Apparatus for image capture with automatic and manual field of interest processing with a multi-resolution camera
First Claim
1. An apparatus for capturing a video image comprising:
- a. means for generating a digital video image;
b. means for classifying the digital video image into one or more regions of interest (ROI) and a background image; and
c. means for encoding the digital video image, wherein the encoding is selected to provide at least one of, enhancement of the image clarity of the one or more ROI relative to the background image encoding, and decreasing the clarity of the background image relative to the one or more ROI.
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Abstract
An apparatus for capturing a video image comprising a means for generating a digital video image, a means for classifying the digital video image into one or more regions of interest and a background image, and a means for encoding the digital video image, wherein the encoding is selected to provide at least one of; enhancement of the image clarity of the one or more ROI relative to the background image encoding, and decreasing the video quality of the background image relative to the one or more ROI. A feedback loop is formed by the means for classifying the digital video image using a previous video image to generate a new ROI and thus allow for tracking of targets as they move through the imager field-of-view.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for capturing a video image comprising:
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a. means for generating a digital video image; b. means for classifying the digital video image into one or more regions of interest (ROI) and a background image; and c. means for encoding the digital video image, wherein the encoding is selected to provide at least one of, enhancement of the image clarity of the one or more ROI relative to the background image encoding, and decreasing the clarity of the background image relative to the one or more ROI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for capturing a video image comprising:
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a. means for generating a digital video image; b. means for classifying the digital video image into one or more regions of interest (ROI) and a background image; c. means for generating one or more ROI streams and a background image stream; and d. means for controlling at least one of, one or more ROI stream resolutions, one or more ROI positions, one or more ROI geometries, one or more ROI stream frame rates, and a background image stream frame rate based on the classification of the one or more ROI, thereby controlling the image quality of the one or more ROI streams and implementing Pan Tilt and Zoom imaging capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for capturing and displaying a video image comprising:
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a. means for generating a digital video image; b. means for classifying the digital video image into one or more regions of interest (ROI) and a background image; c. means for encoding the digital video image, wherein the encoding produces one or more encoded ROI and an encoded background image; and d. means for controlling a display image quality of one or more ROI by controlling at least one of, the encoding of the one or more encoded ROI, the encoding of the encoded background image, an image resolution of the one or more ROI, an image resolution of the background image, a frame rate of one or more ROI, and a frame rate of the background image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for capturing a video image comprising:
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a. means for generating a digital video image having one or more configurable image acquisition parameters; b. means for classifying the digital video image into one or more regions of interest (ROI) and a background image, wherein the one or more regions of interest have an associated one or more ROI image characteristics; and c. means for controlling at least one of the image acquisition parameters based on at least one of the associated one or more ROI image characteristics, thereby improving the image quality of at least one of the one or more ROI. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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