CN108495360B - Base station and data transmission method thereof - Google Patents

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CN108495360B
CN108495360B CN201810051759.0A CN201810051759A CN108495360B CN 108495360 B CN108495360 B CN 108495360B CN 201810051759 A CN201810051759 A CN 201810051759A CN 108495360 B CN108495360 B CN 108495360B
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The invention discloses a base station and a data transmission method thereof, wherein the base station comprises a controller, a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit and a power circuit which are respectively and electrically connected with the controller, the first communication circuit comprises a first communication subunit and a first sub-controller which are mutually and electrically connected, and the first sub-controller is respectively and electrically connected with the controller and the power circuit; the first communication subunit is used for connecting with the camera network and detecting whether a camera shooting trigger event of the camera is received or not; the first sub-controller is used for sending a feedback instruction to the controller when receiving a camera shooting trigger event of the camera; the controller is used for triggering the second communication circuit to be connected with the camera network when receiving the feedback instruction, and transmitting data. The base station reduces power consumption, prolongs the endurance time of the battery and improves user experience.

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Base station and data transmission method thereof
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of data transmission, and in particular, to a base station and a data transmission method thereof.
Background
With the importance of modern people on security, in order to improve public security, cameras are installed in more and more places to realize the monitoring function. In the monitoring area of the camera, the surrounding environment can be monitored in real time, so that a user can obtain a picture at a certain moment by calling information captured by the camera, such as audio and video recording, the environmental safety is improved, and the life and property safety of residents is protected.
At present, a camera sends captured information to a base station for processing, so that a user queries a corresponding monitoring video. However, when the power supply outside the base station is cut off or fails, the base station cannot operate, and thus cannot communicate with the camera, which has a potential safety hazard.
Therefore, one way is to provide power through a built-in battery when the external power supply is abnormal, so as to ensure the normal operation of the base station. However, since the power consumption of the base station is relatively high, the built-in battery needs a relatively large capacity, the volume of the battery is relatively large, and the cost is relatively high.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly solves the technical problem of providing a base station and a data transmission method thereof, which can reduce the power consumption of the base station while ensuring the monitoring safety.
In order to solve the technical problems, the first technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: providing a base station, wherein the base station comprises a controller, a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit and a power circuit, wherein the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit and the power circuit are respectively electrically connected with the controller; the first communication subunit is used for being connected with a first communication circuit network of the camera and detecting whether a camera shooting trigger event of the camera is received or not; the first sub-controller is used for sending a feedback instruction to the controller when receiving a camera shooting trigger event of the camera; and the controller is used for triggering the second communication circuit to be in network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera when receiving the feedback instruction, and transmitting data.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the second technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a method of data transmission is provided, the method of data transmission comprising: the base station judges and determines whether a first communication circuit of the base station detects a camera shooting trigger event of a camera; and after receiving the camera shooting trigger event of the camera, the base station triggers a second communication circuit of the base station to establish network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera for data transmission.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the base station comprises a power supply circuit, wherein the power supply circuit is used for supplying power to the base station when an external power supply system of the base station fails so as to enable the base station to work normally. Meanwhile, the base station also comprises a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, wherein the first communication circuit is mainly used for receiving a camera shooting trigger event of the camera, establishing connection with the camera through the second communication circuit according to a feedback instruction corresponding to the camera shooting trigger event, transmitting data, and controlling the second communication circuit to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the camera after the data transmission is completed. When the first communication circuit works, the required power consumption is low, so that whether a camera shooting trigger event exists or not is monitored in real time; and when the camera shooting event is triggered, the base station and the camera are connected through the second communication circuit to transmit data, the power consumption of the first communication circuit is lower than that of the second communication circuit, and the power consumption of the base station can be reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of one embodiment of the camera of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a data transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and technical effects of the present invention more clear and clear, the present invention is further described in detail below, and it should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used for explaining the present invention and are not used for limiting the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a monitoring system according to the present invention. The monitoring system 10 of the present embodiment includes a base station 101 and a camera 102, and the base station 101 and the camera 102 establish a connection through a network.
The camera 102 is a monitoring device, and is configured to acquire external environment information, and when a motion sensor of the camera 102 is triggered, for example, when a person passes through, the camera 102 starts shooting, and buffers a shot video in a memory of the camera 102. When the camera 102 establishes a connection with the base station 101, the camera 102 transmits the cached video to the base station 101, so that the user can inquire the monitoring video in real time.
