Categorizing moving objects into familiar colors in video

1. A method for categorizing moving objects into familiar colors in video comprising:

receiving a video input;

automatically determining, using a computer device, at least one object track of the video input, each of the at least one object track tracking a movement of an object within the video input;

creating a normalized cumulative histogram of the at least one object track;

one of:

performing a parameterization quantization of the histogram including separating the histogram into regions based on at least one surface curve derived from one of saturation and intensity; or

identifying a significant color of the histogram; and

sub sampling a plurality of frames of the at least one object track according to the equation i>S+M*2 n , where i is a current number of frames in the object track, S is a constant based on a number of frames needed before sampling starts, M is an initial number of frames that can be skipped, and n is an iterator.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting one of the parameterization quantization and the significant color.

3. The method of claim 1 , the performing comprising:

separating a color space into chromatic and achromatic regions; and

dividing the regions using at least one threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , the performing comprising setting quantization parameters that include one of a feedback visualization of discretization of a color or color classification results of moving objects from a database.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using an output of the histogram to derive one of quantization and significant color identification parameters.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising converting the at least one object track to a hue/saturation/intensity (HSI) space.

7. The method of claim 1 , the identifying comprising selecting hue over black and white using a per color threshold.

8. The method of claim 1 , the determining comprising:

outputting a segmented foreground region; and

associating the segmented foreground region to the at least one object track.

9. A system for categorizing moving objects into familiar colors in video, the system comprising:

a system for receiving a video input;

a system for automatically determining at least one object track of the video input, each of the at least one object track tracking a movement of an object within the video input;

a system for creating a normalized cumulative histogram of the at least one object track;

one of:

a system for performing a parameterization quantization of the histogram including separating the histogram into regions based on at least one surface curve derived from one of saturation and intensity; or

a system for identifying a significant color of the histogram; and

a system for sub sampling a plurality of frames of the at least one object track according to the equation i>S+M*2 n , where i is a current number of frames in the object track, S is a constant based on a number of frames needed before sampling starts, M is an initial number of frames that can be skipped, and n is an iterator.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a system for outputting one of the parameterization quantization and the significant color.

11. The system of claim 9 , the system for performing comprising:

a system for separating a color space into chromatic and achromatic regions; and

a system for dividing the regions using at least one threshold.

12. The system of claim 9 , the system for performing comprising a system for setting quantization parameters that include one of a feedback visualization of discretization of a color or color classification results of moving objects from a database.

13. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a system for using an output of the histogram to derive one of quantization and significant color identification parameters.

14. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a system for converting the at least one object track to a hue/saturation/intensity (HSI) space.

15. The system of claim 9 , the system for identifying comprising a system for selecting hue over black and white using a per color threshold.

16. The system of claim 9 , the system for determining comprising:

a system for outputting a segmented foreground region; and

a system for associating the segmented foreground region to the at least one object track.

17. A computer program comprising program code stored on a computer-readable device, which when executed, enables a computer system to implement a method of categorizing moving objects into familiar colors in video, the method comprising:

receiving a video input;

automatically determining at least one object track of the video input, each of the at least one object track tracking a movement of an object within the video input;

creating a normalized cumulative histogram of the at least one object track;

one of:

performing a parameterization quantization of the histogram including separating the histogram into regions based on at least one surface curve derived from one of saturation and intensity; or

identifying a significant color of the histogram; and

sub sampling a plurality of frames of the at least one object track according to the equation i>S+M*2 n , where i is a current number of frames in the object track, S is a constant based on a number of frames needed before sampling starts, M is an initial number of frames that can be skipped, and n is an iterator.

18. A method of generating a system for categorizing moving objects into familiar colors, the method comprising:

providing a computer system operable to:

receive a video input;

automatically determine at least one object track of the video input, each of the at least one object track tracking a movement of an object within the video input;

create a normalized cumulative histogram of the at least one object track;

one of:

perform a parameterization quantization of the histogram including separating the histogram into regions based on at least one surface curve derived from one of saturation and intensity; or

identify a significant color of the histogram; and

sub sample a plurality of frames of the at least one object track according to the equation i>S+M*2 n , where i is a current number of frames in the object track, S is a constant based on a number of frames needed before sampling starts, M is an initial number of frames that can be skipped, and n is an iterator.