IP Library Granted Patent US 8,160,303
Granted Patent B2
US 8,160,303 · App. 12/424,513 · Granted Apr 17, 2012

Camera device and motion detection method for the same

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Patent No.
US 8,160,303
App. No.
12/424,513
Granted
Apr 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera device is capable of detecting a motion scene. The camera device captures a number of consecutive images of the motion scene, calculates characteristic values of the plurality of consecutive images, and stores the characteristic values. The camera device further matches two consecutive images among the plurality of consecutive images according to the characteristic values of the two consecutive images to obtain a corresponding area and compares the characteristic values of the corresponding area in the two consecutive images to obtain a motion area of the motion scene, with different characteristic values of the corresponding area.

Claims (35)

1. A camera device used for detecting a motion scene, the device comprising:

an image capturing module to capture a plurality of consecutive images of the motion scene;

a data processing module to calculate characteristic values of the plurality of consecutive images captured by the image capturing module;

a storing module to store the characteristic values of the plurality of consecutive images;

an image matching module to match two consecutive images of the plurality of consecutive images via an autocorrelation of the characteristic values of the two consecutive images, to obtain corresponding areas having a certain correlation degree in both of the two consecutive images; and

a motion detecting module to compare the characteristic values of the corresponding areas in both of the two consecutive images, and identify the region therein having different characteristic values as a motion area of the motion scene, thereby detecting the moving object.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing module is a charge coupled device.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of geometry characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of color characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of texture characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the correlation degree of the autocorrelation of the characteristic values of the two consecutive images ranges between about 80%-90%.

7. A motion detection method for a camera device for detecting a motion scene, comprising:

capturing a first image of the motion scene via an image capturing module at a first time;

calculating characteristic values of the first image and storing the characteristic values of the first image in a memory system of the camera device;

capturing a second image of the motion scene via the image capturing module at a second time continuous with the first time;

calculating the characteristic values of the second image and storing the characteristic values of the second image in the memory system;

matching the first image and the second image via an autocorrelation of the characteristic values of the first image and the second image, to obtain corresponding areas with a certain correlation degree in both of the first image and the second image; and

comparing the characteristic values of the corresponding areas in both of the first image and the second image, and identify the region with different characteristic values as a motion area of the motion scene, thereby detecting the moving object.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the image capturing module is a charge coupled device.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of geometry characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of color characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of texture characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the correlation degree of the autocorrelation of the characteristic values of the two consecutive images ranges between about 80%-90%.

13. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer comprising an image capturing module, the computer-readable medium causes the computer to:

capture a first image of the motion scene via the image capturing module at a first time;

calculate characteristic values of the first image and storing the characteristic values of the first image in a memory system;

capture a second image of the motion scene via the image capturing module at a second time continuous with the first time;

calculate the characteristic values of the second image and storing the characteristic values of the second image in the memory system;

match the first image and the second image via an autocorrelation of the characteristic values of the first image and the second image, to obtain corresponding areas with a certain correlation degree in both of the first image and the second image; and

compare the characteristic values of the corresponding areas in both of the first image and the second image, and identify the region with different characteristic values as a motion area of the motion scene, thereby detecting the moving object.

14. The media of claim 13 , wherein the image capturing module is a charge coupled device.

15. The media of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of geometry characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

16. The media of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of color characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

17. The media of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic values of the plurality of images are obtained by a fast Fourier transform of texture characteristics of the plurality of consecutive images.

18. The media of claim 13 , wherein the correlation degree of the autocorrelation of the characteristic values of the two consecutive images ranges between about 80%-90%.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045281/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2009
From: LEE, HOU-HSIEN
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022551/0057 →