Technique for identifying, tracing, or tracking objects in image data
| Patent Number: | 8,253,802 |
| Issued: | 8/28/2012 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A technique for computer vision uses a polygon contour to trace an object. The technique includes rendering a polygon contour superimposed over a first frame of image data. The polygon contour is iteratively refined to more accurately trace the object within the first frame after each iteration. The refinement includes computing image energies along lengths of contour lines of the polygon contour and adjusting positions of the contour lines based at least in part on the image energies. |
| Filed: | 9/1/2009 |
| Application Number: | 12/551,894 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |