360-Degree Surveillance Camera Array with Adjustable Mounting Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video surveillance systems require multiple cameras and extensive installation, maintenance, and monitoring, often lacking 360-degree coverage and flexibility in imaging types and configurations, leading to increased costs and incomplete monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained video surveillance device with a camera array configured for approximately 360-degree live remote monitoring, featuring adjustable camera mounting brackets and a housing with viewing windows for diverse camera configurations, allowing for flexible installation and remote monitoring with ample storage capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple individual cameras are installed to survey an area, then monitoring coverage is improved, but installation costs and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cameras are integrated into a single housing unit with a common mounting mechanism, combining multiple monitoring functions into one device while maintaining the ability to cover multiple areas simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanism is designed to be universal and adaptable, allowing the same device to be configured for different monitoring scenarios and areas by adjusting camera positions rather than installing different devices for each scenario
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional multi-camera devices are mounted vertically on walls, then installation is simplified, but 360-degree surveillance capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting mechanism transitions from a fixed vertical orientation to a dynamic, adjustable configuration that can be positioned in multiple orientations including horizontal mounting, allowing the device to achieve 360-degree coverage while maintaining ease of installation through standardized mounting interfaces
3Device complexity
If camera positions are fixed in conventional devices, then device structure is simplified, but flexibility in camera configuration is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mounting system is segmented into independent, adjustable components rather than a fixed rigid structure, allowing each camera to be independently positioned while maintaining an organized and manageable device architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanism incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow camera positions to be dynamically changed during installation and operation, providing flexibility without requiring a completely complex device structure
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AI summary
A remote observation or surveillance device for simultaneous 360 degree imaging comprising a housing defining an internal chamber wherein each side wall includes a viewing window, a means for mounting having a slot, configuration of slots, track or combination thereof, a plurality of camera mounting brackets slidably and/or adjustably affixed to the mounting means through the slot or track, each bracket being adjustably affixed to a camera, wherein the cameras are configured to provide simultaneous 360 degree live or recorded imaging. The cameras can be configured to provide any combination of viewing angles and degrees of magnification or zoom. The device may also comprise a processor or server in operable communication with the cameras, which is configured to control the cameras and/or store and archive video, imaging, and/or audio data.