Method and apparatus for detecting an approaching object within a monitoring zone
First Claim
1. A method for detecting approaching of a target object into a monitoring zone in which the target object is scheduled to enter, comprising the steps of:
- continuously taking a picture of the monitoring zone to provide continuous moving picture data of the monitoring zone;
initially setting a plurality of monitoring areas along a track of the target object in an image of the monitoring zone and extracting image data from the monitoring areas from the moving picture data;
processing the image data of the monitoring areas for each monitoring area and detecting an image variation of each monitoring area; and
deciding that of the target object is approaching into the monitoring zone in accordance with a detection sequence of monitoring areas where an image variation is detected.
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Abstract
A method and system for detecting the approaching of a target object into a monitoring zone wherein the target object is scheduled to enter the zone is provided. The method includes providing motion image data continuously taken as an image from the monitoring zone, initially setting a plurality of monitoring areas in an image plane of the monitoring zone on a track along which the target object moves, extracting the image data of these monitoring areas from the motion image data, detecting an image variation of the respective monitoring areas through the processing of the image data of the monitoring areas for each monitoring area and deciding, based on the detection sequence of the monitoring areas corresponding to a detected image variation, whether of not the target object approaches into the monitoring zone.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for detecting approaching of a target object into a monitoring zone in which the target object is scheduled to enter, comprising the steps of:
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continuously taking a picture of the monitoring zone to provide continuous moving picture data of the monitoring zone; initially setting a plurality of monitoring areas along a track of the target object in an image of the monitoring zone and extracting image data from the monitoring areas from the moving picture data; processing the image data of the monitoring areas for each monitoring area and detecting an image variation of each monitoring area; and deciding that of the target object is approaching into the monitoring zone in accordance with a detection sequence of monitoring areas where an image variation is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for detecting approaching of a target object into a monitoring zone in which the target object is scheduled to enter, comprising:
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image inputting means for taking a picture of the monitoring zone to provide moving picture data continuously; monitoring area controlling means for managing, based on coordinate information of a monitoring display for the monitoring zone, a plurality of monitoring areas in the monitoring zone on a track along which the target object moves; means for extracting, from the moving picture data, image data of the plurality of monitoring areas managed by the monitoring area controlling means; image variation detecting means for processing the image data of the monitoring areas for each monitoring area and for detecting an image variation of each of the monitoring areas; and deciding means for deciding whether or not the target object approaches into the monitoring zone on a basis of a sequence of monitoring areas where an image variation is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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