System and method for tracking objects by fusing results of multiple sensing modalities
First Claim
1. A method for tracking objects comprising:
- dynamically observing data with a plurality of modalities that sense characteristic results of the objects;
selectively combining the results of the plural modalities;
detecting changes in expected reliabilities of the plural modalities influenced by the observations; and
producing synthesized assessments of a probability distribution over a ground truth represented by an unknown state of the objects and desired inferences.
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Abstract
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for efficiently and efficiently performing automated vision tracking, such as tracking human head movement and facial movement. The system and method of the present invention fuses results of multiple sensing modalities to achieve robust digital vision tracking The system and method effectively fuses together the results of multiple vision processing modalities for performing tracking tasks in order to achieve robust vision tracking. The approach integrates reports from several distinct vision processing procedures in a probabilistically coherent manner by performing inferences about the location and/or motion of objects that considers both the individual reports about targets provided by visual processing modalities, as well as inferences about the context-sensitive accuracies of the reports. The context-sensitive accuracies are inferred by observing evidence with relevance to the reliabilities of the different methods.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for tracking objects comprising:
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dynamically observing data with a plurality of modalities that sense characteristic results of the objects;
selectively combining the results of the plural modalities;
detecting changes in expected reliabilities of the plural modalities influenced by the observations; and
producing synthesized assessments of a probability distribution over a ground truth represented by an unknown state of the objects and desired inferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tracking device for tracking objects comprising:
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a processor receiving original data associated with the objects and processing the data with a plurality of modalities to produce plural estimates and reliability indicators; and
a sensor fusion processor receiving the estimates and reliability indicators to selectively combine the estimates and produce synthesized assessments of the data influenced by the reliability indicators. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for tracking objects, comprising:
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a modality component capable of processing original data associated with the objects with a plurality of modalities to produce plural estimates and reliability indicators; and
a sensor fusion component capable of selectively combining the estimates and using the reliability indicators to produce synthesized assessments of the data influenced by the reliability indicators. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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