Network edge device with image thresholding
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorSANDEEP K. JAIN
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and storage media for image thresholding at a network edge device are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a network edge device may include a camera to be operated by at least one of the one or more processors to capture a monitoring image of a condition proximal to the device at a location. An image threshold module may be operated by at least one of the one or more processors to determine if the monitoring image exceeds a threshold relating to the condition at the location. A communication module may communicate to a remote network location an indication if the monitoring image exceeds the threshold relating to the condition.
Claims24
A network edge device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a camera to be operated by at least one of the one or more processors to capture a monitoring image of a condition proximal to the device at a location;
- an image threshold module to be operated by at least one of the one or more processors to determine if the monitoring image exceeds a threshold relating to the condition at the location;
- and
- a communication module to communicate to a remote network location an indication if the monitoring image exceeds the threshold relating to the condition.
The device of claim 9 wherein the wireless communication employs a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication format.
A method, comprising:
- obtaining with a network device a reference image of a condition at a location of the network device;
- periodically obtaining a monitoring image of the condition with the network device at the location;
- determining from comparison of the reference image and the monitoring image at the network device if the monitoring image includes more than a threshold of image change relating to the condition at the location;
- and
- upon determining that the monitoring image includes more than the threshold of image change relating to the condition at the location, communicating from the network device to a remote network location an alert that the monitoring image exceeds the threshold of image change relating to the condition, wherein the alert does not include the monitoring image.
At least one computer-readable medium including instructions to cause a network edge device, in response to execution of the instructions by the device, to:
- obtain a reference image of a condition at a location of the network edge device;
- periodically obtain a monitoring image of the condition at the location of the network edge device;
- periodically compare the monitoring image with the reference image to obtain image comparison results that indicate whether the condition at the location of the network edge device exceeds a condition threshold;
- and
- communicate to a network location comparison results that the condition at the location of the network edge device exceeds the condition threshold.
A network edge device, comprising:
- imaging means to capture a monitoring image of a condition proximal to the device at a location;
- image thresholding means to determine if the monitoring image exceeds a threshold relating to the condition at the location based on a comparison of the monitoring image of the condition to a reference image of the condition;
- and
- communication means to communicate to a remote network location an indication if the monitoring image exceeds the threshold relating to the condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.