Object detection and image cropping using a multi-detector approach

A computer program product for detecting objects within digital video data, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions configured to cause a computer to perform a method comprising:

• defining, using the computer, an analysis profile comprising an initial number of analysis cycles dedicated to each of a plurality of detectors, each detector being independently configured to detect objects according to a unique set of analysis parameters and/or a unique detector algorithm;
• receiving, by the computer, a plurality of frames of digital video data, the digital video data depicting at least one object;
• analyzing, using the computer, the plurality of frames of digital video data using some or all of the plurality of detectors and in accordance with the analysis profile, wherein analyzing the plurality of frames produces an analysis result for each used one of the plurality of detectors;
• and
• updating, using the computer, the analysis profile by adjusting the number of analysis cycles dedicated to at least one of the plurality of detectors based on the analysis results.

A system for detecting objects within digital video data, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• logic in and/or executable by the processor to cause the processor, upon execution thereof, to perform a method comprising:
• defining, using the processor, an analysis profile comprising an initial number of analysis cycles dedicated to each of a plurality of detectors, each detector being independently configured to detect objects according to a unique set of analysis parameters and/or a unique detector algorithm;
• receiving a plurality of frames of digital video data, the digital video data depicting at least one object;
• analyzing, using the processor, the plurality of frames of digital video data using some or all of the plurality of detectors and in accordance with the analysis profile, wherein analyzing the plurality of frames produces an analysis result for each used one of the plurality of detectors;
• and
• updating, using the processor, the analysis profile by adjusting the number of analysis cycles dedicated to at least one of the plurality of detectors based on the analysis results.