Method and apparatus for tracking object

An apparatus for tracking an object, the apparatus comprising:

• an image input unit configured to input images sequentially;
• a first tracking template position determination unit configured to determine a first position of the object in the input image, by using a first tracking template formed based on a first feature set;
• a second tracking template position determination unit configured to determine a second position of the object in the input image, by using a second tracking template formed based on a second feature set, the first feature set being different from the second feature set, and the first feature set and the second feature set including one or more features;
• an object final position determination unit configured to determine a final position of the object in the input image, based on the first position and the second position;
• a first tracking template update unit configured to update the first tracking template for each of a predetermined number of frames;
• and
• a second tracking template update unit configured to update the second tracking template based on a predetermined rule,
• wherein the second tracking template and the first tracking template are independently updated, and the update frequency of the second tracking template is lower than the update frequency of the first tracking template.