Image analysis – Applications – Target tracking or detecting
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-04
2006-07-04
Dang, Duy M. (Department: 2627)
Image analysis
Applications
Target tracking or detecting
C382S107000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07072494
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for tracking an object is disclosed. A video sequence including a plurality of image frames are received. A sample based representation of object appearance distribution is maintained. An object is divided into one or more components. For each component, its location and uncertainty with respect to the sample based representation are estimated. Variable-Bandwidth Density Based Fusion (VBDF) is applied to each component to determine a most dominant motion. The motion estimate is used to determine the track of the object.
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Comaniciu Dorin
Georgescu Bogdan
Rao R. Bharat
Zhou Xiang Sean
Conover Michele L.
Dang Duy M.
Siemens Corporate Research Inc.
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