Image capturing device and method with object tracking
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1. An image capturing device, comprising:
- a storage system operable to store a path table, the path table storing an identifier (ID) of each of image capturing devices in a monitored area, and identifiers of adjacent image capturing devices of each of the image capturing devices;
an image obtaining module operable to obtain an image of a monitored area;
an object detection module operable to detect a specific object in the obtained image;
a dynamic tracking module operable to determine adjacent image capturing devices in the monitored area according to the path table upon the condition that the specific object is detected, and to adjust a detection sensitivity of each of the adjacent image capturing devices according to a sensitivity mode of the image capturing device; and
at least one processor to execute the image obtaining module, the object detection module, and the dynamic tracking module.
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Abstract
A method for dynamically tracking a specific object in a monitored area obtains an image of the monitored area by one of a plurality of image capturing devices in the monitored area, and detects the specific object in the obtained image. The method further determines adjacent image capturing devices in the monitored area according to the path table upon the condition that the specific object is detected, and adjusts a detection sensitivity of each of the adjacent image capturing devices.
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17 Claims
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1. An image capturing device, comprising:
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a storage system operable to store a path table, the path table storing an identifier (ID) of each of image capturing devices in a monitored area, and identifiers of adjacent image capturing devices of each of the image capturing devices; an image obtaining module operable to obtain an image of a monitored area; an object detection module operable to detect a specific object in the obtained image; a dynamic tracking module operable to determine adjacent image capturing devices in the monitored area according to the path table upon the condition that the specific object is detected, and to adjust a detection sensitivity of each of the adjacent image capturing devices according to a sensitivity mode of the image capturing device; and at least one processor to execute the image obtaining module, the object detection module, and the dynamic tracking module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for dynamically tracking a specific object in a monitored area, comprising:
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setting a path table, the path table storing an identifier (ID) of each of image capturing devices in the monitored area, and identifiers of adjacent image capturing devices of each of the image capturing devices; obtaining an image of the monitored area by one of a plurality of image capturing devices in the monitored area; detecting the specific object in the obtained image; determining adjacent image capturing devices in the monitored area according to the path table upon the condition that the specific object is detected, and adjusting a detection sensitivity of each of the adjacent image capturing devices according to a sensitivity mode of the one of the plurality of image capturing devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of an image capturing device, causes the processor to perform a method for dynamically tracking a specific object in a monitored area, the method comprising:
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setting a path table, the path table storing an identifier (ID) of each of image capturing devices in the monitored area, and identifiers of adjacent image capturing devices of each of the image capturing devices; obtaining an image of the monitored area by one of a plurality of image capturing devices in the monitored area; detecting the specific object in the obtained image; determining adjacent image capturing devices in the monitored area according to the path table upon the condition that the specific object is detected, and adjusting a detection sensitivity of each of the adjacent image capturing devices according to a sensitivity mode of the one of the plurality of image capturing devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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