Method and apparatus for tracking multiple objects in a video sequence
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1. A method for tracking multiple objects in a video sequence comprising:
- selecting an initial configuration comprising a plurality of objects, where the initial configuration represents an initial relationship among the objects in said plurality of objects;
predicting a current configuration, where the current configuration represents a current relationship among the objects in said plurality of objects; and
computing a likelihood for the current configuration.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for tracking multiple objects in a video sequence. The method defines a group of objects as a configuration, selects a configuration for a current video frame, predicts a configuration using a two-level process and computes the likelihood of the configuration. Using this method in an iterative manner on a sequence of frames, tracks the object group through the sequence.
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1. A method for tracking multiple objects in a video sequence comprising:
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selecting an initial configuration comprising a plurality of objects, where the initial configuration represents an initial relationship among the objects in said plurality of objects;
predicting a current configuration, where the current configuration represents a current relationship among the objects in said plurality of objects; and
computing a likelihood for the current configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of producing probability distributions of states for multiple objects in a video sequence comprising:
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performing hierarchical sampling of at least one frame of video in said video sequence, wherein said sampling is performed in an object configuration and individual object states, said objected configuration representing a relationship among plurality of object within a scene; and
repeating said sampling for each frame of video in said video sequence to track objects within the video sequence.
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10. A computer readable medium containing a program that when executed by a processor, causes an image processing system to perform a method comprising:
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selecting an initial configuration comprising a plurality of objects, where the initial objects;
predicting a current configuration, where the current configuration represents a current relationship among the objects in said plurality of object; and
computing a likelihood for the current configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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