IP Library Granted Patent US 11,533,420
Granted Patent B2
US 11,533,420 · App. 16/637,221 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Server, method, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and system

Inventors: Yasuyuki Maruhashi (Kanagawa, JP); Kaoru Takada (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
H04N5/23206G06T7/0002G06V20/56H04L65/75H04L67/125
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Patent No.
US 11,533,420
App. No.
16/637,221
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure includes a server apparatus, a recording method, a non-transitory computer-readable, and a system. In one example, the server apparatus includes a recording unit and a controller. The controller is configured to receive image data of a subject from a camera, control the recording unit to record the image data of the subject that is received from the camera, monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, and responsive to determining that the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, control the recording unit to perform recording end processing on the image data of the subject that has already been recorded.

Claims (78)

1. A server comprising:

a recording unit; and

a controller configured to

receive image data of a subject from a camera,

control the recording unit to record the image data of the subject that is received from the camera,

monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal,

responsive to determining that the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, control the recording unit to perform recording end processing on the image data of the subject that has already been recorded, and

receive error information from the camera,

wherein, to monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, the controller is further configured to determine that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the error information is received from the camera.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein, to monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, the controller is further configured to

detect whether the image data of the subject is received within a predetermined period of time, and

determine that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the image data of the subject is not received within the predetermined period of time.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive information indicative of an operation state of the camera, and

wherein, to monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, the controller is further configured to

determine whether the information indicative of the operation state of the camera is indicative of a recording operation by the camera, and

determine that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the information indicative of the operation state of the camera is not indicative of the recording operation by the camera.

4. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the error information from the camera indicates an abnormality in the camera.

5. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive the image data of the subject from the camera via a network, and

wherein, to monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, the controller is further configured to

detect a connection state between the camera and the network, and

determine that the image data of the subject is abnormal based on the connection state that is detected.

6. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the recording end processing includes inserting footer information to a footer portion of the image data, the footer information including a reproducible format of the image data.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, with a controller of a server, image data of a subject from a camera;

controlling, with the controller, a recording unit to record the image data of the subject that is received from the camera;

monitoring, with the controller, the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal;

controlling, with the controller, the recording unit to perform recording end processing on the image data of the subject that has already been recorded in response to determining that the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal; and

receiving error information from the camera,

wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the error information is received from the camera.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes

detecting whether the image data of the subject is received within a predetermined period of time, and

determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the image data of the subject is not received within the predetermined period of time.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising receiving information indicative of an operation state of the camera,

wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes

determining whether the information indicative of the operation state of the camera is indicative of a recording operation by the camera, and

determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the information indicative of the operation state of the camera is not indicative of the recording operation by the camera.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the error information from the camera indicates an abnormality in the camera.

11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising receiving the image data of the subject from the camera via a network,

wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes

detecting a connection state between the camera and the network, and

determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal based on the connection state that is detected.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the recording end processing includes inserting footer information to a footer portion of the image data, the footer information including a reproducible format of the image data.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor of a server, cause the electronic processor to perform a set of operations comprising:

receiving image data of a subject from a camera;

controlling a recording unit to record the image data of the subject that is received from the camera;

monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal;

controlling the recording unit to perform recording end processing on the image data of the subject that has already been recorded in response to determining that the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal; and

receiving error information from the camera,

wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the error information is received from the camera.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes

detecting whether the image data of the subject is received within a predetermined period of time, and

determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the image data of the subject is not received within the predetermined period of time.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , the set of operations further comprising:

receiving information indicative of an operation state of the camera,

wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes

determining whether the information indicative of the operation state of the camera is indicative of a recording operation by the camera, and

determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the information indicative of the operation state of the camera is not indicative of the recording operation by the camera.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the

error information from the camera indicates an abnormality in the camera.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , the set of operations further comprising:

receiving the image data of the subject from the camera via a network,

wherein monitoring the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal further includes

detecting a connection state between the camera and the network, and

determining that the image data of the subject is abnormal based on the connection state that is detected.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the recording end processing includes inserting footer information to a footer portion of the image data, the footer information including a reproducible format of the image data.

19. A system comprising:

a camera configured to generate image data of a subject; and

a server including

a recording unit; and

a controller configured to

receive the image data of the subject from the camera,

control the recording unit to record the image data of the subject that is received from the camera,

monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, and

responsive to determining that the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, control the recording unit to perform recording end processing on the image data of the subject that has already been recorded, and

receive error information from the camera,

wherein, to monitor the image data of the subject to determine whether the image data of the subject that is received from the camera is abnormal, the controller is further configured to determine that the image data of the subject is abnormal when the error information is received from the camera.

20. The system according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a vehicle including a vehicle control system, the vehicle control system including the camera.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061364/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: MARUHASHI, YASUYUKI; TAKADA, KAORU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051839/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-157453 · Aug 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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