Monitoring activity using video information
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1. A method comprising:
- segmenting an image of a target into a plurality of portions;
determining a value of a biometric attribute for each of the segmented portions; and
comparing each value of the biometric attribute with other values of the biometric attribute of corresponding portions of other images to determine if the image correlates to one or more of the other images.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for monitoring activity use video information to track activity of a target at a given location. In an embodiment, the target is segmented into portions and a value of a biometric attribute is associated with the target and compared against values of a biometric attributes of corresponding portions of other images to identify the target and determine a length of time that the target is at the given location.
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1. A method comprising:
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segmenting an image of a target into a plurality of portions;
determining a value of a biometric attribute for each of the segmented portions; and
comparing each value of the biometric attribute with other values of the biometric attribute of corresponding portions of other images to determine if the image correlates to one or more of the other images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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segmenting an image of a target into a plurality of portions;
determining a value of a biometric attribute for each of the segmented portions; and
comparing each value of the biometric attribute with other values of the biometric attribute of corresponding portions of other images to determine if the image correlates to one or more of the other images. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a video input to receive an image of a target;
an analyzing unit to determine if the image correlates to one or more of other images, the analyzing unit adapted to;
segment the image into a plurality of portions;
determine a value of a biometric attribute for each of the segmented portions; and
compare each value of the biometric attribute with other values of the biometric attribute of corresponding portions of other images. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system comprising:
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a camera; and
an analyzing unit to receive an image from the camera, the analyzing unit to determine if the image correlates to one or more of other images, the analyzing unit adapted to;
segment an image of a target into a plurality of portions;
determine a value of a biometric attribute for each of the segmented portions; and
compare each value of the biometric attribute with other values of the biometric attribute of corresponding portions of other images. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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