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Systems and methods for detecting and classifying objects in video captured using mobile devices

  • US 8,885,229 B1
  • Filed: 05/02/2014
  • Issued: 11/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • invoking an image capture interface via a mobile device, the capture interface comprising a viewfinder represented on a display of the mobile device;

    analyzing a plurality of frames of video data captured via the capture interface, wherein the analyzing comprises determining;

    whether an object exhibiting one or more defining characteristics is depicted within the viewfinder; and

    whether the object depicted within the viewfinder satisfies one or more predetermined quality control criteria; and

    in response to determining a frame fails one or more of the predetermined quality control criteria, displaying an indication of the failure on the mobile device display; and

    in response to determining the object depicted within the viewfinder satisfies the one or more predetermined quality control criteria, one or more of;

    displaying an indication that the object depicted in the viewfinder exhibits the one or more defining characteristics;

    automatically capturing an image of the object, wherein the image is characterized by a resolution higher than a resolution of the video data; and

    automatically storing to a memory one or more of the frames in which the object satisfying the predetermined quality control criteria is depicted in the viewfinder.

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