Surveillance Camera Map Interface for Target Person Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing person search systems do not allow users to freely specify a camera for search, limiting the ability to easily find a target person from surveillance videos captured by desired cameras.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that displays a map with camera icons and a target person's image, allowing users to superimpose the person image or camera icon on each other, and requests a matching process between the person image and surveillance videos from the corresponding camera.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the system automatically determines the search camera based on detected person images, then the search process is simplified and automated, but the user cannot freely specify which camera to search
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between automatic and manual camera selection modes. The display control unit presents both automatically determined camera icons and allows users to freely select from all available cameras, enabling the system to adapt its behavior based on user needs while maintaining both automation and user control capabilities
2Reliability
If the system searches all cameras when a person image is selected, then comprehensive search coverage is achieved, but the search efficiency decreases due to unnecessary searches in irrelevant cameras
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different search strategies to different cameras based on their relevance. It automatically determines and prioritizes cameras that are likely to contain the target person (local quality of high relevance), while still allowing users to expand the search to other cameras if needed. This localized optimization improves efficiency without sacrificing comprehensive coverage
3Ease of operation
If the interface displays only essential elements, then the interface is simple and easy to understand, but the functionality to freely specify search camera is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The interface merges multiple functions into a unified display: it combines the map display showing camera locations, the list of detectable persons, and the camera selection functionality into a single integrated interface. The display control unit presents camera icons on a map with direct selection capability, while also showing which persons can be detected by each camera, thereby maintaining simplicity while enabling free camera specification
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a display control unit that displays, on a screen, a map of a search area, a camera icon indicating a location of a surveillance camera in the map, and a person image of a search target person; an operation receiving unit that receives an operation of superimposing, on the screen, one of the person image or the camera icon on the other; and a processing request unit that requests a matching process between the person image and a surveillance video captured by the surveillance camera corresponding to the camera icon based on the operation.