Monitoring an environment
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1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring an environment, comprising the steps of:
- capturing image data depicting said environment to produced captured image data;
creating a background model of an environment;
analysing said captured image data with reference to said background model to identify a moving foreground object;
tracking the movement of said moving foreground object; and
generating graphical output data that provides a representation of the path of said moving foreground object superimposed upon said background model.
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Abstract
An environment is monitored by capturing image data depicting the environment and analysing the image data to identify moving foreground objects. Upon identifying an object, the movement of said object is tracked, and graphical output data is generated providing a representation of the movement superimposed upon a representation of said environment.
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1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring an environment, comprising the steps of:
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capturing image data depicting said environment to produced captured image data; creating a background model of an environment; analysing said captured image data with reference to said background model to identify a moving foreground object; tracking the movement of said moving foreground object; and generating graphical output data that provides a representation of the path of said moving foreground object superimposed upon said background model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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