CN114726984A - Camera and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a camera and a storage medium. In the embodiment of the application, the circuit board is arranged in the shell, and the circuit board integrates the functions of image acquisition, processing and transmission; a plurality of cameras in different directions are arranged on the outer side of the shell and used for collecting images in different angles; an energy storage device is arranged on one end face of the shell and is electrically connected with the circuit board; the circuit board is electrically connected with the cameras so that the circuit board controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the cameras, and images are acquired through the corresponding cameras; and carrying out image coding on the acquired image, and uploading the coded image to a destination terminal. Therefore, image acquisition and image transmission can be realized through the integrated circuit board, the cost of hardware is reduced, the loss of the camera is reduced, and the cruising ability of the camera is improved due to the reduction of the hardware and the reduction of the loss. The acquisition of panoramic images can be realized.

Description

A camera and storage medium

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of cameras, and in particular, to a camera and a storage medium.

Background technique

Cameras are widely used in various indoor and outdoor scenes, such as corridors in buildings, communities, rivers, forests, roads, etc. For outdoor scenes, especially field scenes, problems such as field of view and image collection need to be solved. Although some current cameras can solve problems such as field of view and image collection, they will bring about the problem of high cost of camera hardware, and will also significantly increase the power consumption of the camera and reduce the battery life of the camera.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Aspects of the present application provide a camera and a storage medium, so that panoramic images can be captured, and the camera has lower cost and lower power consumption.

An embodiment of the present application provides a camera, including a casing, a circuit board is arranged inside the casing, and the circuit board is a circuit board integrating image acquisition, processing and transmission functions; A plurality of cameras with different orientations are used to collect images from different angles; an energy storage device is installed on one end surface of the casing, and the energy storage device is electrically connected to the circuit board; the circuit board is electrically connected to the plurality of cameras So that the circuit board controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, and captures images through the corresponding cameras; performs image encoding on the captured images, and uploads the encoded images to the destination.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and when the program is executed by one or more micro-control units, the one or more micro-control units cause the one or more micro-control units to execute a program corresponding to the plurality of cameras. The acquisition time, control the corresponding camera to switch, and collect the image through the corresponding camera; perform image encoding on the collected image, and upload the encoded image to the destination.

In the embodiment of the present application, a circuit board is arranged inside the casing, and the circuit board is a circuit board that integrates image acquisition, processing and transmission functions; a plurality of cameras with different orientations are arranged outside the casing to capture different angles. An energy storage device is installed on one end face of the casing, and the energy storage device is electrically connected to the circuit board; the circuit board is electrically connected to a plurality of cameras so that the circuit board controls the corresponding cameras according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras. Switch, and capture images through the corresponding camera; perform image encoding on the captured images, and upload the encoded images to the destination.

Among them, the circuit board controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, and collects images through the corresponding cameras; image encoding is performed on the collected images, and the encoded images are uploaded to the destination. And the circuit board is a circuit board that integrates image acquisition, processing and transmission functions, so that image acquisition and image transmission can be achieved through the integrated circuit board, reducing hardware costs and reducing camera losses. The reduction of hardware and the reduction of wear and tear have also improved the battery life of the camera. At the same time, a plurality of cameras with different orientations are arranged on the casing to collect images from different angles, which can realize the collection of panoramic images.

Description of drawings

The drawings described herein are used to provide further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The schematic embodiments and descriptions of the present application are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present application. In the attached image:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit board according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a switching process of a camera state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a switching process of a camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an interaction process between a camera and a cloud according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an image acquisition system of a camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solutions of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present application and the corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

According to the foregoing, although some current cameras can solve problems such as field of view and image collection, they will bring about the problem of large camera hardware cost, and will also significantly increase the power consumption of the camera and reduce the battery life of the camera. For example, in the outdoor space, the current commonly used method for cameras is to add a pan/tilt to realize the panoramic monitoring of the camera. In addition, multiple processing modules are used to realize the transmission function. Therefore, although relative image acquisition can be achieved, the cost of the camera is relatively large and the hardware is relatively large, and the power consumption of the camera will also be significantly increased.

In view of the above problems, the embodiments of the present application provide a camera and a storage medium, so that panoramic images can be collected, and the camera has lower cost and lower power consumption.

