings of each terminal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives captured images from multiple mobile communication terminals and redistributes them. This mediator enables terminals to access images beyond their own camera range without requiring direct peer-to-peer communication or complex terminal-side processing, thus expanding the effective capture range while maintaining relatively simple terminal device structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines captured images from multiple different terminals into a unified set of accessible images through the server. By merging the imaging capabilities of multiple terminals and making them mutually accessible, the system effectively expands the range of capturable images without requiring each individual terminal to have multiple cameras or complex imaging systems.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple terminals share images directly through peer-to-peer communication, then the image range expands, but the communication complexity and synchronization difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a central intermediary that manages all image sharing operations. Instead of implementing complex peer-to-peer communication protocols and synchronization mechanisms between multiple terminals, the system uses the server to receive, store, and distribute images, thereby expanding image accessibility while keeping communication logic simple and centralized.
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides universal image sharing functionality that serves all connected terminals simultaneously. This multi-functional platform handles image reception, storage, validation, and distribution for multiple terminals in a unified manner, eliminating the need for each terminal to implement its own complex image sharing and synchronization logic.
3Reliability
If the server receives and validates authentication information from multiple terminals, then image sharing security improves, but the processing time and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs authentication validation as a preliminary step before enabling image sharing operations. By validating authentication information upfront and establishing trusted relationships between terminals and the server before actual image exchange occurs, the system ensures secure image sharing while allowing subsequent operations to proceed efficiently without repeated authentication overhead.
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AI summary
Provided is a communication system that includes: a first imaging device; a communication unit configured to execute a first communication with a mobile communication terminal and a second communication with a communication device other than the mobile communication terminal to execute relay communication relaying the communication between the mobile communication terminal and the communication device; and a communication control unit configured to transmit, via the first communication, data of a first captured image that is captured by the first imaging device to the mobile communication terminal having the first communication established for the relay communication.