Object tracking for artificial vision
US9697746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/002
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention concerns the tracking of objects in video data for artificial vision; for instance for a bionic eye. More particularly, the invention concerns a vision enhancement apparatus for a vision-impaired user. In other aspects, the invention concerns a method for enhancing vision and software to perform the method. The image processor operates to process video data representing images of a scene. Automatically detect and track a user selected object, such as a face, in the images. And, automatically modify the video data, by reserving a user selected area of the displayed images for displaying the tracked object as a separate video tile within the scene. The separate video tile remains in the selected area despite movement of the camera relative to the scene, or movement of the user relative to the object or the scene.
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