Remote PTZ Camera Control via Touch Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current camera control systems require users to be physically present in front of a monitor connected to a computer server to control PTZ cameras for security surveillance, limiting remote access and control capabilities.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a touch panel, processor, and various modules (definition, login, transmission, selection, and calculation) that connects to a control system via a network, allowing users to control PTZ cameras remotely through touch operations, displaying camera information, route maps, and video feeds, and adjusting camera movements and focus using defined proportions and motion parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If camera control is implemented through a computer server with monitor screens, then camera control functionality is achieved, but user accessibility is limited to locations with monitor screens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the camera control system. The mobile device receives control inputs from the user, transmits them to the camera, and receives feedback to display to the user, thereby enabling remote camera control without requiring physical presence at a monitor screen location
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical control system requiring physical connection between monitor and camera with a wireless communication system. Control signals are transmitted via wireless communication protocols between the mobile device and camera, eliminating the need for physical infrastructure
2Adaptability or versatility
If remote control capability is added to cameras, then user flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile device perform multiple functions: it serves as a control input device, a communication interface, and a display device. This multi-functionality approach adds remote control capability while utilizing existing universal hardware rather than requiring dedicated remote control equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system is designed to receive and execute control commands independently from remote devices. The camera autonomously processes control signals for pan, tilt, and zoom operations without requiring complex centralized control infrastructure
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device and method for controlling a plurality of cameras includes determining a selected camera though a control system, displaying a route map of the selected camera, and calculating motion parameters of a touch motion on a touch panel of the electronic device. The motion parameters are sent to the control system to control the selected camera according to the motion parameters. The touch panel displays acquired video images from the selected camera.