Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals using multiple cues
US7151843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals includes receiving a frame of video and/or audio content and identifying a candidate area for a new face region in the frame. One or more hierarchical verification levels are used to verify whether a human face is in the candidate area, and an indication made that the candidate area includes a face if the one or more hierarchical verification levels verify that a human face is in the candidate area. A plurality of audio and/or video cues are used to track each verified face in the video content from frame to frame.
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