Supervisory Data Selection for Automated Learning Model Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for sharing supervisory data among apparatuses with learning functions do not provide methods for selecting desired supervisory data or cameras with which to share it, requiring additional manual work.

Innovation Solution

An information management apparatus with a communication unit and control unit that automatically selects and transmits supervisory data to appropriate external apparatuses with learning functions, enabling automated selection and sharing of supervisory data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If supervisory data is shared among multiple apparatuses without automatic selection, then data sharing can occur, but additional manual work is required for selecting desired supervisory data and cameras

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic selection of supervisory dataVSAvoidcomplexity of data sharing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic selection and sharing of supervisory data through the control unit, which autonomously determines which external apparatus should receive supervisory data based on learning model compatibility without requiring manual user intervention for each data sharing decision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The control unit changes the parameter of data sharing by automatically adjusting which supervisory data is transmitted to which external apparatus based on matching learning models, transforming the manual selection process into an automated parameter-driven process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If all supervisory data is transmitted to all external apparatuses, then data sharing is maximized, but transmission efficiency decreases due to irrelevant data being shared

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata sharing efficiencyVSAvoidenergy for unnecessary data transmission
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit extracts only the relevant supervisory data that matches the learning models of external apparatuses, separating useful data from unnecessary data before transmission, thereby improving efficiency and reducing energy waste

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies local quality by tailoring the supervisory data transmission to each specific external apparatus based on its learning model characteristics, ensuring that each apparatus receives data specifically suited to its needs rather than a universal dataset

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Loss of time

If manual selection of supervisory data and cameras is performed, then data sharing can occur, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime for selecting supervisory dataVSAvoidease of data sharing operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit performs preliminary action by automatically determining and preparing the appropriate supervisory data for sharing before transmission, eliminating the need for users to manually select data and cameras at the time of sharing operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11809991B2Information management apparatus, information processing apparatus, and control method thereof
Publication Date: 2023.11.07 CANON KK
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AI summary

An information management apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external apparatuses having learning functions, and a control unit configured to control the communication with the plurality of external apparatuses performed by the communication unit. The control unit, if supervisory data generated when a predetermined external apparatus executes a learning function is received from the predetermined external apparatus via the communication unit, selects, from among the plurality of external apparatuses, an external apparatus, other than the predetermined external apparatus, with which the supervisory data is to be shared, and performs control so that the supervisory data is transmitted to the selected external apparatus.