Usually, the base station 101 is powered by an external power system, and when the external power system fails, for example, the external power is turned off, the base station 101 cannot normally operate, and therefore cannot communicate with the camera 102 to obtain videos, which has a potential safety hazard.
In order to improve the above problem, the base station 101 of the present embodiment is provided with a battery and other communication circuits inside, which not only can ensure normal operation of the external power system through the built-in battery, but also the power consumption of the base station 101 of the present embodiment is low, which can ensure a long endurance time without increasing the battery capacity, thereby improving the security of monitoring and improving the user experience.
To clearly illustrate the structure of the base station in the above embodiment, referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the base station in the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, the base station 20 includes a controller 203, a first communication circuit 201, a second communication circuit 204, and a power circuit 202 electrically connected to the controller 203, respectively, the first communication circuit 201 includes a first communication subunit 2011 and a first sub-controller 2012 electrically connected to each other, and the first sub-controller 2012 is electrically connected to the controller 203 and the power circuit 202, respectively. The power circuit 202 includes a built-in battery for supplying power to the base station 20 when the external power system of the base station 20 fails.
In this embodiment, the operating frequency of the first communication circuit 201 is lower than a preset value, for example, the operating frequency is lower than 1GHz, such as 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz, 920MHz, and the like, wherein the first communication subunit 201 is at least one of a Zigbee communication module or a Z-wave communication module, and the first communication circuit 201 has a long transmission distance and low power consumption. In another embodiment, the first communication circuit 201 may also be a bluetooth communication module, and the bluetooth communication module is generally in a low power consumption mode to detect whether a camera event is triggered in real time.
Specifically, the first communication subunit 2011 is configured to connect to a first communication circuit network of the camera, and detect whether a camera shooting trigger event of the camera is received. The first sub-controller 2012 is configured to send a feedback instruction to the controller 203 when receiving an image capturing trigger event of the camera.
The controller 202 is configured to trigger the second communication circuit 204 to be in network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera when receiving the feedback instruction, perform data transmission, and control the second communication circuit 204 to be disconnected from the second communication circuit of the camera after the data transmission is completed.
Further, the controller 203 is specifically configured to enter a working mode when receiving the feedback instruction, turn on the second communication circuit 204, trigger the second communication circuit 204 to be in network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera for data transmission, and after the data transmission is completed, control the second communication circuit 204 to be disconnected from the second communication circuit of the camera, and turn off the second communication circuit 204.
That is, when data transmission is required, such as video data, the second communication circuit 204 is turned on to transmit data, and when the data transmission is completed, the second communication circuit 204 is turned off to reduce power consumption and improve battery endurance. In one embodiment, the second communication circuit 204 includes a wifi communication module, which establishes a connection with the camera through radio waves, and transmits the video data of the camera through the wifi communication module, so that the data transmission speed is fast and the data security is high.
In another embodiment, the base station 20 further turns off the controller 203 after the second communication circuit 204 is turned off after the data transmission is completed to reduce power consumption. After the base station 20 receives the camera trigger event of the camera, the base station 20 starts the controller 203, so that the controller 203 is in an operation transition state.
That is, the base station 20 of the present embodiment establishes connection with the camera through two network methods, and the first communication circuit 201 is in a working mode or a standby mode at all times with low power consumption, and is mainly used for receiving a trigger command of the camera to detect a trigger event of the external camera in real time. The power consumption of the second communication circuit 204 is higher than that of the first communication circuit 201, and in order to reduce the power consumption, the second communication circuit 204 is in an off state when data transmission is not required. That is, when the first communication circuit 201 of the base station 20 detects and receives the trigger event of the camera shooting, the base station 20 turns on the second communication circuit 204 and triggers the second communication circuit 204 to establish a connection with the camera to transmit data. In another embodiment, the base station 20 further comprises a memory electrically connected to the controller 203 for storing data. The memory size of the memory may be determined by the specific design.