The camera and the process of image acquisition by the camera will be described in detail below with reference to the method embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The camera 100 provided in this embodiment of the present application can be applied indoors or outdoors. As shown in FIG. 1 , the camera 100 includes a casing 101 and a plurality of cameras 102 with different orientations are arranged outside the casing 101 for the purpose of Capture images from different angles. An energy storage device 103 is mounted on one end surface of the housing 101 . As shown in FIG. 2 , a circuit board 203 is arranged inside the casing 101 . The circuit board 203 is a circuit board 203 integrating image acquisition, processing and transmission functions. The energy storage device 103 is electrically connected to the circuit board 203 ; the circuit board 203 is connected to the circuit board 203 . The plurality of cameras 102 are electrically connected so that the circuit board 203 controls the corresponding cameras 102 to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras 102, and captures images through the corresponding cameras 102; The image is uploaded to the destination.

It should be noted that the circuit board 203 is a circuit board 203 integrating image acquisition, processing and transmission functions. The image acquisition, compression and transmission can be completed independently without interacting with other circuit boards, thereby reducing the hardware quantity of the camera and reducing the hardware cost. At the same time, the complexity of image acquisition, compression and transmission by the camera is reduced.

Specifically, the circuit board 203 includes a SoC chip (System on Chip, a system-on-chip, which is an integrated circuit with a dedicated target, which includes a complete system and all contents of embedded software). The SoC chip has independent processing capabilities, such as image encoding and decoding, and includes communication transmission functions to realize image encoding of the collected images and upload the encoded images to the destination.

Specifically, a micro-control unit MCU and a communication module are integrated on the circuit board, and the MCU controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the multiple cameras, and collects images through the corresponding cameras, and the collected images are processed into images. Encoding; upload the encoded image to the destination through the communication module.

The SoC chip may be an LTE Cat.1 SoC chip. The LTE Cat.1 refers to the level of the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution, Long Term Evolution) network transmission rate that the user equipment can support. LTE Cat is LTE UE-Category, UE (user equipment) is user equipment, and Category is classification and category. UE-Category is divided into 15 grades from 1 to 10, of which Cat.1 refers to grade 1, the downlink speed is 10.3Mbit/s, and the uplink speed is 5.2Mbit/s. And the SOC chip has processing computing capability.

In addition, the SoC chip is also composed of peripheral chips, which have functions such as power management, camera switching, and key input. The embodiments of the present application make full use of the computing capability of the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip, and integrate program functions such as image acquisition, image processing, and image uploading on the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip on the circuit board. The SoC chip can also use LTE Cat.4.

Among them, as shown in FIG. 3 , a structure diagram of the circuit board 203 is shown, that is, it may also be a structure diagram of an SoC. Among them, the microcontroller MCU302 and the communication module 301 are included. The communication module 301 may be a modem. The micro-control unit MCU302 and the communication module 301 can communicate through an interface, such as a serial interface. When the interfaces do not match, the communication between the two can also be realized through an interface conversion circuit. Therefore, the micro-control unit MCU302 can send the encoded image to the destination through the communication module 301 . Therefore, the SoC chip can control the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, and collect images through the corresponding cameras. The captured image can be encoded by the SoC chip, and the encoded image can be uploaded to the destination.

It should be noted that the camera can also use a chip module, in which a processing chip in the module is used to collect images, encode and decode images, and then use a communication chip to upload the images to the destination, but this method will Increase the overall hardware cost and overall power consumption of the camera, thereby reducing the battery life of the camera. Wherein, as shown in FIG. 2 , the energy storage device 103 includes a solar cell panel 201 and a battery 202 , so that the battery 202 obtains continuous power through the solar cell panel 201 to provide power to the camera 100 . Since a whole solar panel 201 is installed on the upper end face of the camera 100 , it can store energy during the daytime, so as to provide continuous power energy and ensure the long-term battery life of the camera 100 .

Since the circuit board includes one SoC chip, switches corresponding to multiple cameras are arranged on the circuit board to control the switching of the cameras; the corresponding control instructions can be issued through the SoC chip according to the acquisition time to close the corresponding switches control, so as to control the corresponding camera to switch to capture images from different angles.

Wherein, the acquisition time refers to the time corresponding to the camera to acquire the image. Each camera can have a corresponding acquisition time, and the cameras are switched according to the acquisition time.

