Method, an apparatus and a computer program for data processing
First Claim
1. A method of data processing for estimating a position of a target object in an acquired image from a position of a reference object corresponding to the target object in a reference image, said method comprising:
- learning the position of the reference object in the reference image and relation between the position of the reference object and a set of reference landmarks in the reference image using a processor;
storing the learned relation between the position of the reference object and the set of reference landmarks in a storage unit;
receiving the acquired image;
accessing the previously stored relation between the position of the reference object and the set of the reference landmarks;
identifying a set of landmarks in the acquired image corresponding to the set of the reference landmarks in the reference image; and
applying the accessed relation between the position of the reference object and the set of the reference landmarks to the set of landmarks in the acquired image for estimating the position of the target object in the acquired image using the processor.
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Abstract
A method of data processing is provided for estimating a position of an object in an image from a position of a reference object in a reference image. The method includes learning the position of the reference object in the reference image and its relation to a set of reference landmarks in the reference image, accessing the image, accessing the relation between the position of the reference object and the set of the reference landmarks, identifying a set of landmarks in the image corresponding to the set of the reference landmarks, and applying the relation to the set of landmarks in the image for estimating the position of the object in the image.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of data processing for estimating a position of a target object in an acquired image from a position of a reference object corresponding to the target object in a reference image, said method comprising:
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learning the position of the reference object in the reference image and relation between the position of the reference object and a set of reference landmarks in the reference image using a processor; storing the learned relation between the position of the reference object and the set of reference landmarks in a storage unit; receiving the acquired image; accessing the previously stored relation between the position of the reference object and the set of the reference landmarks; identifying a set of landmarks in the acquired image corresponding to the set of the reference landmarks in the reference image; and applying the accessed relation between the position of the reference object and the set of the reference landmarks to the set of landmarks in the acquired image for estimating the position of the target object in the acquired image using the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for data processing arranged to estimate a position of a target object in an input image from a position of a reference object corresponding to the target object in a reference image, said apparatus comprising:
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a computing means for learning the position of the reference object in the reference image and relation between the position of the reference object and a set of reference landmarks in the reference image; an input for receiving the input image; and a processor for accessing the relation between the position of the reference object and the set of reference landmarks, identifying a set of landmarks in the input image corresponding to the set of reference landmarks in the reference image, and applying the accessed relation to the set of landmarks in the input image for estimating the position of the target object in the input image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable by a processor, for data processing wherein a position of a target object in an input image is estimated from a position of a reference object corresponding to the target object in a reference image, said computer readable medium comprising:
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learning code for learning the position of the reference object in the reference image and relation between the position of the reference object and a set of reference landmarks in the reference image; image accessing code for accessing the input image; relation accessing code for accessing the learned relation between the position of the reference object and the set of reference landmarks; identifying code for identifying a set of landmarks in the input image corresponding to the set of reference landmarks; and applying code for applying the accessed relation between the position of the reference object and the set of the reference landmarks to the set of landmarks in the input image for estimating the position of the target object in the input image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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