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7620206 Image processing device and method, and distribution medium  
To make it possible to accurately track a prescribed part a low-resolution overall image is taken in from an input image, and a medium-resolution image, whose center is the head part, is extracted...
7620202 Target orientation estimation using depth sensing  
A system for estimating orientation of a target based on real-time video data uses depth data included in the video to determine the estimated orientation. The system includes a time-of-flight...
7616780 Method and apparatus for calibrating sampling operations for an object detection process  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that detects an object in an image. During operation, the system determines a relationship between sampling parameters and a detection rate...
7613999 Navigable telepresence method and systems utilizing an array of cameras  
A telepresence system for providing first and second users with displays of an environment. The system includes an array of cameras, and the array includes multiple camera paths. A first user...
7613342 Method and device for displaying or searching for object in image and computer-readable storage medium  
A method of representing an object appearing in a still or video image, by processing signals corresponding to the image, comprises deriving a curvature scale space (CSS) representation of the...
7613325 Human detection device and human detection method  
The present invention provides a human detection device which detects a human contained in a moving picture, and includes the following: a spatiotemporal volume generation unit which generates a...
7613313 System and method for control of audio field based on position of user  
A system and method for control of an audio field based on the position of the user. In one embodiment, a system and a method for audio reproduction are provided. One or more audio signals are...
7612800 Image processing apparatus and method  
An image processing apparatus includes an image input unit that receives time-series images, and a candidate area tracking unit that extracts a line segment in a specific direction, sets an...
7609855 Method of analyzing moving objects using a vanishing point algorithm  
A process of video capture, segmentation, tracking, and mapping to obtain position and time data for motion analysis. The moving object is captured in video in a series of frames at a known frame...
7605817 Determining camera motion  
Camera motion is determined in a three-dimensional image capture system using a combination of two-dimensional image data and three-dimensional point cloud data available from a stereoscopic,...
7602941 Component fusion for face detection  
A system and method for object detection are provided where the system includes a component detection unit for detecting components in an image, a component fusion unit in signal communication with...
7602417 Image processing method, imaging apparatus, and storage medium storing control program of image processing method executable by computer  
An image processing method is provided for detecting the position of a specific subject from a moving image and combining a display of detection result indicating the detected position with the...
7599526 Imaging system and program for detecting a movement of a subject and initializing imaging devices to perform subject authentication based on the movement  
An imaging system is provided which can efficiently capture an authentication image of a subject by an imaging device provided around a position toward which the subject is moving. The imaging...
7599502 Sound control installation  
The invention concerns a sound control installation for at least one electrical unit comprising two cameras ( 4, 5 ) to take pictures of an area (A) in a space containing the electrical units;...
7595820 Determining image quality for improving object trackability  
A method and system are provided. In one embodiment, a video image is preprocessed from a video camera to separate objects to be tracked from the rest of the video image. Statistics for the tracked...
7593573 Method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle  
A method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular for detecting and representing the traffic situation in front of a driver are provided. A night vision information...
7593566 Data recognition device  
A data recognition device including: a recognizing unit that specifies, out of processing target data that changes in time series, predetermined recognition target data parts from the first to the...
7590286 Image recognition apparatus and program for recognizing the substance of an image, particularly in a motion picture environment  
A relatively inexpensive image recognition apparatus offering a high image recognition rate. An image recognition apparatus recognizes movements of players matched against each other between...
7590267 Accelerated face detection based on prior probability of a view  
A method and system for detecting faces at different views within images that allocates the computational effort based on a prior probability associated with a view is provided. A face detection...
7583815 Wide-area site-based video surveillance system  
A computer-readable medium contains software that, when read by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for wide-area site-based surveillance. The method includes receiving surveillance...
7576639 Systems and methods for detecting pedestrians in the vicinity of a powered industrial vehicle  
A system mounted on a powered industrial vehicle for detecting classifying and tracking in real time at least one obstruction in the scene around the vehicle. The vehicle is capable of moving in...
7574020 Detecting and tracking objects in images  
According to one disclosed method, coordinates in a multi-dimensional space are determined for an image point characterizing a particular object. An equation describing a model in the space is...
7574017 Statistically comparing and matching plural sets of digital data  
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for statistically comparing a first set of digital data to at least a second set of digital data and matching the first set of digital data...
7574016 Digital image processing using face detection information  
A method of processing a digital image using face detection within the image achieves one or more desired image processing parameters. A group of pixels is identified that correspond to an image of...
7558404 Detection of abnormal crowd behavior  
A system and method detects the intent and/or motivation of two or more persons or other animate objects in a video scene. In one embodiment, the system forms a blob of the two or more persons,...
7545417 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program  
An image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture temporally sequential images; a calculating unit configured to calculate weights of a plurality of luminance...
