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Method of tracking objects with an imaging device

US6061055A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 1997
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S715/972
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of tracking a target object using a computer system. The computer system includes a computer, a display device, and an imaging device. The computer is coupled to the display device and the imaging device. The method comprises the following steps. Capture a first image using the imaging device, the first image corresponds to the target object. Generate a second image from the first image, the second image also corresponds to the target object. Display the second image on the display device. Responsive to receiving a selection signal, the computer system sends control signals to the imaging device to track the target object. The selection signal corresponds to a selection of the second image.

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