Image analysis – Applications – Target tracking or detecting
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Wu, Jingge (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Target tracking or detecting
C382S199000, C382S264000, C382S266000, C348S597000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11042457
ABSTRACT:
Automatic detection and tracking of multiple individuals includes receiving a frame of video and/or audio content and identifying a candidate area for a new face region in the frame. One or more hierarchical verification levels are used to verify whether a human face is in the candidate area, and an indication made that the candidate area includes a face if the one or more hierarchical verification levels verify that a human face is in the candidate area. A plurality of audio and/or video cues are used to track each verified face in the video content from frame to frame.
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Chen Yunqiang
Rui Yong
Patel Shefali
Wu Jingge
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