System and method for ghost removal in video footage using object bounding boxes

A computer program product for ghost removal in video footage, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions encoded thereon, such that upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors, the one or more processors perform operations of:
• generating a background subtraction map;
• generating an original bounding box that surrounds a detected foreground object through background subtraction;
• generating a detected foreground map, the detected foreground map having at least two detected foreground (DF) bounding boxes of detected foregrounds obtained by a difference of two consecutive frames in video footage;
• and
• trimming the original bounding box into a trimmed box, the trimmed box being a smallest box that contains the at least two DF bounding boxes, wherein the trimmed box is ghost free and designated as containing a real-world object.

A method for ghost removal in video footage, the method comprising an act of:

• causing one or more processors to execute instructions encoded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such that upon execution, the one or more processors perform operations of:
• generating a background subtraction map;
• generating an original bounding box that surrounds a detected foreground object through background subtraction;
• generating a detected foreground map, the detected foreground map having at least two detected foreground (DF) bounding boxes of detected foregrounds obtained by a difference of two consecutive frames in video footage;
• and
• trimming the original bounding box into a trimmed box, the trimmed box being a smallest box that contains the at least two DF bounding boxes, wherein the trimmed box is ghost free and designated as containing a real-world object.