Protocol for communications between platforms and image devices

• US 10,321,009 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2016
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Krig, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crompton, Christopher R
• Application Number:
  US15/274,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20170048414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 370389
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00251 with an apparatus for taking photographic images, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32117 in a separate transmission or protocol signal prior to or subsequent to the image data transmission, e.g. in digital identification signal [DIS], in non standard setup [NSS] or in non standard field [NSF] for mode signalling H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/44 Secrecy systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6058 Reduction of colour to a range of reproducible colours, e.g. to ink- reproducible colour gamut
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0074 Arrangements for the control of a still picture apparatus by the connected apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a protocol permits communications between platforms and image devices. This allows, for example, the platform to specify particular types of information that the platform may want, the format of information the platform may prefer, and other information that may reduce the amount of processing in the platform. For example, conventionally, in gesture recognition software, the platform receives an ongoing stream of video to be parsed, searched and processed in order to identify gestures. This may consume communications bandwidth between platforms and imaging devices, particularly in cases where wireless communications or other bandwidth limited communications may be involved.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a processor, a message from an external platform;

performing object recognition on one or more images captured by an image sensor coupled to the processor in response to receiving the message;

generating metadata in response to having recognized at least one object in the image; and

making the metadata available to the external platform.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata comprises object counts.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises part of a standardized protocol.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein object recognition comprises facial recognition.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the message specifies the metadata to be provided.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata comprises XML metadata.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is to be received over an Internet Protocol (IP) compatible network.

8. At least one non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that in response to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive, at the processor, a message from an external platform;

perform object recognition on one or more images captured by an image sensor coupled to the processor in response to receiving the message;

generate metadata in response to having recognized at least one object in the image; and

make the metadata available to the external platform.

9. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the metadata comprises object counts.

10. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the message comprises part of a standardized protocol.

11. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein object recognition comprises facial recognition.

12. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the message specifies the metadata to be provided.

13. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the metadata comprises XML metadata.

14. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the message is to be received over an Internet Protocol (IP) compatible network.

15. A camera, comprising:

an image sensor to capture one or more images; and

a processor, the processor;

to receive a message from an external platform, the message to cause the processor to perform object recognition on the one or more images;

to generate metadata in response to having recognized at least one object in the image; and

to make the metadata available to the external platform.

16. The camera of claim 15, wherein the metadata comprises object counts.

17. The camera of claim 15, wherein the message comprises part of a standardized protocol.

18. The camera of claim 15, wherein object recognition comprises facial recognition.

19. The camera of claim 15, wherein the message specifies the metadata to be provided.

20. The camera of claim 15, wherein the metadata comprises XML metadata.

21. The camera of claim 15, wherein the message is to be received over an Internet Protocol (IP) compatible network.

22. An apparatus comprising:

an image sensor means to capture one or more images; and

a processor means coupled to the image sensor means, the processor means to;

receive a message from an external platform, the message to cause the processor means to;

perform object recognition on the one or more images;

generate metadata in response to having recognized at least one object in the image; and

make the metadata available to the external platform.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the metadata comprises object counts.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the message comprises part of a standardized protocol.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein object recognition comprises facial recognition.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the message specifies the metadata to be provided.

27. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the metadata comprises XML metadata.

28. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the message is to be received over an Internet Protocol (IP) compatible network.