In another embodiment, the first communication subunit 2011 is further configured to establish a network connection with the intelligent terminal to receive an instruction of the intelligent terminal to call the monitoring screen. The first sub-controller 2012 is configured to send a feedback instruction to the controller 203 when receiving an instruction of calling the monitoring screen from the intelligent terminal. The controller 203 is configured to trigger the second communication circuit 204 to establish a network connection with the intelligent terminal when receiving the feedback instruction, and perform data transmission. In this embodiment, the smart end user may establish communication with the base station 20 through the first communication subunit 2011 to obtain the monitoring video. Different from the prior art, the base station of the embodiment includes a power supply circuit, and the power supply circuit is used for supplying power to the base station when an external power supply system of the base station fails, so that the base station can work normally. Meanwhile, the base station also comprises a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, wherein the first communication circuit is mainly used for receiving a camera shooting trigger event of the camera, establishing connection with the camera through the second communication circuit according to a feedback instruction corresponding to the camera shooting trigger event, transmitting data, and controlling the second communication circuit to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the camera after the data transmission is completed. When the first communication circuit works, the required power consumption is low, so that whether a camera shooting trigger event exists or not is monitored in real time; and just make base station and camera establish connection through the second communication circuit when the event of making a video recording is triggered, the power consumption of first communication circuit is less than the power consumption of second communication circuit, can reduce the power consumption of base station, prolongs the time of endurance of battery, not only reduces the cost, improves user experience moreover.
Further, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the camera of the present invention. The camera 30 of the present embodiment is applied to the monitoring system of the above embodiment.
As shown in fig. 3, the video camera 30 includes a controller 302, a first communication circuit 301 and a second communication circuit 303 electrically connected to the controller 302, respectively, wherein an operating frequency of the first communication circuit 301 is lower than a preset value.
In one embodiment, the camera 30 is powered by an external power system to operate the camera 30.
In another embodiment, the camera 30 further includes a built-in battery, and the external power system of the camera 30 is powered by the internal battery to operate normally when the external power system fails, e.g., the external power source is powered off. In order to reduce the power consumption of the camera 30 and extend the battery life, the camera 30 of the present embodiment establishes connection with the base station through two network methods, that is, the first communication circuit 301 and the second communication circuit 303.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the operating frequency of the first communication circuit 301 is lower than a preset value, for example, the operating frequency is lower than 1GHz, such as 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz, 920MHz, and the like, wherein the first communication circuit 301 is at least one of a Zigbee communication module or a Z-wave communication module, and the first communication circuit 301 has a long transmission distance and low power consumption. In another embodiment, the first communication circuit 301 may also be a bluetooth communication module, and in general, the bluetooth communication module is in a low power consumption mode to detect whether a camera event is triggered in real time.
Further, the first communication sub-circuit 301 is configured to be in network connection with a first communication sub-unit of the base station, and send an image capturing trigger event to the first communication sub-unit of the base station when detecting that image capturing is started, so that the base station sends a feedback instruction to the controller of the camera according to the image capturing trigger event.
The controller 302 is configured to trigger the second communication circuit 303 to connect to a second communication circuit of the base station through a network when receiving the feedback instruction, perform data transmission, and control the second communication circuit 303 to disconnect from the second communication circuit of the base station after the data transmission is completed. In addition, the camera 30 also includes a memory electrically connected to the controller 302 for storing data.
In one of the application scenarios, when the motion sensor of the camera 30 is triggered, the camera 30 starts a video recording function and stores the acquired video recording data in the storage data. When the video recording function of the camera 30 is triggered, a camera shooting trigger event is sent to the base station through the first communication circuit 301, when the controller 302 receives a feedback instruction of the base station, connection is established with the second communication circuit of the base station through the second communication circuit 303 for transmitting the captured video recording data, and after data transmission is completed, network connection is disconnected and the second communication circuit 303 is closed, so that power consumption is reduced.
Different from the prior art, the external power supply system of the video camera in this embodiment includes a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, where the first communication circuit is mainly used to send a camera trigger event of the video camera, and the second communication circuit is used to establish a connection with the base station, perform data transmission, and after the data transmission is completed, control the second communication circuit to disconnect from the second communication circuit of the base station. When the first communication circuit works, the required power consumption is low, so that whether a camera shooting trigger event exists or not is monitored in real time; and just make camera and base station establish connection through the second communication circuit when the event of making a video recording is triggered, the consumption of first communication circuit is less than the consumption of second communication circuit, can reduce the consumption of camera, prolongs the time of endurance of battery, has not only reduced the cost, improves user experience moreover.
Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a data transmission method according to the present invention. The data transmission method of the present embodiment is applied to the base station of any of the above embodiments.
401: the base station judges and determines whether the first communication circuit thereof detects the camera shooting trigger event of the camera.
