Television – Special applications – Observation of or from a specific location
Reexamination Certificate
2004-02-02
2008-11-04
Wong, Allen (Department: 2621)
Television
Special applications
Observation of or from a specific location
C348S143000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07446798
ABSTRACT:
A method and system of real-time obstacle detection from a moving vehicle is provided. The method and system use a calibrated image capturing device. The method and system use a motion estimation technique to pick points with reliable image motion flows, and performs very fast sparse matching between the image motion flows and true motion flows calculated from the ego-motion of the image capturing device. Any mismatch between the image motion flows and the true motion flows are verified over time to achieve robust obstacle detection.
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Comaniciu Dorin
Xie Binglong
F. Chau & Associates LLC
Paschburg Donald B.
Siemens Corporate Research Inc.
Wong Allen
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