System, method and program product for camera-based discovery of social networks
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for identifying individuals and associating tracks with individuals in camera-generated images, wherein the camera-generated images are from a camera system comprising at least one face capture camera and at least one tracking camera, said computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of images of a plurality of individuals from the at least one face capture camera on a computer;
receiving a plurality of images of at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved from the at least one tracking camera on a computer;
automatically determining with the computer the at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved from the plurality of images from the at least one tracking camera;
associating with the computer the at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved with at least one of the plurality of individuals and a unique identifier; and
identifying a social network with the plurality of individuals based upon a frequency that the plurality of individuals are co-located.
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Abstract
A system, method and program product for camera-based discovery of social networks. The computer implemented method for identifying individuals and associating tracks with individuals in camera-generated images from a face capture camera(s) and a tracking camera(s), wherein the computer implemented method includes: receiving images of an individual from the face capture camera(s) on a computer; receiving images of a track(s) of an individual from the tracking camera(s) on a computer; automatically determining with the computer the track(s) from the images from the tracking camera(s); and associating with the computer the track(s) with the individual(s) and a unique identifier. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for identifying individuals and associating tracks with individuals in camera-generated images, wherein the camera-generated images are from a camera system comprising at least one face capture camera and at least one tracking camera, said computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images of a plurality of individuals from the at least one face capture camera on a computer; receiving a plurality of images of at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved from the at least one tracking camera on a computer; automatically determining with the computer the at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved from the plurality of images from the at least one tracking camera; associating with the computer the at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved with at least one of the plurality of individuals and a unique identifier; and identifying a social network with the plurality of individuals based upon a frequency that the plurality of individuals are co-located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for identifying a plurality of individuals and associating tracks with individuals comprising:
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at least one camera configured to obtain a plurality of images of the plurality of individuals; a computer configured to process the plurality of images, wherein the computer; receives a plurality of images of the plurality of individuals from the at least one camera; automatically determines at least two tracks along which the plurality of individuals moved from the plurality of images of the plurality of individuals; associates each of the at least two tracks along which the plurality of individuals moved with unique identifiers; and automatically identifies a social network based on a frequency that the plurality of individuals are co-located. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer implemented method for identifying a plurality of individuals and associating tracks with the plurality of individuals in camera-generated images, wherein the camera-generated images are from a camera system comprising at least one face capture camera and at least one tracking camera, said computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images of the plurality of individuals from the at least one camera; automatically determining at least two tracks along which the plurality of individuals moved from the plurality of images of the plurality of individuals; associating the at least two tracks along which the plurality of individuals moved with unique identifiers; and automatically identifying a social network for the plurality of individuals based upon a frequency that the plurality of individuals are co-located. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable media having computer readable instructions recorded thereon for identifying a plurality of individuals and associating tracks, with the plurality of individuals in camera-generated images, wherein the camera-generated images are from a camera system comprising at least one face capture camera and at least one tracking camera, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving a plurality of images of the plurality of individuals from the at least one face capture camera; instructions for receiving a plurality of images of at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved from the at least one tracking camera; instructions for automatically determining the at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved from the plurality of images from the at least one tracking camera; instructions for associating the at least one track along which the plurality of individuals moved with at least one of an individual and a unique identifier; and identifying a social network with the plurality of individuals based upon a frequency that the plurality of individuals are co-located.
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