Vehicle Camera Field of View Handoff for Home Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Home security cameras often have blind spots or gaps in coverage, allowing criminals to evade detection, as they are aware of the limitations in camera coverage.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a vehicle camera to capture visual information for a home security system, detecting trigger events and analyzing activity to activate vehicle cameras, providing a field of view handoff from home security cameras to vehicle cameras to expand coverage and capture additional footage of targets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If home security cameras are used to monitor a dwelling, then surveillance coverage is provided, but blind spots or gaps in coverage occur where criminals can evade detection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines home security cameras with vehicle cameras to create a unified surveillance system. The vehicle camera captures images in areas where home security cameras have blind spots, and the processor merges these image sets to provide comprehensive coverage that eliminates detection gaps while maintaining reliable surveillance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimensional perspective by utilizing vehicle cameras positioned at different locations and angles relative to the dwelling. This multi-dimensional approach allows the system to capture surveillance data from perspectives that fixed home security cameras cannot achieve, thereby eliminating blind spots.
2Area of stationary object
If vehicle cameras are activated to capture additional footage, then field of view is expanded, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs an automated processor that autonomously determines when vehicle cameras should be activated based on detected events or suspicious activity. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual intervention or complex control interfaces, expanding field of view while keeping system complexity manageable through automatic decision-making algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor continuously monitors images from home security cameras and uses this feedback to automatically activate vehicle cameras when additional coverage is needed. This feedback-driven approach allows the system to expand field of view dynamically based on actual surveillance needs rather than requiring constant manual adjustment or overly complex pre-programmed controls.
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AI summary
A method and system for using a vehicle camera to capture visual information for a home security system is described. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a trigger event to activate at least one home security camera of a home security system of a dwelling. The method also includes analyzing activity of a target person near the dwelling using the at least one home security camera. Based on the analyzed activity, the method includes activating at least one camera of a vehicle located at or near the dwelling. The method further includes capturing visual information associated with the target person using the at least one camera of the vehicle.