Determining image quality for improving object trackability
US6985179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided that determine the suitability of an image for use by an object tracking system. According to one embodiment of the present invention an image is preprocessed to separate one or more objects to be tracked from the rest of the image and compute statistics for the one or more objects to be tracked and the rest of the image. A quality measure is generated based on the statistics for the one or more objects to be tracked and the rest of the image that indicates the suitability of the image for use by an object tracking system.
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