Method and apparatus for automatic object identification
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1. A method for identifying objects in an image comprising:
- receiving an image with a first resolution, the image representing a scene including objects;
transforming, by a computer, the image at the first resolution to an image at a second resolution, the first resolution being higher than the second resolution;
processing, by the computer, the image at the second resolution to identify an object, from among the objects included in the received image, in the image at the second resolution;
selecting a detection algorithm from among plural detection algorithms based on a condition associated with the object identified at the second resolution; and
processing, by the computer, the image at the first resolution using the object identified at the second resolution to identify another object, from among the objects included in the received image, in the image at the first resolution according to the selected detection algorithm.
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Abstract
A method and system for processing image data to identify objects in an image. The method and system operate using various resolutions of the image to identify the objects. Information obtained while processing the image at one resolution is employed when processing the image at another resolution. The method and system identify objects in the image based on the information obtained at the various resolutions of the image.
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1. A method for identifying objects in an image comprising:
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receiving an image with a first resolution, the image representing a scene including objects; transforming, by a computer, the image at the first resolution to an image at a second resolution, the first resolution being higher than the second resolution; processing, by the computer, the image at the second resolution to identify an object, from among the objects included in the received image, in the image at the second resolution; selecting a detection algorithm from among plural detection algorithms based on a condition associated with the object identified at the second resolution; and processing, by the computer, the image at the first resolution using the object identified at the second resolution to identify another object, from among the objects included in the received image, in the image at the first resolution according to the selected detection algorithm. - 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 recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon that causes a computer to identify objects in an image, the program causing the computer to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an image with a first resolution, the image representing a scene including objects; transforming the image at the first resolution to an image at a second resolution, the first resolution being higher than the second resolution; processing the image at a second resolution to identify an object, from among the objects included in the received image, in the image at the second resolution; selecting a detection algorithm from among plural detection algorithms based on a condition associated with the object identified at the second resolution; and processing the image at the first resolution using the object identified at the second resolution to identify another object, from among the objects included in the received image, in the image at the first resolution according to the selected detection algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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