INTELLIGENT TRACKING DEVICE

• US 20130176414A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: FU, CHIEN-CHUN, HWANG, CHIH-LYANG
• Application Number:
  US13/420,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20130176414A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/77
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 11/14 using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/04 Systems determining presence of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/04 Systems determining the presence of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/167 using comparisons between temporally consecutive images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body

Abstract

An intelligent tracking device being carried by a support includes a camera unit, a sound detecting unit, a tracking control unit, a control unit, and a driving unit. The tracking control unit recognizes a human face and determines the position of the face. The control unit determines a movement of the recognized face according to the determined position and generates a control signal according to the determined movement of the recognized face. If no human face is recognizable in the view scope of the camera unit, the control unit activates the sound detecting unit, and the tracking control unit determines a direction and distance of a sound source relative to the intelligent tracking device according to the sound detected by the sound detecting unit, the driving unit drives the support to move according to the direction and distance.

Claims

1. An intelligent tracking device, the intelligent tracking device configured for being carried by a support, the intelligent tracking device comprising:

a camera unit;

a tracking control unit configured for recognizing a human face in a view scope of the camera unit, and determining the position of the face in real time;

a control unit configured for determining a movement of the recognized face according to the determined positions of the face, and generating a first control signal according to the determined movement of the recognized face;

a driving unit configured for driving the support to move synchronically with the movement of the recognized face in response to the first control signal; and

a sound detecting unit configured for detecting sound from a sound source, the tracking control unit configured for activating the sound detecting unit if no human face is recognizable in the view scope of the camera unit, the tracking control unit configured for determining a direction and distance of a sound source relative to the intelligent tracking device according to the detect sound, the driving unit configured for driving the support to move according to the determined direction and distance of the sound source.

2. The intelligent tracking device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a frame, wherein the camera unit is mounted in the frame.

3. The intelligent tracking device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a frame, wherein the sound detecting unit comprises a plurality of microphones mounted in the frame.

4. The intelligent tracking device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a sensing unit configured for sensing whether there is an obstacle blocking the recognized face, the control unit generates a second control signal to the driving unit to adjust the motion of the support if the sensing unit senses there is a blocking obstacle.

5. The intelligent tracking device as recited in claim 4, wherein the sensing unit comprises an ultrasonic sensor for emitting ultrasonic waves to determine whether the support has reached an edge of a plane where the support stands by analyzing the reflected ultrasonic waves.

6. The intelligent tracking device as recited in claim 4, wherein the sensing unit comprises an infrared sensor for emitting infrared light to determine whether the support has reached an edge of a plane where the support stands by analyzing reflected infrared light.