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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Sumio Yokomitsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kondo, Kyoto, JP;
Shoichi Araki, Kanagawa, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a situation and abnormality determining apparatus, method, and program capable of easily determining the situation of a monitoring place and the degree of congestion. In addition, the invention provides a congestion estimating apparatus capable of easily and accurately estimating the degree of congestion of persons using an image. A situation determining apparatus for analyzing captured moving images or a plurality of captured still images to determine a movement situation and/or a degree of congestion of persons includes: a local image change ratio calculating unit that calculates a time change ratio of a brightness value in a local area of the captured images; and a situation determining unit that analyzes a histogram of the time change ratios of a plurality of local areas calculated by the local image change ratio calculating unit and determines the movement situation of the persons and/or the degree of congestion of the persons.