Surveillance System Using Community-Based Camera Groups
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surveillance systems require manual monitoring and lack efficient methods for sharing and accessing image data from multiple cameras, limiting their effectiveness and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A surveillance system that allows users to receive, store, and manage image data from multiple cameras, enabling camera owners to assign and authorize access to camera sets, with features for alert generation, image processing, and map-based interface for easy access and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual monitoring is used for surveillance cameras, then real-time image access is achieved, but system complexity and operational burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated image sharing and access management where cameras and users automatically connect through community-based groups without requiring manual intervention for each connection. The automated authorisation processes and dynamic group management eliminate the need for complex manual configuration while maintaining real-time access capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If manual monitoring is required for each camera, then individual camera control is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple individual camera access operations into unified community-based groups. Users can access multiple cameras through group membership rather than configuring each camera individually, significantly reducing operational time and improving convenience while maintaining the ability to control individual camera permissions when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If camera sharing is enabled across multiple users, then accessibility is improved, but security management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces community-based groups as intermediary layers between individual cameras and users. Instead of directly managing complex user-camera permission matrices, the system uses groups as mediators that simplify authorisation management. Users join groups to access cameras, and camera owners can control access at the group level, dramatically reducing management complexity while maintaining flexible sharing capabilities.
4Productivity
If automated authorisation is implemented, then operational efficiency is improved, but control over access permissions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic authorisation management where automated group-based authorisation provides rapid access while maintaining the flexibility to adjust permissions at any time. Camera owners can dynamically add or remove users from groups, and the system automatically updates access permissions without manual reconfiguration, combining automated efficiency with operational flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A surveillance method and system is provided for receiving image data from a plurality of said cameras; storing the received image data identifying each camera from which the image data originated; enabling each of a plurality of camera users who own or operate respective cameras to assign a said camera owned or operated by the camera user to at least one said set of cameras and to authorize selected users of the system to access image data from said at least one set of cameras, wherein said users of the system can include camera users and/or users not owning or operating any cameras; storing camera set data identifying the assigned camera as belonging to said set of cameras; storing user data identifying the users authorized to access image data from said set of cameras; and outputting image data to users dependent upon said camera set data and said user data.