System for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery
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1. A system for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery, the system comprising:
- a processor;
a memory, the memory including executable instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations of;
receiving a series of consecutive frames representing a scene as captured from N sensors, the frames having at least a current frame and a previous frame;
generating a surprise map based on features found in the current frame and the previous frame, the surprise map having a plurality of values corresponding to spatial locations within the scene; and
determining a surprise in the scene based on a value in the surprise map exceeding a predetermined thresholdwherein the processor uses a number B, less than N, of the N sensors to capture the series of consecutive frames, such that the B sensors are active during a burst period and are deactivated during a wait period during which at least one of the remaining sensors is active, andwherein the processor determines, for the B sensors, whether to store over the wait period at least one of a prior map and the previous frame.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery. The system is configured to receive a series of consecutive frames representing a scene as captured from N sensors. The frames include at least a current frame and a previous frame. A surprise map can be generated based on features found in the current frame and the previous frame. The surprise map having a plurality of values corresponding to spatial locations within the scene. Based on the values, a surprise in the scene can be identified if a value in the surprise map exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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1. A system for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery, the system comprising:
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a processor; a memory, the memory including executable instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations of; receiving a series of consecutive frames representing a scene as captured from N sensors, the frames having at least a current frame and a previous frame; generating a surprise map based on features found in the current frame and the previous frame, the surprise map having a plurality of values corresponding to spatial locations within the scene; and determining a surprise in the scene based on a value in the surprise map exceeding a predetermined threshold wherein the processor uses a number B, less than N, of the N sensors to capture the series of consecutive frames, such that the B sensors are active during a burst period and are deactivated during a wait period during which at least one of the remaining sensors is active, and wherein the processor determines, for the B sensors, whether to store over the wait period at least one of a prior map and the previous frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery, the computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by a computer having a processor for causing the processor to perform operations of:
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receiving a series of consecutive frames representing a scene as captured from N sensors, the frames having at least a current frame and a previous frame; generating a surprise map based on features found in the current frame and the previous frame, the surprise map having a plurality of values corresponding to spatial locations within the scene; and determining a surprise in the scene based on a value in the surprise map exceeding a predetermined threshold wherein the processor uses a number B, less than N, of the N sensors to capture the series of consecutive frames, such that the B sensors are active during a burst period and are deactivated during a wait period during which at least one of the remaining sensors is active, and wherein the processor determines, for the B sensors, whether to store over the wait period at least one of a prior map and the previous frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for identifying regions of interest in visual imagery, the method comprising an act of:
causing a processor to execute instructions encoded on a memory, such that upon execution, the processor performs operations of; receiving a series of consecutive frames representing a scene as captured from N sensors, the frames having at least a current frame and a previous frame; generating a surprise map based on features found in the current frame and the previous frame, the surprise map having a plurality of values corresponding to spatial locations within the scene; and determining a surprise in the scene based on a value in the surprise map exceeding a predetermined threshold wherein the processor uses a number B, less than N, of the N sensors to capture the series of consecutive frames, such that the B sensors are active during a burst period and are deactivated during a wait period during which at least one of the remaining sensors is active, and wherein the processor determines, for the B sensors, whether to store over the wait period at least one of a prior map and the previous frame. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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