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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Takayoshi Yamashita, Kyoto, JP;
Takayoshi Yamashita, Kyoto, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An object tracking apparatus that tracks an object in a time-series image including a plurality of frames has a positional relationship determining unit that determines a positional relationship between the object and an analog having a feature similar to that of the object in an earlier frame of a current frame, an object position specifying unit that specifies a position of the object in the current frame, and an analog position specifying unit that specifies a position of the analog in the current frame when the analog exists in a surrounding region that is of a predetermined region around the object. The object position specifying unit predicts the position of the object in the current frame to specify the position of the object based on the position of the object and a motional state of the object in an earlier frame when the positional relationship is in a first state.