IP Library Patent Application 18595446
Patent Application
App. No. 18/595,446

INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION SYSTEM

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18/595,446
Abstract

An inspection method and an inspection system are provided. The inspection method includes: obtaining relative position information between multiple imaging apparatuses; determining an inspection route that satisfies a target event based on the target event and the relative position information, wherein multiple imaging apparatuses included in the inspection route are configured as multiple inspection apparatuses; and controlling a real-time video signal of each inspection apparatus to be presented to a display apparatus based on the inspection route.

Claims (63)

1 . An inspection method, adapted for execution using an electronic apparatus, the inspection method comprising:

obtaining relative position information between a plurality of imaging apparatuses;

determining an inspection route based on a target event and the relative position information, wherein the inspection route satisfies the target event, and setting multiple imaging apparatuses passed through in the inspection route as a plurality of inspection apparatuses; and

controlling a real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to a display apparatus based on the inspection route.

2 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , further comprising: establishing the relative position information between the imaging apparatuses, comprising:

providing a plan view corresponding to a space where the imaging apparatuses are disposed;

marking a plurality of plane positions corresponding to the plan view of actual positions where the imaging apparatuses are disposed in the space in the plan view based on user operation; and

calculating the relative position information between the imaging apparatuses based on the plane positions.

3 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , further comprising: establishing the relative position information between the imaging apparatuses, comprising:

respectively obtaining a plurality of images corresponding to the imaging apparatuses from the imaging apparatuses; and

calculating the relative position information between the imaging apparatuses by finding corresponding feature points in each two images.

4 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein the target event comprises an event configured to indicate that a specified object is captured,

determining the inspection route comprises:

determining whether the imaging apparatuses captured the specified object by executing an artificial intelligence model to execute an object detection algorithm on the real-time video signal received by each of the imaging apparatuses; and

in response to a plurality of target apparatuses among the imaging apparatuses capturing the specified object, determining the inspection apparatuses based on the relative position information and the target apparatuses that captured the specified object, wherein a number of the inspection apparatuses comprised in the inspection route is greater than or equal to a number of the target apparatuses.

5 . The inspection method according to claim 4 , wherein after determining whether the imaging apparatuses captured the specified object, further comprises:

in response to only a first imaging apparatus among the imaging apparatuses capturing the specified object, determining the inspection route based on the relative position information and the first imaging apparatus that captured the specified object, wherein the inspection route comprises at least the first imaging apparatus and a second imaging apparatus corresponding to a preset position.

6 . The inspection method according to claim 4 , wherein after determining whether the imaging apparatuses captured the specified object, further comprises:

in response to the specified object being a device, obtaining real-time information of the device and recording the real-time information after detecting a presence of the device in the real-time video signal by executing the object detection algorithm through the artificial intelligence model;

wherein controlling the real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to the display apparatus further comprises:

in response to the presence of the specified object in the real-time video signal, simultaneously presenting the corresponding real-time information in the display apparatus when the real-time video signal is presented to the display apparatus.

7 . The inspection method according to claim 4 , wherein after determining whether the imaging apparatuses captured the specified object, further comprises:

in response to the specified object being a human body, determining whether the human body is in a dangerous state through the artificial intelligence model after the object detection algorithm executed by the artificial intelligence model detects a presence of the human body in the real-time video signal, and recording warning information when it is determined that the human body is in the dangerous state;

wherein controlling the real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to the display apparatus further comprises:

in response to the presence of the specified object in the real-time video signal and the specified object having the warning information, simultaneously presenting the warning information in the display apparatus when the real-time video signal is presented to the display apparatus.

8 . The inspection method according to claim 4 , wherein after determining whether the imaging apparatuses captured the specified object, further comprises:

in response to the specified object being a human body, generating a selection frame for selecting the human body through the artificial intelligence model after the object detection algorithm executed by the artificial intelligence model detects a presence of the human body in the real-time video signal;

wherein controlling the real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to the display apparatus further comprises:

in response to the presence of the specified object in the real-time video signal, simultaneously presenting the selection frame in the display apparatus to select the human body when the real-time video signal is presented to the display apparatus.

9 . The inspection method according to claim 4 , wherein controlling the real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to the display apparatus based on the inspection route comprises:

switching a display screen of the display apparatus from a real-time video signal of a first inspection apparatus among the inspection apparatuses to a real-time video signal of a second inspection apparatus among the inspection apparatuses that captured the specified object, comprising:

controlling the first inspection apparatus to turn to a first direction facing the second inspection apparatus to take images, and controlling the second inspection apparatus to turn to the first direction;

presenting the real-time video signal of the first inspection apparatus facing the first direction to the display screen;

executing a zoom-in operation on the real-time video signal of the first inspection apparatus in the display screen; and

controlling the second inspection apparatus to turn from the first direction to a second direction facing the specified object to take images after executing the zoom-in operation, and synchronously switching the display screen to the real-time video signal of the second inspection apparatus during turning process of the second inspection apparatus.

10 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein the target event comprises an event configured to indicate inspection of at least one work area,

determining the inspection route comprises:

selecting at least one target apparatus corresponding to the at least one work area in the imaging apparatus; and

determining the inspection apparatus based on the relative position information and the at least one target apparatus.

11 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the inspection apparatuses comprised in the inspection route based on the target event and at least one other target event; and

determining an inspection order of the inspection apparatuses by referring to an event order of the target event and the at least one other target event and basing on the relative position information.

12 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the inspection route comprises:

determining an inspection order of the inspection apparatuses based on the relative position information and a priority order of the imaging apparatuses.

13 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein a process of sequentially displaying the video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to the display apparatus based on the inspection route further comprises:

in response to detecting that a new event satisfies the target event, reselecting multiple of the imaging apparatuses as a plurality of new inspection apparatuses;

re-determining a new inspection route of the new inspection apparatuses based on the relative position information and an imaging apparatus corresponding to video signal currently displayed by the display apparatus being an inspection starting point; and

controlling the real-time video signal of each of the new inspection apparatuses to be presented to the display apparatus based on the new inspection route.

14 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

providing an inspection result interface to the display apparatus, wherein the inspection result interface comprises a video block, a plan view block, an inspection screenshot block, and an information block,

the video block is configured to play real-time video signals in real time,

the plan view block is configured to display a plan view corresponding to a space where the imaging apparatus is located, and the plan view comprises a plurality of position information corresponding to the plan view corresponding to actual positions where the imaging apparatuses are disposed in the space and a trajectory based on an inspection order,

the inspection screenshot block is configured to display a screenshot corresponding to the target event,

the information block is configured to display real-time information corresponding to the target event.

15 . The inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein a process of controlling the real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to the display apparatus based on the inspection route further comprises:

in response to receiving a position selected in the real-time video signal presented on the display apparatus, simultaneously presenting real-time information corresponding to a specified object or a work area comprised in the position on the display apparatus.

16 . An inspection system, comprising:

a plurality of imaging apparatuses;

a display apparatus; and

a processor, coupled to the imaging apparatuses and the display apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to:

obtaining relative position information between the imaging apparatuses;

determining an inspection route based on a target event and the relative position information, wherein the inspection route satisfies the target event, and setting multiple imaging apparatuses passed through in the inspection route as a plurality of inspection apparatuses; and

controlling a real-time video signal of each of the inspection apparatuses to be presented to a display apparatus based on the inspection route.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: ASPEED TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: CUPOLA360 INC.
Reel/Frame 074034/0105 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: CHOU, CHEN-WEI; SYONG, JYUN-KAI
To: ASPEED TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 066721/0661 →