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Image processing system and method for object tracking

US9651850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2015
Grant dateMay 16, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/50
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telescoping monopod apparatus including a holder configured to hold an image acquisition module having a field of vision, and a support holding a mirror to be in proximity to a lens of the image acquisition module, the mirror is configured to enable the image acquisition module to capture an image outside the field of vision, and a body housing a control component and an electronic component configured to actuate the telescoping monopod apparatus and the support. The body is operatively connected to the holder. A tracking method including receiving an input from a user, detecting, by an image acquisition module, a feature, and adjusting a mirror to track the feature.

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