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Method and apparatus for detecting moving objects in video conferencing and other applications

  • US 7,123,745 B1
  • Filed: 11/24/1999
  • Issued: 10/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for detecting an object of interest in an image processing system, the method comprising:

  • generating a difference image;

    segmenting the difference image into a plurality of regions utilizing a grouping principle for attentive perception, wherein the difference image is segmented into a plurality of regions such that each of the regions are bounded by one or more lines passing through the entire image;

    identifying one or more silhouette candidates in at least a subset of the regions; and

    detecting the object of interest based at least in part on the identified silhouettes.

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