7542592 Systems and methods for face detection and recognition using infrared imaging  
Methods for image processing for detecting and recognizing an image object include detecting an image object using pose-specific object detectors, and performing fusion of the outputs from the...
7539327 System and process for bootstrap initialization of nonparametric color models  
A system and process for automatically learning a reliable color-based tracking system is presented. The tracking system is learned by using information produced by an initial object model in...
7529388 Methods for automatically tracking moving entities entering and exiting a specified region  
Techniques for tracking entities using a single overhead camera are provided. A foreground region is detected in a video frame of the single overhead camera corresponding to one or more entities....
7528881 Multiple object processing in wide-angle video camera  
A multi object processing video camera is disclosed. The video camera comprises an image scan and capture circuit capable of capturing a wide-angle field of view in high resolution and a processing...
7526106 Method of tracking images captured with a digital camera  
A method of tracking images captured by a digital camera includes inputting a profile marker to a profile information database in the digital camera, establishing a profile ratio for captured...
7522824 Photographing apparatus photographing method and computer program  
An image taking device ( 1 ), which takes an image of an object by focusing reflected light from the object on an image sensor ( 212 ), is provided with a distance measuring sensor ( 27 ) for...
7522189 Automatic stabilization control apparatus, automatic stabilization control method, and computer readable recording medium having automatic stabilization control program recorded thereon  
In an automatic stabilization control apparatus that subjects a moving image picked up by a camera to automatic stabilization control, the apparatus comprises means for designating a range of...
7516039 Mapping systems and methods  
Improved systems and methods for mapping are provided. In one embodiment, a system for mapping is provided. The system comprises a rangefinder adapted to output range measurements; an inertial...
7512251 Monitoring system and vehicle surrounding monitoring system  
A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image...
7509199 System and method for calculating instantaneous placement corrections to achieve towed implement placement on curved paths  
A global positioning system (GPS) based navigation and steering control system for ground vehicles, in particular, agricultural ground vehicles such as tractors, combines, sprayers, seeders, or the...
7505608 Methods and apparatus for adaptive foreground background analysis  
Apparatus and methods for target detection in hyperspectral images are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of detecting a target in a hyperspectral image includes spectrally unmixing the...
7499571 Video surveillance system with rule-based reasoning and multiple-hypothesis scoring  
A video surveillance system uses rule-based reasoning and multiple-hypothesis scoring to detect predefined behaviors based on movement through zone patterns. Trajectory hypothesis spawning allows...
7489804 Apparatus and method for trajectory-based identification of digital data content  
A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive an input trajectory of serially selected points of interest within a source digital image. Trajectory mismatch errors...
7489802 Miniature autonomous agents for scene interpretation  
A miniature autonomous apparatus for performing scene interpretation, comprising: image acquisition means, image processing means, memory means and communication means, the processing means...
7486815 Method and apparatus for scene learning and three-dimensional tracking using stereo video cameras  
A method and apparatus are provided for learning a model for the appearance of an object while tracking the position of the object in three dimensions. Under embodiments of the present invention,...
7486802 Adaptive template object classification system with a template generator  
A method of performing object classification within a collision warning and countermeasure system ( 10 ) of a vehicle ( 12 ) includes the generation of an object detection signal in response to the...
7483551 Method and system for improved unresolved target detection using multiple frame association  
A method and apparatus for detecting and tracking objects using infrared sensors are disclosed. The system is preferably an IRST (infrared, search and tracking) system, and it includes at least one...
7474764 Picture processing apparatus, picture processing method, picture pickup apparatus, and program  
A picture processing apparatus is disclosed which processes pictures showing subjects wearing devices each assigned identification information. The picture processing apparatus includes: an...
7474335 Method, apparatus and program storage device for image position stabilizer  
Apparatus, and associated methods, for stabilizing an image. The apparatus includes an aiming device to be aimed at a moving image, a transforming device which transforms the image into a...
7474333 Method for automatic identification and data capture  
A methodology for tracking objects includes receiving a multiplicity of objects to be tracked at a known location. Each multiplicity of objects has at least one imagable identifier affixed to it....
7474332 Synthetic aperture ladar system and method using real-time holography  
This invention uses a real-time holographic medium to record the amplitude and phase information collected from a moving platform at the aperture plane of a side-looking optical sensor over the...
7473040 High definition camera pan tilt mechanism  
In various embodiments, a High Definition (HD) camera may be controlled by one or more motors in a base of the HD camera. Cables and other components may be used to manipulate the camera lens...
7471846 Perfecting the effect of flash within an image acquisition devices using face detection  
Within a digital acquisition device with a built in flash unit, the exposure of an acquired digital image is perfected using face detection in the acquired image is provided. Groups of pixels that...
7468747 Image management system to obtain images of persons with open eyes  
A subject user is photographed in a photographing system in a theme park. At this time, photographs are taken a plurality of times at a predetermined time interval. Further, an instruction is given...