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Optimum camera setting device and optimum camera setting method

US9781336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2013
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/69
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a camera that images a subject; a person tracking portion that detects a person from an image which is captured by the camera and tracks the detected person; a person interpretation portion that extracts items including a number of face detections, a movement direction, a facing direction, a focus, a dynamic range and a view angle as store visitor information with respect to the person who is tracked by the person tracking portion; a camera installation condition estimation unit that estimates whether installation conditions including an installation position, a height, the view angle and the focus of the camera are appropriate based on the store visitor information which is extracted by the person interpretation portion; and a user presentation unit that presents a result estimated by the camera installation condition estimation unit.

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