Direction sensitive motion detector camera
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting direction of movement, the apparatus comprising:
- a camera;
a processing circuit in communication with the camera and configured to;
receive data from the camera representing an image captured in a frame by the camera;
detect a first size for an object in a field of view for a first frame captured by the camera;
detect a second size for the object in the field of view for a second frame captured by the camera, the second frame being captured later in time than the first frame;
compare the first size to the second size for the object;
determine, based upon the comparison, that the second size is larger than the first size by more than a first threshold; and
in response to the second size being larger than the first size by more than the first threshold, automatically effect execution of a first action by a device in communication with the camera,wherein the processing circuit is configured to detect the first size for the object in the field of view for the first frame by;
determining an average pixel brightness for at least two frames captured by the camera;
comparing the average pixel brightness to a pixel brightness value for individual pixels in the field of view of the first frame; and
defining the object as a set of pixels in the field of view of the first frame having a brightness value different from the average pixel brightness by a brightness threshold.
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Abstract
A motion detector camera is configured to differentiate between an object or objects passing through the field of view of the camera and an object or objects approaching the sensor. In one example, motion is detected with a camera configured to identify and selectively filter specific directions of motion. The motion detector compares pixel changes, corresponding to the basic area or size of the object, from frame to frame, and detects the amount of increase in change or decrease in change. An increasing change in the area or size of an object indicates that an object is approaching, and a decreasing change in the area or size of an object indicates that an object that is receding.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting direction of movement, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera; a processing circuit in communication with the camera and configured to; receive data from the camera representing an image captured in a frame by the camera; detect a first size for an object in a field of view for a first frame captured by the camera; detect a second size for the object in the field of view for a second frame captured by the camera, the second frame being captured later in time than the first frame; compare the first size to the second size for the object; determine, based upon the comparison, that the second size is larger than the first size by more than a first threshold; and in response to the second size being larger than the first size by more than the first threshold, automatically effect execution of a first action by a device in communication with the camera, wherein the processing circuit is configured to detect the first size for the object in the field of view for the first frame by; determining an average pixel brightness for at least two frames captured by the camera; comparing the average pixel brightness to a pixel brightness value for individual pixels in the field of view of the first frame; and defining the object as a set of pixels in the field of view of the first frame having a brightness value different from the average pixel brightness by a brightness threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. An apparatus for detecting direction of movement, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera; a processing circuit in communication with the camera and configured to; receive data from the camera representing an image captured in a frame by the camera; detect a first size for an object in a field of view for a first frame captured by the camera; detect a second size for the object in the field of view for a second frame captured by the camera, the second frame being captured later in time than the first frame; compare the first size to the second size for the object; determine, based upon the comparison, that the second size is larger than the first size by more than a first threshold; and in response to the second size being larger than the first size by more than the first threshold, automatically effect execution of a first action by a device in communication with the camera, wherein the processing circuit is configured to detect the first size for the object in the field of view for the first frame by; comparing pixel brightness for a set of pixels from a prior frame captured by the camera prior to a corresponding set of pixels from the first frame; and defining the object as a set of pixels in the field of view of the first frame having a brightness value different from the pixel brightness for corresponding pixels from the prior frame by a pixel brightness threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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16. An apparatus for detecting direction of movement, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera; a processing circuit in communication with the camera and configured to; capture a first frame, a second frame, and a third frame at different times by the camera; compare pixel brightness for a set of pixels from the first frame to a corresponding set of pixels from the second frame to eliminate a background and to define a first pixel set having a brightness difference greater than a pixel brightness threshold; compare pixel brightness for a set of pixels from the second frame to a corresponding set of pixels from the third frame to eliminate a background and to define a third pixel set having a brightness difference greater than a pixel brightness threshold; compare the size of the first pixel set to the size of the second pixel set; determine that the size of the second pixel set is larger than the size of the first pixel set by more than a first threshold; in response to the size of the second pixel set being larger than the size of the first pixel set by more than the first threshold, automatically effect execution of a first action by a device in communication with the camera. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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