In this embodiment, the base station includes a controller, and a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit, and a power supply circuit electrically connected to the controller, respectively, the first communication circuit includes a first communication subunit and a first sub-controller electrically connected to each other, and the first sub-controller is electrically connected to the controller and the power supply circuit, respectively.
In general, a base station includes an external power supply system, and when the external power supply system fails, the base station supplies power through a power supply circuit, and since the capacity of a battery in the power supply circuit is limited, in order to extend the duration of the battery, it is necessary to reduce power consumption. In this embodiment, the base station transmits different types of data or instructions through the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit respectively, so that the base station can intelligently select the communication module to be started according to specific conditions, the safe transmission of data is guaranteed, the power consumption is reduced, and the endurance time of the battery is prolonged.
Specifically, the first communication circuit mainly transmits a trigger instruction of the camera, and the second communication circuit mainly transmits multimedia files such as audio and video files. The operating frequency of the first communication circuit is lower than a preset value. In one embodiment, an operating frequency of the first communication circuit is lower than 1GHz, such as 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz, 920MHz, and the like, wherein the first communication subunit is at least one of a Zigbee communication module or a Z-wave communication module, and the first communication circuit has a long transmission distance and low power consumption. In another embodiment, the first communication circuit may also be a bluetooth communication module, and the bluetooth communication module is generally in a low power consumption mode to detect whether the camera event is triggered in real time.
In one embodiment, the second communication circuit comprises a wifi communication module, the wifi communication module is connected with the camera through radio waves, the video data of the camera are transmitted through the wifi communication module, the data transmission speed is high, and the data safety is high.
The base station is respectively connected with the monitoring equipment through different communication circuits in different working modes, and the monitoring equipment can be a camera. In one embodiment, in order to reduce power consumption, the second communication circuit with higher power consumption is turned on when data transmission is required, and the first communication circuit with lower power consumption is always in an operating mode or a standby mode and is connected with the camera through a network. In one embodiment, for example, in the standby mode, the first communication circuit is network-connected to the first communication circuit of the camera, the camera trigger event of the camera is detected in real time, and the second communication circuit is in the off state.
In the present embodiment, the base station determines whether or not an image capturing trigger event of the camera is detected, based on the detection result of the first communication circuit.
402: after receiving the camera shooting triggering event of the camera, the base station triggers the second communication circuit of the base station to establish network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera, and data transmission is carried out.
In this embodiment, power consumption of part of the functional communication modules of the base station, such as the controller and the second communication circuit, is high, and when audio/video data transmission is not performed, the second communication circuit and/or the controller is in a closed state, so as to reduce power consumption of the base station. After the base station receives a trigger event, such as a camera shooting event of a camera, the base station starts the second communication circuit and/or the controller so as to enable the second communication circuit and/or the controller to be in a working state.
Specifically, the base station receives a camera shooting trigger event of the camera, wherein the trigger event comprises a camera shooting function started when the camera detects that a person passes by. And the base station starts the second communication circuit and triggers the second communication circuit to establish network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera according to the feedback instruction corresponding to the camera shooting trigger event. And after the network is stably connected, the base station and the camera perform data transmission, for example, the base station receives the camera image data acquired by the camera and stores the received data in a memory for a user to inquire.
And after the data transmission is finished, the base station controls the second communication circuit to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the camera, and closes the second communication circuit.
In another embodiment, after the second communication circuit is turned off, the base station further turns off the controller to save hardware resources and power in order to reduce power consumption. At the moment, the first communication subunit in the first communication circuit is connected with the camera, so that a corresponding trigger instruction is obtained; and the first sub-control unit analyzes and processes the trigger instruction acquired by the first communication sub-unit, so as to judge and determine whether to start the controller and the second communication circuit. Specifically, when the camera starts recording, the base station starts the controller and the second communication circuit to transmit data.
In another embodiment, the base station judges whether the first communication circuit of the base station receives an instruction of calling the monitoring picture from the intelligent terminal; after receiving an instruction of calling the monitoring picture by the intelligent terminal, the base station triggers a second communication circuit of the base station to establish network connection with the intelligent terminal for data transmission.
Specifically, after the first communication circuit establishes network connection with the intelligent terminal, an instruction of calling the monitoring picture of the intelligent terminal may be received. When receiving an instruction of calling the monitoring picture from the intelligent terminal, the first communication circuit sends a feedback instruction to the controller of the base station, so that the base station triggers the second communication circuit to establish network connection with the intelligent terminal and perform data transmission. In this embodiment, the smart terminal user may establish communication with the base station through the first communication circuit to obtain the monitoring video.
