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 embodied therewith computer readable program instructions, wherein the computer readable program instructions are configured to cause a 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;
• receiving, using the processor, a plurality of frames of digital video data, the digital video data depicting an object;
• analyzing, using the processor, the plurality of frames using the plurality of detectors and in accordance with the analysis profile, wherein analyzing the plurality of frames produces an analysis result for each of the plurality of detectors;
• determining, using the processor, a confidence score for each of the analysis results;
• 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 confidence scores.

A system for detecting objects within digital video data, the system comprising a processor and logic integrated and/or executable by the processor, wherein the logic is configured to cause the processor 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;
• receiving, using the processor, a plurality of frames of digital video data, the digital video data depicting an object;
• analyzing, using the processor, the plurality of frames using the plurality of detectors and in accordance with the analysis profile, wherein analyzing the plurality of frames produces an analysis result for each of the plurality of detectors;
• determining, using the processor, a confidence score for each of the analysis results;
• 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 confidence scores.