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Granted Patent B2
US 9,363,444 · App. 13/865,680 · Granted Jun 7, 2016

Background model update method for image process

Inventors: Yu-Hao Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW); En-Feng Hsu (Hsin-Chu, TW); Ming-Tsan Kao (Hsin-Chu, TW); Meng-Huan Hsieh (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INCORPORATION
H04N5/2351G06K9/00382G06T7/0081G06T7/2053G06T2200/28G06T2207/20081G06T2207/20144G06T2207/30196
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Patent No.
US 9,363,444
App. No.
13/865,680
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a background model update method for image process. The accuracy of distinguishing a foreground image from the background model can be improved by adjusting the background model update level according to image variations such as brightness variation, motion variation, color variation, etc.

Claims (8)

1. A background model update method for an image sensing chip including an image sensor, comprising:

determining whether an object enters a detection region of the image sensor, wherein the detection region is a three-dimensional space; and

when it is determined that the object enters the detection region of the image sensor and at least one of the following judgments is determined yes:

(1) that the object includes a plurality of pixels having brightness exceeding a predetermined difference value over the background model brightness;

(2) that the object has a predetermined appearance feature; or

(3) that the object shows a movement, reducing a level of updating a background model, whereby an accuracy to distinguish a foreground image in a new image sensed by the image sensor is increased;

wherein the step of reducing the level of updating the background model includes: prolonging an update time of the background model.

2. The background model update method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of reducing the level of updating the background model further includes: reducing a weighting of the new image as a component for updating background model.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF THE RECEIVING PARTY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 030247 FRAME: 0560. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 12, 2016
From: HUANG, YU-HAO; HSU, EN-FENG; KAO, MING-TSAN; HSIEH, MENG-HUAN
To: PIXART IMAGING INCORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038074/0844 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2013
From: HUANG, YU-HAO; HSU, EN-FENG; KAO, MING-TSAN; HSIEH, MENG-HUAN
To: PIXART IMAGING INCORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030247/0560 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 101121986 A · Jun 20, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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