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Method for combining boosted classifiers for efficient multi-class object detection

US7769228B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Claus Bahlmann · Princeton, US
Ying Zhu · Monmouth Junction, US
Dorin Comaniciu · Princeton Junction, US
Thorsten Köhler · Deuerling, DE
Martin Pellkofer · Pentling, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 21, 2005
Grant date	Aug 3, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V10/7747
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for training a system for detecting multi-class objects in an image or a video sequence is described. A common ensemble of weak classifiers for a set of object classes is identified. For each object class, a separate weighting scheme is adapted for the ensemble of weak classifiers. A method for detecting objects of multiple classes in an image or a video sequence is also disclosed. Each class is assigned a detector that is implemented by a weighted combination of weak classifiers such that all of the detectors are based on a common ensemble of weak classifiers. Then weights are individually set for each class.

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