Computer vision based elderly care monitoring system
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1. A method for monitoring a person of interest in a scene, the method comprising:
- capturing image data of the scene;
detecting and tracking the person of interest in the image data;
analyzing features of the person of interest; and
detecting at least one of an event and behavior associated with the detected person of interest based on the features; and
informing a third party of the at least one detected event and behavior.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a person of interest in a scene, the method comprising: capturing image data of the scene; detecting and tracking the person of interest in the image data; analyzing features of the person of interest; and detecting at least one of an event and behavior associated with the detected person of interest based on the features; and informing a third party of the at least one detected events and behavior.
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1. A method for monitoring a person of interest in a scene, the method comprising:
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capturing image data of the scene;
detecting and tracking the person of interest in the image data;
analyzing features of the person of interest; and
detecting at least one of an event and behavior associated with the detected person of interest based on the features; and
informing a third party of the at least one detected event and behavior. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring a person of interest in a scene, the system comprising:
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at least one camera for capturing image data of the scene;
a processor operatively connected for input of the image data for; and
detecting and tracking the person of interest in the image data;
analyzing features of the person of interest;
detecting at least one of an event and behavior associated with the detected person of interest based on the features; and
informing a third party of the at least one detected event and behavior.
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18. A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium for monitoring a person of interest in a scene, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code means for capturing image data of the scene;
computer readable program code means for detecting and tracking the person of interest in the image data;
computer readable program code means for analyzing features of the person of interest; and
computer readable program code means for detecting at least one of an event and behavior associated with the detected person of interest based on the features; and
computer readable program code means for informing a third party of the at least one detected event and behavior.
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19. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for monitoring a person of interest in a scene, the method comprising:
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capturing image data of the scene;
detecting and tracking the person of interest in the image data;
analyzing features of the person of interest; and
detecting at least one of an event and behavior associated with the detected person of interest based on the features; and
informing a third party of the at least one detected event and behavior.
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