Object representation via state diagrams for object detection and tracking

A method for object detection and tracking, comprising:

• obtaining a first frame, associated with a first time point, the first frame comprising a plurality of points corresponding to one or more first objects in a scene at the first time point;
• obtaining a final state diagram comprising a respective final time series sequence of predicted object states, for each second object of one or more second objects, associated with a first plurality of time points prior to the first time point or after the first time point;
• and
• processing the first frame and the final state diagram to detect the one or more first objects in the scene at the first time point.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining a first frame, associated with a first time point, the first frame comprising a plurality of points corresponding to one or more first objects in a scene at the first time point;
• obtaining a final state diagram comprising a respective final time series sequence of predicted object states, for each second object of one or more second objects, associated with a first plurality of time points prior to the first time point or after the first time point;
• and
• processing the first frame and the final state diagram to detect the one or more first objects in the scene at the first time point.