WO1997006631A3 - Apparatus and method for object tracking - Google Patents

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WO1997006631A3
WO1997006631A3 PCT/IL1996/000070 IL9600070W WO9706631A3 WO 1997006631 A3 WO1997006631 A3 WO 1997006631A3 IL 9600070 W IL9600070 W IL 9600070W WO 9706631 A3 WO9706631 A3 WO 9706631A3
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event
object tracking
border
during
representation
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Ehud Spiegel
Yosef Pastor
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Ehud Spiegel
Yosef Pastor
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Priority to EP96925063A priority Critical patent/EP0880852A2/en
Priority to JP9508279A priority patent/JPH11510351A/en
Priority to AU65303/96A priority patent/AU6530396A/en
Publication of WO1997006631A2 publication Critical patent/WO1997006631A2/en
Publication of WO1997006631A3 publication Critical patent/WO1997006631A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/785—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system
    • G01S3/786—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system the desired condition being maintained automatically
    • G01S3/7864—T.V. type tracking systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/20—Analysis of motion
    • G06T7/246—Analysis of motion using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/20—Image preprocessing
    • G06V10/24—Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image

Abstract

A tracking method including receiving a representation of an event including at least one dynamic object (10) having a border (70) and having at least one edge portion which is absent during at least a portion of the event, and providing an ongoing indication of the location of the border of the object (70) during the event.
PCT/IL1996/000070 1995-08-04 1996-08-02 Apparatus and method for object tracking WO1997006631A2 (en)

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EP96925063A EP0880852A2 (en) 1995-08-04 1996-08-02 Apparatus and method for object tracking
JP9508279A JPH11510351A (en) 1995-08-04 1996-08-02 Apparatus and method for object tracking
AU65303/96A AU6530396A (en) 1995-08-04 1996-08-02 Apparatus and method for object tracking

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IL11483995A IL114839A0 (en) 1995-08-04 1995-08-04 Apparatus and method for object tracking
IL114839 1995-08-04

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JP (1) JPH11510351A (en)
AU (1) AU6530396A (en)
CA (1) CA2228619A1 (en)
IL (1) IL114839A0 (en)
WO (1) WO1997006631A2 (en)

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CA2228619A1 (en) 1997-02-20
AU6530396A (en) 1997-03-05
WO1997006631A2 (en) 1997-02-20
IL114839A0 (en) 1997-02-18
EP0880852A2 (en) 1998-12-02
JPH11510351A (en) 1999-09-07

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