Visual Command Processing for Camera Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video surveillance systems face challenges in configuring and calibrating numerous cameras, which is time-consuming and requires substantial manual effort, especially in large facilities with hundreds of cameras, due to the difficulty in identifying and connecting to individual cameras within the network.
Innovation Solution
The system enables video cameras to process visual commands presented by users, allowing for the setting of operating parameters, authentication, and providing command completion indications through email, text messages, or indicator lights, facilitating configuration and calibration without prior knowledge of network addresses or manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional video surveillance systems deploy hundreds of cameras throughout a facility, then surveillance coverage is improved, but the difficulty of configuring and calibrating cameras increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system performs self-configuration and self-calibration by automatically detecting visual commands from users and executing parameter settings without requiring manual network address input or complex configuration procedures. The camera identifies itself and accepts commands through visual interface only.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual configuration procedures (mechanical interaction through interfaces, keyboards, or network settings) with optical/visual command processing. Users present visual commands through the camera's field of view, and the camera automatically parses and executes the commands without physical connection or network address input.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual configuration procedures are used for each camera, then precise control over camera parameters is achieved, but the time and effort required for setup increases substantially
Solution Approach 1:
Camera parameters are pre-configured through visual commands that contain complete configuration data. The visual command interface allows users to input all necessary parameters in a single operation, eliminating the need for multiple sequential configuration steps for each camera.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual command interface serves multiple functions simultaneously: it identifies the camera, authenticates the user, transmits configuration parameters, and confirms successful setup. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate operations into a single visual interaction.
3Measurement precision
If network addresses are required to connect to individual cameras, then precise camera identification is achieved, but the difficulty of locating and connecting to specific cameras increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visual command serves as an intermediary that bridges the user and the camera without requiring direct network address input. The camera captures the visual command from its field of view, automatically identifies itself, and processes the command, eliminating the need for users to manually input or locate network addresses.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera performs self-identification by automatically generating and processing its own identifier information when receiving visual commands. This eliminates the need for external systems or users to manually track or input camera network addresses, as each camera manages its own identification through the visual interface.
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AI summary
An example method for processing visual communications at a video camera according to the disclosure includes analyzing video content captured by the video camera to identify a visual command presented to the camera by a user in the field of view of the camera, executing the visual command identified from the video content captured by the video camera, wherein executing the visual command includes setting one or more operating parameters of the video camera, determining a command completion indication corresponding to whether the command was successfully executed, and providing a command completion indication, corresponding to the command completion indication, to the user.