REALTIME OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A real-time computer vision system tracks one or more objects moving in a scene using a target location technique which does not involve searching. The imaging hardware includes a color camera, frame grabber and processor. The software consists of the low-level image grabbing software and a tracking algorithm. The system tracks objects based on the color, motion and/or shape of the object in the image. A color matching function is used to compute three measures of the target'"'"'s probable location based on the target color, shape and motion. The method then computes the most probable location of the target using a weighting technique. Once the system is running, a graphical user interface displays the live image from the color camera on the computer screen. The operator can then use the mouse to select a target for tracking. The system will then keep track of the moving target in the scene in real-time.
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15 Claims
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1-4. -4. (canceled)
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15. A method of tracking a target, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a sequence of images representative of a scene; selecting a target in the scene; computing the median color of a region around the selected target, and storing this as the color of the target; computing a two-dimensional template of the target based upon the color of the target, and storing this template as the shape of the target; computing the center of the target based upon its shape; a) comparing the center of the target to the center of the target in the previous image of the sequence to determine the motion of the target, if any; b) determining the probable new location of the target based upon the target color, shape and motion; c) using a weighing technique to determine the most probable new location of the target; and d) tracking the target by repeating steps a)-c) for each new image in the sequence of images. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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