According to the foregoing, multiple switches can be set on the peripheral chip of the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip, and each switch can correspond to one camera, that is, one switch controls one camera. The LTE Cat.1 SoC chip can control the camera according to the program, so when the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip switches the camera according to the acquisition time, it sends the corresponding control command to the corresponding switch, so that the corresponding switch is closed. If camera A is currently capturing images, you need to switch to camera B to capture images. LTE Cat.1SoC can send corresponding control commands to switch A of camera A to control the current switch A to be turned on. At the same time, a corresponding control command is sent to the switch B of the camera B to control the closing of the current switch B. Thus, the camera switches from camera A to camera B, and camera B captures images.

After the camera is switched, the captured image can be encoded by the circuit board, and the encoded image can be uploaded to the destination.

Specifically, the circuit board includes a SoC chip; through the SoC chip, according to switching to the corresponding camera, the images collected by the corresponding camera are obtained, and the collected images are sorted and sent to the destination according to the collection time.

According to the foregoing, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip collects images according to the switched cameras, then encodes the images, and uploads the encoded images to the destination, such as a cloud server.

The SoC chip issues the corresponding control command according to the current camera's corresponding acquisition time, and controls the corresponding switch to close, so that the current camera captures the image; when the current camera's acquisition time ends, the SoC chip uses the next camera's corresponding acquisition time according to The corresponding control command is issued, and the corresponding switch is controlled to be closed, so that the image is captured by the next camera, thereby controlling the multiple cameras to switch to capture images of different angles.

As shown in FIG. 5 , a camera switching process 500 is shown. When the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip starts image acquisition, step 501 is executed: start image acquisition. According to the acquisition time, for example, camera A starts to acquire images at 13:00:00 and ends image acquisition at 13:00:10. Switch the switch according to the method described above. If camera B starts to capture images at 13:00:10 and ends image capture at 13:00:20, switch to the switch of camera B, turn on camera B, and turn off camera A. This repeatedly polls the camera for image acquisition. In the process of image acquisition, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip executes step 502: whether the camera has been traversed, if not, executes step 503: obtains the serial number of the next camera, such as camera B. And switch the camera, that is, perform step 504: switch the camera. And image acquisition is performed through the switched camera, that is, step 505 is performed: acquiring an image. If not, step 506 is executed: the acquisition of images is completed. Then the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip can encode the collected images according to the collection time and upload them to the cloud server. It is also possible to generate the corresponding video from the collected image, encode it and upload it to the cloud server.

It should be noted that the above process can be continuously cycled until the working time of the camera ends. You can also open multiple cameras at the same time to capture images in different directions.

By polling the camera, a large field of view of the camera can be ensured. In addition, bandwidth can be saved by time-multiplexing multiple cameras. And it is driven according to the program, and the camera is switched by the switch to realize image data acquisition, and complete the encoding and decoding. A chip is required before uploading an image. A link is established with the cloud server to realize the communication function. The link is a bidirectional link. A 4G communication module can be deployed on the above chip to establish communication with the cloud server.

Specifically, the casing is a casing with an annular surface, and a plurality of cameras are arranged on the same height and different angles of the annular surface. In addition, the diameters of the two end faces of the annular casing are different, and the energy storage device is arranged on the end face with the larger diameter among the two end faces. As shown in FIG. 1 , the energy storage device 103 is provided on the larger end face of the camera.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the casing 101 is a casing 101 with an annular surface, the cameras 102 on it can be arranged at the same height on the casing 101 , and a plurality of cameras can be annularly arranged near the end face with a larger diameter position, and the plurality of cameras are evenly arranged, the camera 102 may be an infrared camera to increase the night vision effect.

In order to save the power consumption of the camera, you can sleep during non-working hours and wake up during working hours.

Specifically, the circuit board includes a SoC chip; after the camera is started, the SoC chip can be used to collect images according to the working time of the camera, encode the collected images, and upload the encoded images to the destination. ; The camera can enter the sleep state according to the sleep time of the camera through the SoC chip.

As mentioned earlier, after the camera is turned on, an automatic check is performed. As shown in FIG. 4 , after the camera performs the step of starting, that is, after the camera is started 401 , a self-check 402 is performed. Then the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip performs tasks 403 according to the working time, such as image acquisition 4031 , image encoding 4032 and image uploading 4033 . Therefore, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip uploads the encoded image to the cloud server 404 . The LTE Cat.1 SoC chip makes the camera sleep during non-working time or sleep time, that is, the camera sleeps 406 . After the camera sleeps, it will automatically wake up the camera until the working time, that is, automatically wake up 405.

