Wireless Imaging System for Subject Photography
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging systems in facilities like theme parks struggle to capture photographs of individuals carrying cameras, as they cannot become the subject and often miss recording moments while riding attractions, leading to difficulties in obtaining and finding personal photographs.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device with wireless communication capabilities that allows directional data communication with a terminal device carried by the subject, enabling image capture and immediate data transfer, along with a terminal device for displaying and managing images, ensuring the subject can be included in photos and easily retrieve them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a camera is installed at a particular spot in an attraction to photograph users, then it is possible to record the image of the user enjoying the attraction, but the user needs to find the photographic image from among many displayed at the exit, which is extremely troublesome, and if the user fails to order the image, it is never obtained
Solution Approach 1:
A terminal device carried by the user acts as an intermediary to receive, store, and display photographic images directly to the user. This mediator eliminates the need for users to search through displayed images at the facility exit, as images are transmitted wirelessly to the user's personal device where they can be immediately viewed and managed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single spatial dimension (physical display boards at the facility exit) to multiple dimensions by adding wireless communication and mobile computing. Images are no longer confined to a fixed display location but can be accessed anywhere through the user's terminal device, creating a new dimension of accessibility.
2Reliability
If images are displayed at the facility exit for users to find, then photographic images can be made available, but space for displaying the photographic images is necessary in the facility
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of displaying physical copies of images on large display boards at the facility, the system creates digital copies transmitted wirelessly to users' terminal devices. This eliminates the need for physical display infrastructure while maintaining image availability, as each user receives a personal copy on their device.
Solution Approach 2:
The display function is extracted from the facility infrastructure and transferred to users' personal terminal devices. By removing the display capability from the stationary facility environment and embedding it in mobile user devices, the system eliminates the need for dedicated display spaces within the facility.
3Reliability
If a camera is installed in the attraction to photograph subjects, then it is possible to record images of users, but a person carrying the camera cannot become the subject
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static camera installation to a dynamic, mobile photography system. By equipping users with terminal devices that can communicate with imaging devices, any user carrying the terminal can become a subject, regardless of their movement or position within the facility. The subject flexibility is enhanced by making the photography system adaptable to user movement rather than requiring users to return to fixed display locations.
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AI summary
A terminal device 1 including a wireless communication unit 11 is carried by a subject user who will become a subject, and a wireless communication unit 21 for performing directional data communication in an imaging direction is provided in a camera 2. When the terminal device 1 and the camera 2 become able to communicate data each other, the subject user carrying the terminal device 1 is photographed, and image data obtained in this way are transmitted to the terminal device 1. The terminal device 1 displays the image data. If necessary, the subject user issues an instruction to print the image data, and transmits information on the instruction to print to the camera 2. The camera 2 assigns the information on the instruction to print to the image data, and transmits the information on the instruction to print and the image data to an image server 4 and further to a printer 5.