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Image processing method and apparatus for tracking a site in a series of images

US9934569B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2014
Grant dateApr 3, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30092
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method for tracking a site in a series of images, the method comprising identifying a site to be tracked; selecting at least three non-collinear locations distributed around the sire in the reference image; selecting, from the reference image, a region of image data around each of the at least three non collinear locations; comparing each selected region with a second image and, based on these comparisons, identifying for each selected region a corresponding location in the second image, determining a single common affine transformation to map the at least three locations from the reference image onto the corresponding locations in the second image.

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