Apparatus and method of monitoring moving objects
US10026284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A monitoring area is scanned by an area sensor device (e.g., an optical distance meter) detects objects. Moving objects are identified among the detected objects, and, among the identified moving objects, a moving object which is present in the monitoring area and which has been newest identified is set as a tracking target. The moving object which has been set at the tracking target is automatically tracked by a camera device. As a result, even if there are present a plurality of moving objects in the monitoring area, tracking targets can be switched from one to another, so that it is possible to designate, as a tracking target, a moving object desired by an observer.
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