Video demultiplexing based on meaningful modes extraction
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1. A method, using a computer, of grouping video images, the video images being from a plurality of source cameras providing images of locations, the method comprising:
- calculating values of a plurality of video image features for a plurality of video images;
determining meaningful concentrations of the values; and
grouping video images having common values of features in the concentrations so as to group the video images by source camera.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for grouping video frames. The video frames may be from a multiplexed stream of video frames from a plurality of video sources. In some embodiments video frames are grouped by determining if the video frames share meaningful modes for values representative of features of the video frames.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, using a computer, of grouping video images, the video images being from a plurality of source cameras providing images of locations, the method comprising:
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calculating values of a plurality of video image features for a plurality of video images; determining meaningful concentrations of the values; and grouping video images having common values of features in the concentrations so as to group the video images by source camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, using a computer, of assigning video images to sub-sets, the video images being from a plurality of cameras, comprising:
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receiving M video images; selecting n features characterizing at least part of video images of the M video images; determining a value of a first feature of the n features for each of the M video images; determining meaningful modes for the values; and assigning video images of the M video images having values in the same meaningful modes to the same sub-sets so that each sub-set includes images from less than all of the plurality of cameras. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, using a computer, of demultiplexing a multiplexed video stream having video frames provided by a plurality of video sources producing location images, the method comprising:
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iteratively; receiving a video frame; computing a plurality of video image feature values for the video frame; comparing the plurality of video image feature values for the video frame with a plurality of video image feature values of a plurality of reference video frames; assigning the video frame to a set corresponding to a specific reference video frame of the plurality of reference video frames if differences between the plurality of video image feature values of the video frame and the plurality of video image feature values of the specific reference video frame are within a meaningful mode about zero, thereby indicating that the video frame and the specific reference video frame derive from the same video source of the plurality of video sources; and identifying the video frame as a reference video frame from among the video frames provided by the plurality of video sources if differences between the plurality of video image feature values of the video frame and the plurality of video image feature values of the plurality of reference video frames are not within a meaningful mode about zero. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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