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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2003
Zeev Smilansky, 76850 D.N. Emek Soreq, IL;
Zeev Smilansky, 76850 D.N. Emek Soreq, IL;
Other;
Abstract
A miniature autonomous apparatus for performing scene interpretation, comprising: image acquisition means, image processing means, memory means and communication means, the processing means comprising means for determining an initial parametric representation of the scene; means for updating the parametric representation according to predefined criteria; means for analyzing the image, comprising means for determining, for each pixel of the image, whether it is a hot pixel, according to predefined criteria; means for defining at least one target from the hot pixels; means for measuring predefined parameters for at least one target; and means for determining, for at least one target whether said target is of interest, according to application-specific criteria, and wherein said communication means are adapted to output the results of said analysis.