XOCC Camera Connector System for Multi-Vendor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of diverse video camera systems across different types and vendors is cumbersome and costly, particularly during mergers or when third-party surveillance is outsourced, due to the need for custom-made remote access and control systems for each camera type.
Innovation Solution
The Extended Open Remote Video Camera Connection (XOCC) system, which includes a framework and drivers, allows a single client application to access and control various network video sources by providing an abstraction layer through a client-to-driver API, driver manager, and driver container, enabling seamless communication and operation across different camera types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a custom control system is developed for each camera type, then the camera can be controlled and accessed remotely, but the system complexity and development cost increase significantly when integrating multiple camera types
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal control system that can manage multiple types of network video cameras through a single interface. The system uses a standardized communication protocol and a unified control architecture that works across different camera models and vendors, eliminating the need for separate custom control systems for each camera type while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (control system) that mediates between the user interface and diverse camera devices. This intermediary handles protocol translation, device-specific adaptations, and communication standardization, allowing the universal interface to work with multiple camera types without exposing the complexity to end users.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate applications are written for each camera type, then each camera can be fully controlled, but the time and cost to add new camera types increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a universal application that supports multiple camera types out of the box. The application includes built-in adapters and protocol handlers for various camera standards, allowing immediate integration of new camera types without requiring separate application development or extensive configuration time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-configures the system with standardized communication protocols, device drivers, and integration templates for multiple camera types. This preliminary preparation allows new cameras to be added quickly through simple registration rather than requiring time-consuming custom development or configuration from scratch.
3Reliability
If multiple specialized control systems are used for different camera types, then each system optimizes its specific camera type, but the overall surveillance system integration becomes cumbersome and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple specialized control functions into a single unified control system. The system combines device-specific control capabilities with a standardized interface layer, maintaining the reliability of camera-specific optimizations while eliminating the need for separate control systems. This consolidation simplifies integration and reduces overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An extendable and open camera connection (XOCC) system for use with IP video camera applications. The XOCC system comprises an application framework and multiple, custom-built digital video content source drivers. The framework comprises an API which enables a client application to send to the API standardized requests for access, manipulation and content consumption for any type of camera, a driver manager which manages registration of all available drivers and establishes a reference within the API to a specific requested or selected driver for use by the API in processing client requests involving a camera associated with that driver, and a driver container for storing the registered drivers. The drivers comprise camera control modules developed for use by the XOCC system for control of associated cameras. The invention comprises not only the inventive application but its method of development, which includes libraries of both framework and driver development code.