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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Axis Ab, Lund, SE;
Markus Skans, Staffanstorp, SE;
Anders Johannesson, Hollviken, SE;
Jiandan Chen, Lund, SE;
Joakim Baltsen, Malmo, SE;
Axis AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A method of monitoring a scene by a camera () comprises marking a part () of the scene with light having a predefined spectral content and a spatial verification pattern. An analysis image is captured of the scene by a sensor sensitive to the predefined spectral content. The analysis image is segmented based on the predefined spectral content, to find a candidate image region. A spatial pattern is detected in the candidate image region, and a characteristic of the detected spatial pattern is compared to a corresponding characteristic of the spatial verification pattern. If the characteristics match, the candidate image region is identified as a verified image region corresponding to the marked part () of the scene. Image data representing the scene is obtained, and image data corresponding to the verified image region is processed in a first manner, and remaining image data is processed in a second manner.