Different from the prior art, the base station of the embodiment includes a power supply circuit, and the power supply circuit is used for supplying power to the base station when an external power supply system of the base station fails, so that the base station can work normally. Meanwhile, the base station also comprises a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, wherein the first communication circuit receives the camera shooting trigger event of the camera, establishes connection with the camera through the second communication circuit according to a feedback instruction corresponding to the camera shooting trigger event, transmits data, and controls the second communication circuit to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the camera after the data transmission is finished. The first communication circuit is used for monitoring whether a camera shooting trigger event exists in real time or not in a low power consumption mode when in work; and just make base station and camera establish connection through the second communication circuit when the event of making a video recording is triggered, the power consumption of first communication circuit is less than the power consumption of second communication circuit, can reduce the power consumption of base station, prolongs the time of endurance of battery, not only reduces the cost, improves user experience moreover.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of another embodiment of the data transmission method of the present invention. The data transmission method of the present embodiment is applied to the video camera of any of the above embodiments.
501: when the camera detects that the camera is started, the camera sends a camera shooting trigger event to the base station through the first communication circuit of the camera, so that the base station sends a feedback instruction to a controller of the camera according to the camera shooting trigger event.
In this embodiment, the camera includes a controller, and a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit electrically connected to the controller, respectively.
In one embodiment, the camera is powered by an external power system to power up the camera. In another embodiment, the camera further comprises a built-in battery, and when the external power supply system fails, the camera is powered by the built-in battery, and power consumption needs to be reduced in order to prolong the endurance time of the battery due to the limited capacity of the built-in battery. In this embodiment, the camera transmits different types of data or instructions through the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit respectively, so that the camera can intelligently select a communication module to be started according to specific conditions, the power consumption is reduced and the endurance time of the battery is prolonged while data transmission is completed.
Specifically, the first communication circuit mainly transmits a trigger instruction of the camera, and the second communication circuit mainly transmits multimedia files such as audio and video files. The operating frequency of the first communication circuit is lower than a preset value. In one embodiment, an operating frequency of the first communication circuit is lower than 1GHz, such as 433MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz, 920MHz, and the like, wherein the first communication subunit is at least one of a Zigbee communication module or a Z-wave communication module, and the first communication circuit has a long transmission distance and low power consumption. The first communication circuit is in an operating mode or a standby mode, and the real-time detection is a camera shooting trigger event of the camera. In another embodiment, the first communication circuit may also be a bluetooth communication module, and the bluetooth communication module is generally in a low power consumption mode to detect whether the camera event is triggered in real time.
In one embodiment, the second communication circuit includes a wifi communication module that establishes a connection with the base station via radio waves. The camera transmits the video data through the wifi communication module, the data transmission speed is high, and the data security is high.
The cameras are respectively connected with the base station network through different communication circuits under different working modes. In one embodiment, in order to reduce power consumption, the second communication circuit with higher power consumption is turned on when data transmission is required, and the first communication circuit with lower power consumption is always in an operating mode or a standby mode and is in network connection with the base station. For example, in the standby mode, the first communication circuit is in network connection with the first communication circuit of the base station, when the camera shooting event of the camera is triggered, the trigger event is sent to the base station through the first communication circuit, and the second communication circuit is started, so that the camera is connected with the base station through the second communication circuit to transmit data.
In the present embodiment, after the image capturing event of the camera is triggered, the connection is established with the base station through the first communication circuit, and the image capturing trigger event is sent to the base station.
502: when the controller of the camera receives the feedback instruction, the camera triggers the second communication circuit of the camera to be in network connection with the second communication circuit of the base station for data transmission, and after the data transmission is completed, the connection between the second communication circuit and the second communication circuit of the base station is disconnected.
In this embodiment, the base station turns on its second communication circuit after receiving the camera trigger event. When the controller of the camera receives a feedback instruction of the base station, for example, when the camera acquires a feedback instruction requesting to establish a network connection from the base station through the first communication circuit of the camera or a feedback instruction requesting to transmit data, the camera starts the second communication circuit of the camera and is in network connection with the second communication circuit of the base station, for example, through a wifi network. And after the camera is stably connected with the base station, carrying out data transmission. In one embodiment, the camera transmits the acquired camera image information to the base station, and after the data transmission is completed, the second communication circuit is controlled to be disconnected from the second communication circuit of the base station.
