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Target detection and tracking from overhead video streams

US7796780B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2005
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/19608
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for video processing includes: receiving video from an overhead view of a scene; detecting moving pixels in the video; detecting line segments in the video based on detected moving pixels; identifying targets in the video based on the detected line segments; tracking targets in the video based on the identified targets; and managing tracked targets in the video.

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