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Object detection method, object detector and object detection computer program

US9058541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2012
Grant dateJun 16, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F17/142
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Object detection receives an input image to detect an object of interest. It determines feature matrices based on the received image, wherein each matrix represents a feature of the received image. The plurality of matrices are Fourier transformed to Fourier feature matrices. Fourier filter matrices are provided, each representing a feature of an object transformed in Fourier space. Each filter matrix is point-wise multiplied with one of the feature matrices corresponding to the same feature. The plurality of matrices are summed, resulting by point-wise multiplying each Fourier filter matrix with the corresponding Fourier feature matrix to obtain a Fourier score matrix. An inverse Fourier transform of the Fourier score matrix is performed, resulting in a score matrix, which is used to detect the object in the input image.

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