Specifically, the camera acquires the feedback instruction of the base station through the second communication circuit, for example, after the camera acquires the feedback instruction of successfully received data, the second communication circuit is disconnected from the second communication circuit of the base station, and the second communication circuit is closed, so as to reduce power consumption.
In another embodiment, the camera may also obtain the feedback instruction of the base station through the first communication circuit, for example, after the camera obtains the feedback instruction that the data has been successfully received, disconnect the second communication circuit from the second communication circuit of the base station, and turn off the second communication circuit, so as to reduce power consumption.
Different from the prior art, the camera of the embodiment includes a power supply circuit, and the power supply circuit is used for supplying power to the camera when an external power supply system of the camera fails, so that the camera can work normally. Meanwhile, the camera also comprises a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, wherein the first communication circuit mainly sends a camera shooting trigger event of the camera, the second communication circuit is connected with the base station for data transmission, and after the data transmission is finished, the second communication circuit is controlled to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the base station. When the first communication circuit works, the required power consumption is low, so that whether a camera shooting trigger event exists or not is monitored in real time; and just make camera and base station establish connection through the second communication circuit when the event of making a video recording is triggered, the consumption of first communication circuit is less than the consumption of second communication circuit, can reduce the consumption of camera, prolongs the time of endurance of battery, has not only reduced the cost, improves user experience moreover.
In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed method and apparatus may be implemented in other ways. The above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, a module or a unit may be divided into only one logical function, and may be implemented in other ways, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
Units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit. The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be substantially implemented or contributed to by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes performed by the present specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A base station is characterized by comprising a controller, a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit and a power supply circuit, wherein the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit and the power supply circuit are respectively and electrically connected with the controller;
the first communication circuit comprises a first communication subunit and a first sub-controller which are electrically connected with each other, and the first sub-controller is electrically connected with the controller and the power circuit respectively; the first communication subunit is used for being connected with a first communication circuit network of the camera and detecting whether a camera shooting trigger event of the camera is received or not;
the first sub-controller is used for sending a feedback instruction to the controller when receiving a camera shooting trigger event of the camera;
the controller is used for triggering the second communication circuit to be in network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera when receiving the feedback instruction, and transmitting data; after the data transmission is finished, controlling the second communication circuit to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the camera, and closing the second communication circuit; and after the second communication circuit is turned off, the controller is turned off to reduce power consumption.
2. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the first communication subunit is further configured to establish a network connection with an intelligent terminal to receive an instruction of the intelligent terminal to call a monitoring picture;
the first sub-controller is used for sending a feedback instruction to the controller when receiving an instruction of calling a monitoring picture from the intelligent terminal;
and the controller is used for triggering the second communication circuit to establish network connection with the intelligent terminal when receiving the feedback instruction, and performing data transmission.
3. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the controller is specifically configured to enter an operating mode when receiving the feedback instruction, turn on the second communication circuit, trigger the second communication circuit to be in network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera for data transmission, and after data transmission is completed, control the second communication circuit to be disconnected from the second communication circuit of the camera, and turn off the second communication circuit.
4. The base station of claim 1, wherein the operating frequency of the first communication circuit is less than 1 GHz.
5. The base station of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first sub-communication unit is at least one of a Zigbee communication module or a Z-wave communication module.
6. The base station of any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second communication circuit comprises a wifi communication module.
7. The base station of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the power circuit comprises a battery for powering the base station.
8. A method of data transmission, the method comprising:
the base station judges and determines whether a first communication circuit of the base station detects a camera shooting trigger event of a camera;
after receiving a camera shooting trigger event of the camera, the base station triggers a second communication circuit of the base station to establish network connection with the second communication circuit of the camera for data transmission;
after the data transmission is finished, the base station controls the second communication circuit to be disconnected with the second communication circuit of the camera, and the second communication circuit is closed; and after the second communication circuit is turned off, the controller is turned off to reduce power consumption.
9. The method of data transmission according to claim 8, further comprising:
the base station judges whether a first communication circuit of the base station receives an instruction of calling a monitoring picture from the intelligent terminal; and after receiving an instruction of calling the monitoring picture by the intelligent terminal, the base station triggers a second communication circuit of the base station to establish network connection with the intelligent terminal for data transmission.
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