Event monitoring with object detection systems
AssigneeMotionloft, Inc.
InventorsMark Cuban, Joyce Reitman, Paul McAlpine
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Abstract
An object detection device including at least one image capture element can capture image data in a field of view and detect types of objects located in that region. Information such as a direction of travel or speed of the object may be used to determine a relative position of the object of interest, for example relative to the object detection device or a target object. The data from multiple devices for a region can be aggregated such that objects can be tracked as they move though the region. Information about the relative position of the object of interest can be used to trigger alerts to users in the area.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an object detection device comprising a camera to capture image data located within a field of view;
- a microprocessor for controlling an operational state of the object detection device;
- memory including instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the object detection device to:
- receive image data captured within a field of view of the camera;
- extract at least one object of interest from the image data;
- determine a relative position of the at least one object of interest with reference to a vehicle;
- and
- transmit the relative position of the at least one object of interest to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle determines whether to undergo action or inaction based on the relative position of the at least one object of interest.
A method, comprising:
- receiving image data captured by a camera of an object detection device;
- identifying at least one object of interest in the image data onboard the object detection device;
- determining a relative position of the at least one object of interest with reference to the object detection device;
- and
- transmitting the relative position of the at least one object of interest to a target object when a data size associated with the relative position is less than a threshold amount and when the at least one object of interest is within a threshold distance of the target object.
A system, comprising:
- an object detection device comprising a camera to capture image data located within a field of view;
- a microprocessor for controlling an operational state of the object detection device;
- memory including instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the object detection device to:
- obtain image data captured by the camera, the image data representing an area located within a field of view of the camera;
- identify an object of interest represented in the image data;
- determine an object type and a physical location for the object of interest;
- create a data packet comprising data corresponding to the object type, the physical location, and one or more properties of the object of interest, the data packet having a smaller size than the image data;
- delete the image data;
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- transmit the data packet to a target device, the target device determining whether to take an action based on the data packet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.