Method and apparatus for tracking objects over a wide area...

Image analysis – Applications – Target tracking or detecting

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C382S128000, C382S154000, C382S203000, C382S294000, C382S287000, C382S118000, C382S159000, C382S224000, C382S217000, C382S293000, C348S580000, C708S442000

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07623676

ABSTRACT:
A method and/or system for tracking objects, such as humans, over a wide area (that is, over an area that is delineated by a large spatial domain and/or a long-duration temporal domain) is provided. Such tracking is facilitated by processing, in real-time, near real-time or otherwise contemporaneous with receiving, images captured by each of a plurality or network of slightly overlapping stereo sensors, such as stereo cameras. The method includes and the apparatus is adapted for obtaining a plurality of local-track segments, wherein the plurality of local-track segments correspond to an object captured in images taken by a respective plurality of stereo sensors; and combining the local-track segments to form a global track.

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