Repurposing Unused Android Devices as Network Camera Nodes for Distributed Image Acquisition and Real‑Time PC‑Side Video Streaming with Sentinel

说明与用途

利用闲置的 Android 设备作为网络摄像头节点，实现分布式图像采集和 Sentinel 的实时 PC 端视频流传输。

问题

Organizations often have idle Android devices that could be leveraged for surveillance but lack a cost‑effective, distributed camera solution.

结果

The solution enabled real‑time, distributed video monitoring using existing hardware, reducing costs and simplifying deployment.

工作流

• 1. Identify and gather unused Android devices.
• 2. Install the CCTV‑Smartphone‑AI‑Monitoring app on each device.
• 3. Configure each device to connect to the local network and register with Sentinel.
• 4. Set up Sentinel on a PC to receive and aggregate video streams.
• 5. Enable real‑time playback and optional AI analytics on the PC.
• 6. Monitor feeds through Sentinel’s dashboard and take action as needed.

证据

Repurposes unused Android devices as network camera nodes for distributed image acquisition and real‑time PC-side video streaming with Sentinel.

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