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Object-centric video redaction

  • US 10,275,608 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2016
  • Issued: 04/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for video redaction, the method comprising:

  • receiving a video for redaction having a plurality of frames;

    analyzing the video to generate an appearance model for the video;

    providing a user interface (UI) allowing a user to modify the appearance model with a plurality of user-placed marks;

    receiving the plurality of user-placed marks corresponding with a plurality of sample frames selected from the plurality of frames;

    interpolating a bounding box on the plurality of sample frames based on the received plurality of user-placed marks;

    responsive to a user selecting an object from the appearance model based on the interpolated bounding box, extending and completing a trajectory of the selected object within a plurality of remainder frames from the plurality of frames, and placing automatically generated marks to enclose the selected object within each remainder frame of the plurality of remainder frames based on the received plurality of user-placed marks and the extended and completed trajectory of the selected object; and

    redacting the plurality of frames of the video based on the modified appearance model.

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