In this way, it is possible to monitor the status of the camera itself and maintain the working status of the camera, including work and sleep.

The above collection time, working time and sleep time can be set by the destination terminal.

Specifically, the circuit board includes a SoC chip; the configuration file sent by the destination terminal can be received through the SoC chip, and the collection time of multiple cameras can be set according to the first control instruction in the configuration file; The second control instruction in the configuration file sets the working time and sleep time of the camera; the properties of multiple cameras can be configured through the SoC chip according to the configuration information in the configuration file.

The configuration file includes configuration information and control instructions. The configuration information refers to the properties of the camera, such as the camera name and ID. The control instruction may be a control instruction for setting acquisition time, a control instruction for setting working time, and a control instruction for setting sleep time. Here, it can also be sleep time except working time. That is, only a control command for setting the working time needs to be issued.

According to the foregoing, when uploading an image, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip receives the configuration file issued by the cloud server, including corresponding control commands and attribute information. As shown in FIG. 6 , the cloud server 404 executes step 612 : sending a configuration file, including configuration information and control instructions, to the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip in the camera 100 . After receiving the corresponding control command, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip sets the working time and sleep time of the camera 100 . At the same time, according to the configuration information, you can also set the serial number of the camera, that is, the ID.

In order to be able to flexibly configure the configuration parameters of the camera, such as working hours, etc. The corresponding parameters can be set according to the corresponding status information uploaded by the camera.

Specifically, the circuit board includes a SoC chip; the state information of the camera can be obtained through the SoC chip, and the state information is sent to the destination end, so that the destination end configures corresponding control instructions in the configuration file according to the state information.

The camera status information refers to operating status information, such as battery power, current camera temperature, and signal status.

According to the above, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip obtains the battery power, obtains the camera temperature through the temperature sensor of the camera, and obtains the signal conditions through the camera, such as good signal or poor signal. The LTE Cat.1 SoC chip sends the status information of these cameras to the cloud server.

As shown in FIG. 6 , an interaction process 600 between the camera and the cloud is shown. When uploading image data, the camera 100 can also upload status information to the cloud server 404 . That is, step 611 is executed: uploading the image data and the status information of the camera to the cloud server 404 . In this way, the cloud server 404 performs monitoring after receiving the status information of the camera. When the received status information, such as the temperature of the camera is greater than the temperature threshold, the camera can be put into a sleep state, and the cloud server 404 can set the corresponding control instructions in the configuration file to set the working time or sleep time of the camera to make the camera go to sleep . Or, when the signal is poor, control the working time of the camera, and when the battery power is low, control the working time of the camera, or control the operation of some programs, so that the battery power does not drop too fast.

In addition, after receiving the uploaded image, the cloud server 404 can view and store the image.

In addition, the current task of the camera can also be analyzed. As can be seen from the foregoing, tasks can include image capture, encoding, and uploading.

Specifically, when the destination determines that the image sent by the SoC chip has not been received normally according to the working time of the camera, an alarm is issued to indicate that the camera is abnormal.

According to the foregoing, the cloud server may determine the time for uploading the image by the camera according to the set working time of the camera, for example, the upload time may be determined according to the corresponding end time in the collection time. When the upload time arrives and the image sent by the camera is not received, the cloud server can determine that the camera is abnormal. Or when the upload time arrives, you can adjust the time according to a preset, and still no image is received, then it is determined that the camera is abnormal. In addition, if the cloud server receives the image, if the loss of the image is too large, or the packet is lost, it can be determined to send an instruction to instruct the camera to re-upload the image, etc. This enables the analysis of the task.

The embodiment of the present application integrates image acquisition and processing, and image uploading into the chip, and makes full use of the computing power of the chip to avoid increased power consumption and unnecessary cost waste caused by the use of multiple chips. By combining multiple cameras and cooperating with software and hardware, panoramic monitoring is achieved. And it overcomes the difficulty of camera maintenance in field scenes, such as camera battery life, camera configuration and other issues.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an image acquisition system of a camera according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 7 , the system 700 may include: a camera 701 and a cloud server 702 .

