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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Miroslav Trajkovic, Ossining, NY (US);
Damian M Lyons, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Eric Cohen-Solal, Ossining, NY (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ; H04N 9/47 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ; H04N 9/47 ;
Abstract
A method for selecting a target in an automated video tracking system. The method including the steps of: displaying video image data of a scene having a target to be tracked; freezing the video image data to display a frame thereof; and selecting a desired target in the frame of the video image data. Also provided is an apparatus for selecting a target in an automated video tracking system and an automated video tracking system employing such methods and apparatus.