Method and apparatus for autonomous object tracking
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1. A method for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal comprising a plurality of image frames, the method comprising:
- using a processor to perform steps comprising;
stabilizing the video signal by processing only selected portions of selected frames from among the plurality of image frames to produce a stabilized video signal, wherein said selected portions of said selected frames cover less than a total area of said selected frames and have highest texture values with said selected frames;
detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal; and
computing a location of the at least one movement.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for autonomous object tracking. In one embodiment, a method for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal made up of a plurality of image frames includes stabilizing the video signal by processing selected portions of selected image frames, detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal, and computing a location of the detected movement(s).
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1. A method for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal comprising a plurality of image frames, the method comprising:
using a processor to perform steps comprising; stabilizing the video signal by processing only selected portions of selected frames from among the plurality of image frames to produce a stabilized video signal, wherein said selected portions of said selected frames cover less than a total area of said selected frames and have highest texture values with said selected frames; detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal; and computing a location of the at least one movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium containing an executable program for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal comprising a plurality of image frames, where the program performs the steps of:
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stabilizing the video signal by processing only selected portions of selected frames from among the plurality of image frames to produce a stabilized video signal, wherein said selected portions of said selected frames cover less than a total area of said selected frames and have highest texture values with said selected frames; detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal; and computing a location of the at least one movement. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for tracking a moving object across at least a portion of a video signal comprising a plurality of image frames, comprising:
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means for stabilizing the video signal by processing only selected portions of selected frames from among the plurality of image frames to produce a stabilized video signal, wherein said selected portions of said selected frames cover less than a total area of said selected frames and have highest texture values with said selected frames; means for detecting at least one movement in the stabilized video signal; and means for computing a location of the at least one movement.
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