Method and apparatus for managing provisioning of an imaging system

• US 10,015,449 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2014
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V. (STMicroelectronics NV)
• Original Assignee: STMicroelectronics Incorporated (STMicroelectronics NV)
• Inventors: Logvinov, Oleg, Allen, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Perungavoor, Sathyanaraya V
• Assistant Examiner(s): DHILLON, PUNEET S
• Application Number:
  US14/514,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20150103165A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system and a method of accessing a system. An embodiment is a system including an imaging system including a controller and a first camera, the controller having a communication connection configured to transmit or receive content or control signals, and a mobile device including a second camera, the mobile device having a communication interface configured to transmit or receive content or control signals with the controller, the controller being configured to compare images from the first and second cameras to allow access to the controller from the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a controller having a communication connection, the controller configured to transmit or receive content or control signals;

an imaging system comprising a first camera configured to capture a first image of a scene; and

a mobile device configured to request access to the controller, the mobile device comprising a second camera configured to capture a second image of the scene as captured by the first camera, wherein the mobile device receives remote installation and remote maintenance access to the system through the communication connection and in accordance with a result of a comparison of the first image and the second image at the controller.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication connection comprises a cellular connection, a Bluetooth connection, a Wi-Fi connection, an infrared connection, or a combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication connection comprises a powerline communication connection.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises a communication interface configured to transmit or receive content or control signals with the controller and transmit location data of the mobile device to the controller, wherein the controller is further configured to utilize the location data during the image comparison.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises a communication interface configured to transmit or receive content or control signals with the controller and transmit orientation data to the controller, the orientation data comprising direction the mobile device is facing, azimuth of the mobile device, or a combination thereof, wherein the controller is further configured to utilize the orientation data during the image comparison.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is located locally within the system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is located on a cloud-based system, the controller being remotely located from the system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is located within the mobile device.

9. A method of a mobile device accessing a system, the method comprising:

attempting access of the system by the mobile device;

capturing a first scene using a first camera of the mobile device, wherein the first scene is an image of a second scene as captured by a second camera in the system;

sending the captured first scene to the system; and

receiving, at the mobile device, remote installation and remote maintenance access to the system through a communication connection and in accordance with a result of a comparison of the captured first scene from the first camera and the second scene from the second camera at a controller of the system.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein sending the captured first scene uses a cellular connection, a Bluetooth connection, a Wi-Fi connection, an infrared connection, a powerline communication connection, or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

sending location data of the first scene with the captured first scene to the controller.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

sending time data of when the first camera captured the first scene to the controller.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving authentication further comprises:

comparing the captured first scene from the first camera to the captured second scene from the second camera; and

comparing the result of the captured scene comparison to a predetermined threshold.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

adjusting the predetermined threshold by an authorized user.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving authentication further comprises:

comparing location data from the captured first scene from the first camera to location data from the captured second scene from the second camera; and

comparing the result of the location data comparison to a predetermined threshold.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving authentication further comprises:

comparing time data from the captured first scene from the first camera to time data from the captured second scene from the second camera; and

comparing the result of the time data comparison to a predetermined threshold.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the second scene comprises a person'"'"'s face, an indoor scene, an outdoor scene, or a combination thereof.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile device is authenticated by the controller.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile device is authenticated by a component outside of the controller.

20. A method of accessing a system, the method comprising:

receiving a request to access the system by a mobile device, wherein a first camera in the system captures a first scene;

receiving a second scene captured at the system by a second camera in the mobile device, wherein the second scene is an image of the first scene as captured by the first camera; and

receiving, at the mobile device, remote installation and remote maintenance access to the system through a communication connection and in accordance with a result of a comparison between the captured first scene from the first camera and the second scene from the second camera.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein receiving authentication further comprises comparing the captured first and second scenes.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

transmitting the captured first scene to the mobile device, wherein the comparing the captured scenes is performed on the mobile device.

23. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

transmitting the captured second scene to a controller of the system, wherein the comparing the captured scenes is performed on the controller.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the controller is located locally within the system.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the controller is remotely located from the system in a cloud-based platform.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein receiving authentication further comprises comparing two sets of analytics data.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the two sets of analytics data comprises location data, orientation data, time data, biometric data, or a combination thereof.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein the first scene is substantially the same as the second scene.