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Apparatus for setting image monitoring area and method therefor

US7545953B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2005
Grant dateJun 9, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/19669
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a method for setting an image monitoring area and an apparatus thereof, comprising setting a trigger parameter and a stop parameter in an image processing software, calculating and analyzing a series of continuous image frames taken in a predetermined space by an image fetching unit by running the image processing software, determining whether the trigger parameter is included in a target image in the image frames, responsive to the determination being affirmative, automatically calculating, analyzing, and recording a trace of the target image moving in the image frames, stopping the recording of the trace when the stop parameter is detected in the target image, and setting an area defined by the trace of the target image as an image monitoring area to be monitored.

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