Specifically, the camera 701 is provided with a circuit board inside the casing, and the circuit board is a circuit board integrating image acquisition, processing and transmission functions; a plurality of cameras with different orientations are set outside the casing to collect images from different angles An energy storage device is installed on one end face of the casing, and the energy storage device is electrically connected to the circuit board; the circuit board is electrically connected to a plurality of cameras so that the circuit board controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, and collect images through a corresponding camera; perform image encoding on the collected images, and upload the encoded images to the cloud server 702 .

The cloud server 702 views and stores the received images. And deliver a configuration file to the camera 701, where the configuration file may include configuration information and corresponding control instructions.

For details that are not detailed, please refer to the above, and will not be repeated here.

In the scene of camera image acquisition, when the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip of the camera 701 starts image acquisition, according to the acquisition time, for example, camera A starts to acquire images at 13:00:00, and ends image acquisition at 13:00:10. Switch the switch according to the method described above. If camera B starts to capture images at 13:00:10 and ends image capture at 13:00:20, switch to the switch of camera B, turn on camera B, and turn off camera A. This repeatedly polls the camera for image acquisition. In the process of image collection, the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip determines whether the camera has been traversed, and if not, obtains the serial number of the next camera, such as camera B. and switch the camera. And image acquisition is performed through the switched camera. If not, the acquisition of images is complete. Then the LTE Cat.1 SoC chip can encode the collected image according to the collection time and upload it to the cloud server 702 , that is, step 711 : send the image. Corresponding videos can also be generated from the collected images, encoded and uploaded to the cloud server 702 . At this time, after receiving the image, the cloud server 702 may send a configuration file to the camera 701, wherein the configuration file may have configuration information for configuring the serial number of the camera, or may have corresponding control instructions for setting the capture time of the camera. That is, step 712 is executed: sending the configuration file.

For the content not described in detail here, reference may be made to the content described above, and will not be repeated here.

In the above-mentioned present embodiment, the camera 701 and the cloud server 702 are connected through a network. If the camera 701 and the cloud server 702 are connected for communication, the network standard of the mobile network can be 2G (GSM), 2.5G (GPRS), 3G (WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000, UTMS), 4G (LTE), 4G+ ( Any of LTE+), WiMax, 5G, etc.

In a possible design, an embodiment of the present application provides a computing device, such as a camera. The camera may include: a memory, a processor (which may be an MCU);

Memory for storing computer programs.

The processor is used to execute a computer program, so as to: control the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, and collect images through the corresponding cameras; perform image encoding on the collected images, and encode the encoded images. The image is uploaded to the destination.

The camera may also include a casing, and a circuit board is arranged inside the casing. The circuit board is a circuit board that integrates image acquisition, processing and transmission functions; a plurality of cameras with different orientations are arranged outside the casing to capture different angles. An energy storage device is installed on one end face of the casing, and the energy storage device is electrically connected with the circuit board; the circuit board is electrically connected with a plurality of cameras.

Please refer to the above-mentioned contents for details that are not detailed in this camera, and will not be repeated here.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer storage medium. When the computer program is executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors control the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, and through the The corresponding camera captures images; performs image encoding on the captured images, and uploads the encoded images to the destination. I won't go into too much detail. For other contents that cannot be described in detail, reference may be made to the foregoing description, which will not be repeated here.

In addition, in some of the processes described in the above embodiments and the accompanying drawings, multiple operations appearing in a specific order are included, but it should be clearly understood that these operations may be performed out of the order in which they appear in this document or performed in parallel , the sequence numbers of the operations, such as 101, 102, 103, etc., are only used to distinguish different operations, and the sequence numbers themselves do not represent any execution order. Additionally, these flows may include more or fewer operations, and these operations may be performed sequentially or in parallel. It should be noted that the descriptions such as "first" and "second" in this document are used to distinguish different messages, devices, modules, etc., and do not represent a sequence, nor do they limit "first" and "second" are different types.

The device embodiments described above are only illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in One place, or it can be distributed over multiple network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution in this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without creative effort.

From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by adding a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by combining hardware and software. Based on this understanding, the above-mentioned technical solutions can be embodied in the form of computer products in essence or that contribute to the prior art. In the form of a computer program product embodied on a medium (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.).

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to the processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor or other programmable multimedia data processing device to produce a machine that causes the instructions to be executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable multimedia data processing device Means are created for implementing the functions specified in the flow or flows of the flowcharts and/or the blocks or blocks of the block diagrams.

The computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable multimedia data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory result in an article of manufacture comprising instruction means, the The instruction means implement the functions specified in the flow or flow of the flowcharts and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded on a computer or other programmable multimedia data processing device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process for execution on the computer or other programmable device The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flowcharts and/or one or more blocks of the block diagrams.

In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

Memory may include non-persistent memory in computer readable media, random access memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory in the form of, for example, read only memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media includes both persistent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, and storage of information may be implemented by any method or technology. Information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of programs, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase-change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Flash Memory or other memory technology, Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) or other optical storage, Magnetic tape cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer-readable media does not include transitory computer-readable media, such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, but not to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that it can still be The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments are modified, or some technical features thereof are equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. A camera is characterized by comprising a shell, wherein a circuit board is arranged in the shell, and the circuit board integrates image acquisition, processing and transmission functions; a plurality of cameras in different directions are arranged on the outer side of the shell and used for collecting images in different angles; an energy storage device is arranged on one end face of the shell and is electrically connected with the circuit board; the circuit board is electrically connected with the cameras so that the circuit board controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the cameras, and images are acquired through the corresponding cameras; and carrying out image coding on the acquired image, and uploading the coded image to a destination terminal.

2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises an SoC chip, and a switch corresponding to the plurality of cameras is disposed on the SoC chip for controlling switching of the cameras; and issuing a corresponding control instruction according to the acquisition time through the SoC chip, and carrying out closed control on a corresponding switch so as to control a corresponding camera to switch for acquiring images at different angles.

3. The camera of claim 1, wherein the energy storage device comprises a solar panel and a battery electrically connected such that the battery obtains continuous power through the solar panel to provide power to the circuit board.

4. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the housing is an annular housing, and the two end faces of the annular housing have different diameters, and the energy storage device is disposed on the end face with the larger diameter of the two end faces.

5. The camera of claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises an SoC chip; receiving a configuration file issued by the destination end through the SoC chip, and setting the acquisition time of the plurality of cameras according to a first control instruction in the configuration file;

setting the working time and the sleeping time of the camera according to a second control instruction in the configuration file through the SoC chip;

and configuring the attributes of the plurality of cameras according to the configuration information in the configuration file through the SoC chip.

6. The camera of claim 1 or 5, wherein the circuit board comprises an SoC chip;

after the camera is started, acquiring images according to the working time of the camera through the SoC chip, encoding the acquired images, and uploading the encoded images to a destination terminal;

and enabling the camera to enter a sleep state according to the sleep time of the camera through the SoC chip.

7. The camera of claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises an SoC chip;

and acquiring the state information of the camera through the SoC chip, and sending the state information to a destination terminal so that the destination terminal configures a corresponding control instruction in a configuration file according to the state information.

8. The camera according to claim 1, wherein when the destination determines that the image sent by the SoC chip is not normally received according to the working time of the camera, an alarm is given to prompt that the camera is abnormal.

9. The camera according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of cameras are arranged in a ring shape near the end surface having the larger diameter, and the plurality of cameras are arranged uniformly.

10. The camera of claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises an SoC chip;

and acquiring images acquired by the corresponding cameras according to switching to the corresponding cameras through the SoC chip, sequencing the acquired images according to acquisition time, and sending the images to the destination terminal.

11. The camera according to claim 2, wherein the SoC chip issues a corresponding control instruction according to the acquisition time corresponding to the current camera to control the corresponding switch to be closed, so that the current camera acquires an image;

after the current camera acquisition time is finished, the corresponding control instruction is issued by the SoC according to the acquisition time corresponding to the next camera, and the corresponding switch is controlled to be closed, so that the image is acquired by the next camera, and the plurality of cameras are controlled to be switched to acquire images at different angles.

12. The camera according to claim 1, wherein a Micro Control Unit (MCU) and a communication module are integrated on the circuit board, the MCU controls the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the plurality of cameras, acquires images through the corresponding cameras, and performs image coding on the acquired images; and uploading the coded image to a destination end through a communication module.

13. A readable storage medium storing a program, wherein the program, when executed by one or more micro control units, causes the one or more micro control units to execute controlling the corresponding cameras to switch according to the acquisition time corresponding to the multiple cameras, and acquire images through the corresponding cameras; and carrying out image coding on the acquired image, and uploading the coded image to a destination terminal.

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