Technique for automatically tracking an object in a defined tracking window by a camera based on identification of an object
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1. A system for automatically tracking an object in an image during production of a television program, the system comprising:
- a camera configured to capture the image for the production of the television program;
a tracking window setting module configured to define a tracking window in a field of view of the camera, such that the system will not track objects in the image that are outside the defined tracking window;
an object identifier configured to identify at least one object in the defined tracking window that matches at least one reference object;
a tracking location setting module configured to define a preset location in the field of view of the camera for the identified and tracked at least one object; and
an object tracker configured to automatically track the identified at least one object when the camera captures the image to maintain the identified and tracked at least one object in a fixed relationship relative to the defined preset location in the field of view of the camera.
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Abstract
Automatic tracking by a camera of an object such as on-air talent appearing in a television show commences by first determining whether the object lies within the camera field of view matches a reference object. If so, tracking of the object then occurs to maintain the object in fixed relationship to a pre-set location in the camera'"'"'s field of view, provided the designated object has moved more than a threshold distance from the pre-set location.
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1. A system for automatically tracking an object in an image during production of a television program, the system comprising:
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a camera configured to capture the image for the production of the television program; a tracking window setting module configured to define a tracking window in a field of view of the camera, such that the system will not track objects in the image that are outside the defined tracking window; an object identifier configured to identify at least one object in the defined tracking window that matches at least one reference object; a tracking location setting module configured to define a preset location in the field of view of the camera for the identified and tracked at least one object; and an object tracker configured to automatically track the identified at least one object when the camera captures the image to maintain the identified and tracked at least one object in a fixed relationship relative to the defined preset location in the field of view of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for automatically tracking an object in a field of view of a camera, the system comprising:
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a camera for capturing a video image that includes the object; a tracking window setter configured to define a tracking window in the field of view of the camera, such that objects in the video image will not be tracked that are outside the defined tracking window; and an object tracker configured to automatically identify and track the object in the defined tracking window when the camera captures the video image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for tracking an object in a field of view of a robotically controlled camera, the method comprising:
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defining a tracking window in the field of view of the camera, wherein tracking will not be performed on objects in the field of view that are outside the defined tracking window; identifying at least one object in the tracking window that matches a reference object; and automatically tracking the identified at least one object to maintain the identified and tracked at least one object in a fixed relationship relative to the field of view of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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