Moving object detection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object within a fixed field of view of a monitoring device, the apparatus comprising:
- input means for generating signals corresponding to a scene, corresponding to said fixed field of view, and including the moving object, at first and second times;
subtraction means for subtracting the signal generated by said input means at said first time from the signal generated by said input means at said second time to generate a subtracted image signal;
localization means for setting an image area covering a portion of said subtracted image signal; and
detection means for detecting movement of said moving object based on the subtracted image signal only in the image area set by said localization means.
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Abstract
A moving object detecting apparatus is disclosed and includes a TV camera for generating an image signal in accordance with a scene including a moving object and a fixed object. A CPU takes the difference, between the image signals generated by the TV camera at different times to generate a subtracted image signal. CPU then sets a pointing window over the subtracted image corresponding to the subtracted image signal which includes an image corresponding to the moving object. A CPU analyzes signals generated by the TV camera, within the pointing window, and detects an image area corresponding to the moving object.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object within a fixed field of view of a monitoring device, the apparatus comprising:
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input means for generating signals corresponding to a scene, corresponding to said fixed field of view, and including the moving object, at first and second times; subtraction means for subtracting the signal generated by said input means at said first time from the signal generated by said input means at said second time to generate a subtracted image signal; localization means for setting an image area covering a portion of said subtracted image signal; and detection means for detecting movement of said moving object based on the subtracted image signal only in the image area set by said localization means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object within the field of view of a monitoring device, the apparatus comprising:
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input means for generating signals corresponding to a scene, including the moving object, at first and second times; correction means for correcting the signals in accordance with the distance between the moving object and said input means; subtraction means for subtracting the signal generated by said input means at said first time and corrected by said correction means from the signal generated by said input means at said second time and corrected by said correction means to generate a subtracted image signal; localization means for setting an image area covering at least a portion of said subtracted image signal; detection means for detecting movement of said moving object based on the subtracted image signal in the image area set by said localization means. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An apparatus for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object, the apparatus comprising:
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input means for generating signals corresponding to a scene including the moving object, at first and second times; subtraction means for subtracting the signals generated by said input means at the first time from the signals generated by said input means at the second time to generate a subtracted image signal; boundary detection means for generating an edge signal corresponding to a boundary between the object and its background; and neglection means for deleting the edge signal from the subtracted image signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving device within a fixed field of view of a monitoring device, comprising the steps:
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generating signals corresponding to a scene corresponding to said fixed field of view, and including the moving object, at first and second times; subtracting the signal generated by said generating step at the first time from the signal generated by said generating step at the second time to generate a subtracted image signal; setting an image area covering a portion of the subtracted image signal; detecting movement of the moving object based on the subtracted image signal only in the image area set by said setting step. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object within the field of view of a monitoring device, comprising the steps:
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generating signals corresponding to a scene, including the moving object, at first and second times; correcting the signals in accordance with the distance between the moving object and said monitoring device; subtracting the signal generated by said generating step at the first time and corrected by said correcting step from the signal generated by said generating step at the second time and corrected by said correcting step to generate a subtracted image signal; setting an image area covering at least a portion of the subtracted image signal; and detecting movement of the moving object based on the subtracted image signal in the image area set by said setting step. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a signal corresponding to a scene, including the moving object, at first and second times; subtracting the signals generated by said generating step at the first time from the signals generated by the generating step at the second time to generate a subtracted image signal; generating an edge signal corresponding to a boundary between an object including the moving object and a background; deleting the edge signal from the subtracted image signal; and detecting movement of the object based on the subtracted image signal deleted by said deleting step. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object within the field of view of a monitoring device, the apparatus comprising:
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input means for generating signals corresponding to a scene, including the moving object, at first and second times; correction means for correcting the signals in accordance with the distance between the moving object and said input means; subtraction means for subtracting the signal generated by said input means at said first time and corrected by said correction means from the signal generated by said input means at said second time and corrected by said correction means to generate a subtracted image signal; and detection means for detecting movement of said moving object in an image area within said field of view, based on the subtracted image signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of detecting a moving image corresponding to a moving object within the field of view of a monitoring device, comprising the steps:
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generating signals corresponding to a scene, including the moving object, at first and second times; correcting the signals in accordance with the distance between the moving object and said monitoring device; subtracting the signal generated by said generating step at said first time and corrected by said correcting step from the signal generated by said generating step at said second time and corrected by said correcting step to generate a subtracted image signal; and detecting movement of said moving object in an image area within said field of view, based on the subtracted image signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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