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US 2009/0213222 A1Published application
System for tracking a moving object, by using particle filtering
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsKenji BABA, Takaaki Enohara, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Yusuke Takahashi
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Abstract
In a tracking system for tracking a moving object by using a particle filter, the particle filter is configured to arrange particles initially, in a standby state, in a given background region provided in the screen of a camera and to rearrange the particles with respect to the moving object in accordance with a change in likelihood that the object has with respect to the particles.
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A system for tracking a moving object, by using particle filtering, the system comprising:
- a camera configured to photograph the object;
- an initial arrangement module configured to arrange particles, in a standby-state, in a background included in an image photographed by the camera;
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- a rearrangement module configured to rearrange the particles with respect to the object included in the image, in accordance with a change in likelihood of the particles arranged in the standby state.
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