System, method and article of manufacture for tracking a head of a camera-generated image of a person
DCFirst Claim
1. A method performed by a computer for processing images to identify a head portion of a subject in the images comprising:
- obtaining images of a subject;
generating, by the computer, a first confidence value representing a confidence that a first process has identified a location of a head portion of the subject in the images;
generating, by the computer, a second confidence value representing a confidence that a second, different process has identified the location of the head portion of the subject in the images; and
identifying, by the computer, the location of the head portion of the subject in the images based at least in part on the first confidence value and the second confidence value.
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Abstract
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for tracking a head portion of a person image in video images. Upon receiving video images, a first head tracking operation is executed for generating a first confidence value. Such first confidence value is representative of a confidence that a head portion of a person image in the video images is correctly located. Also executed is a second head tracking operation for generating a second confidence value representative of a confidence that the head portion of the person image in the video images is correctly located. The first confidence value and the second confidence value are then outputted. Subsequently, the depiction of the head portion of the person image in the video images is based on the first confidence value and the second confidence value.
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32 Claims
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1. A method performed by a computer for processing images to identify a head portion of a subject in the images comprising:
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obtaining images of a subject; generating, by the computer, a first confidence value representing a confidence that a first process has identified a location of a head portion of the subject in the images; generating, by the computer, a second confidence value representing a confidence that a second, different process has identified the location of the head portion of the subject in the images; and identifying, by the computer, the location of the head portion of the subject in the images based at least in part on the first confidence value and the second confidence value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for processing images to identify a head portion of a subject in the images comprising:
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an interface configured to obtain images of a subject; and a processor configured to identify a head portion of the subject in the images based at least in part on a first confidence value produced by a first process that analyzes the images to identify a location of the head portion of the subject in the images and a second confidence value produced by a second, different process that analyzes the images to identify the location of the head portion of the subject in the images. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to process images to identify a head portion of a subject in the images by:
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obtaining images of a subject; generating a first confidence value representing a confidence that a first process has identified a location of a head portion of the subject in the images; generating a second confidence value representing a confidence that a second, different process has identified the location of the head portion of the subject in the images; and identifying the location of the head portion of the subject in the images based at least in part on the first confidence value and the second confidence value. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for processing images to identify a head portion of a subject in the images comprising:
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means for obtaining images of a subject; and means for identifying a head portion of the subject in the images based at least in part on a first confidence value produced by a first process that analyzes the images to identify a location of the head portion of the subject in the images and a second confidence value produced by a second, different process that analyzes the images to identify the location of the head portion of the subject in the images.
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