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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Eric Cohen-solal, Ossining, NY (US);
Miroslav Trajkovic, Ossining, NY (US);
Damian M Lyons, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Eric Cohen-Solal, Ossining, NY (US);
Miroslav Trajkovic, Ossining, NY (US);
Damian M Lyons, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method for reacquiring a target in an automated video tracking system is provided. The method includes the steps of: selecting a desired target to be tracked; switching the automated video tracking system to an automatic mode to initiate a tracking sequence to automatically track the selected desired target; switching the automated video tracking system from an automatic mode to a manual mode if the automated video tracking system encounters a period of difficulty in tracking the desired target; reacquiring the desired target in manual mode; and switching the automated video tracking system to the automatic mode for automatic tracking of the reacquired desired target without initiating a new tracking sequence. An apparatus and automated video tracking system for carrying out the methods of the present invention are also provided.