Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sangmin Yoon

Hyoungki Lee

Changkyu Choi

Youngjin Hong

A person tracking method and apparatus using a robot. The person tracking method includes: detecting a person in a first window of a current input image using a skin color of the person; and setting a plurality of second windows in a next input image, correlating the first window and the second windows and tracking the detected person in the next input image using the correlated results.

Person tracking method and apparatus using robot

A human tracking apparatus and a human tracking method, a storing medium storing a program for executing the method, and a mobile electronic system including the apparatus. The human tracking apparatus includes: an upper body location detection module detecting at least one piece of upper body location for a human; a leg location detection module detecting at least one piece of leg location for a human; a tracking object selection module selecting a tracking object based on the at least one piece of upper body location and the at least one piece of leg location; a tracking speed and orientation calculator calculating tracking speed and orientation of the mobile electronic system for tracking the tracking object selected by the tracking object selection module; a module operating the mobile electronic system; and a motor controller controlling the motor based on the calculated tracking speed and orientation.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Sangmin Yoon