Video pre-processing
First Claim
1. A method of setting a region of interest in each of a sequence of video frames, each video frame comprising a plurality of pixel values, the method including, in respect of each video frame following a predetermined number of initial frames:
- generating in respect of each video frame an instantaneous region of interest;
determining whether, and if so to what extent, to modify the region of interest set for the preceding video frame, in order to determine the region of interest for the currently considered video frame, according to a stepped procedure; and
setting the region of interest of the currently considered video frame in accordance with the result of the determination performed according to the stepped procedure;
wherein the stepped procedure includes comparing a first boundary defining the instantaneous region of interest of the currently considered frame, or sections thereof, with a second boundary defining the region of interest set for the preceding frame, or corresponding sections thereof, and if the difference is greater than a threshold amount, modifying the second boundary, or sections thereof, in the direction towards the first boundary, or the corresponding sections thereof, by an amount which is constrained to be equal to or below a maximum step amount.
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Abstract
A method of distinguishing between a foreground object part and a substantially static background part of each videoframe within a video sequence. The method comprises the steps of: dividing each video frame into a number of video blocks each of which comprises one or more pixels; generating a mask frame in respect of each video frame, each mask frame having a mask block corresponding to each video block in each respective video frame; and either setting each mask block to either an object value, indicating that the corresponding video block in the corresponding video frame includes one or more pixels depicting a foreground object part, or to another value.
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1. A method of setting a region of interest in each of a sequence of video frames, each video frame comprising a plurality of pixel values, the method including, in respect of each video frame following a predetermined number of initial frames:
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generating in respect of each video frame an instantaneous region of interest;
determining whether, and if so to what extent, to modify the region of interest set for the preceding video frame, in order to determine the region of interest for the currently considered video frame, according to a stepped procedure; and
setting the region of interest of the currently considered video frame in accordance with the result of the determination performed according to the stepped procedure;
whereinthe stepped procedure includes comparing a first boundary defining the instantaneous region of interest of the currently considered frame, or sections thereof, with a second boundary defining the region of interest set for the preceding frame, or corresponding sections thereof, and if the difference is greater than a threshold amount, modifying the second boundary, or sections thereof, in the direction towards the first boundary, or the corresponding sections thereof, by an amount which is constrained to be equal to or below a maximum step amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
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7. Apparatus for setting a region of interest in each of a sequence of video frames, each video frame comprising a plurality of pixel values, the apparatus including:
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generating means for generating in respect of a video frame an instantaneous region of interest;
determining means for determining whether, and if so to what extent, to modify the region of interest set for the preceding video frame, in order to determine the region of interest for a currently considered video frame, according to a stepped procedure; and
setting means for setting the region of interest of the currently considered video frame in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the determination means according to the stepped procedure;
whereinthe determining means includes comparison means for comparing a first boundary defining the instantaneous region of interest of the currently considered frame, or sections thereof, with a second boundary defining the region of interest set for the preceding frame, or corresponding sections thereof, and modification means for, if the difference is greater than a threshold amount, modifying the second boundary, or sections thereof, in the direction towards the first boundary, or the corresponding sections thereof, by an amount which is constrained to be equal to or below a maximum step amount. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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