Method for tracking objects in videos using covariance matrices

Details Method for tracking objects in videos using covariance matrices Method for tracking objects in videos using covariance matrices

2006-02-09

2009-11-17

Bella, Matthew C (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Target tracking or detecting

C382S190000, C382S191000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07620204

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for tracking a non-rigid object in a sequence of frames of a video. Features of an object are extracted from the video. The features include locations of pixels and properties of the pixels. The features are used to construct a covariance matrix. The covariance matrix is used as a descriptor of the object for tracking purposes. Object deformations and appearance changes are managed with an update mechanism that is based on Lie algebra averaging.

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