IP Library Granted Patent US 10,854,056
Granted Patent B2
US 10,854,056 · App. 16/274,910 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Information processing system, method and computer readable medium for determining whether moving bodies appearing in first and second videos are the same or not

Inventor: Hiroyoshi Miyano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC Corporation
G08B13/196G06K9/00677G06K9/00778G06K9/00785G08B13/19645H04N7/181
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Patent No.
US 10,854,056
App. No.
16/274,910
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A similarity computation unit ( 130 ) derives a first probability P indicating that a first moving body appearing in the first video is the same as a second moving body appearing in the second video on the basis of similarity of feature value of the moving bodies. A non-appearance probability computation unit ( 140 ) derives a second probability Q indicating that the first moving body is not the same as the second moving body on the basis of an elapsed time after the first moving body exits from the first video. A person determination unit ( 150 ) determines whether the first moving body is the same as the second moving body by comparing the probability P and Q.

Claims (33)

1. An information processing system comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

receive inputs of videos captured by a plurality of imaging apparatuses;

determine that a first moving body appearing in a first video captured by a first imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses and a second moving body appearing in a second video captured by a second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses are the same based on a similarity between the first moving body appearing in the first video and the second moving body appearing in the second video and an elapsed time from a first time point when the first moving body disappears from the first video; and

generate a monitor screen indicating whether or not the first moving body and the second moving body are the same in accordance with a result of the determination.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to determine that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same when a first index value indicating the similarity is larger than a second index value indicating that the first moving body does not appear in the second video at a second time point when the second moving body appears in the second video.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the first index value is a first probability indicating that both moving bodies are the same and the second index value is a second probability indicating that the first moving body does not appear in the second video at the second time point when the second moving body appears in the second video.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the monitor screen presents the second moving body in a different manner dependent on whether or not the first moving body and the second moving body are the same.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the monitor screen presents the second moving body using a rectangle of a dotted line when it is determined that the first moving body and the second moving body are not the same, and presents the second moving body using a rectangle of a solid line when it is determined that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same.

6. An information processing method performed by at least one computer, the method comprising:

receiving inputs of videos captured by a plurality of imaging apparatuses;

determining that a first moving body appearing in a first video captured by a first imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses and a second moving body appearing in a second video captured by a second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses are the same based on a similarity between the first moving body appearing in the first video and the second moving body appearing in the second video and an elapsed time from a first time point when the first moving body disappears from the first video; and

generating a monitor screen indicating whether or not the first moving body and the second moving body are the same in accordance with a result of the determination.

7. The image processing method according to claim 6 , wherein determining that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same comprises:

determining that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same when a first index value indicating the similarity is larger than a second index value indicating that the first moving body does not appear in the second video at a second time point when the second moving body appears in the second video.

8. The image processing method according to claim 7 , wherein the first index value is a first probability indicating that both moving bodies are the same and the second index value is a second probability indicating that the first moving body does not appear in the second video at the second time point when the second moving body appears in the second video.

9. The image processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

presenting, with the monitor screen, the second moving body in a different manner dependent on whether or not the first moving body and the second moving body are the same.

10. The image processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

presenting, with the monitor screen, the second moving body using a rectangle of a dotted line when it is determined that the first moving body and the second moving body are not the same, and presenting the second moving body using a rectangle of a solid line when it is determined that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same.

11. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing programs, the programs causing at least one computer to perform:

receiving inputs of videos captured by a plurality of imaging apparatuses;

determining that a first moving body appearing in a first video captured by a first imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses and a second moving body appearing in a second video captured by a second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses are the same based on a similarity between the first moving body appearing in the first video and the second moving body appearing in the second video and an elapsed time from a first time point when the first moving body disappears from the first video; and

generating a monitor screen indicating whether or not the first moving body and the second moving body are the same in accordance with a result of the determination.

12. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein determining that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same comprises:

determining that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same when a first index value indicating the similarity is larger than a second index value indicating that the first moving body does not appear in the second video at a second time point when the second moving body appears in the second video.

13. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 12 , wherein the first index value is a first probability indicating that both moving bodies are the same and the second index value is a second probability indicating that the first moving body does not appear in the second video at the second time point when the second moving body appears in the second video.

14. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein the programs further causes the computer to perform:

presenting, with the monitor screen, the second moving body in a different manner dependent on whether or not the first moving body and the second moving body are the same.

15. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein the programs further causes the computer to perform:

presenting, with the monitor screen, the second moving body using a rectangle of a dotted line when it is determined that the first moving body and the second moving body are not the same, and presenting the second moving body using a rectangle of a solid line when it is determined that the first moving body and the second moving body are the same.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2024
From: IP WAVE PTE LTD.
To: CLOUD BYTE LLC.
Reel/Frame 067944/0332 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2024
From: NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.
To: IP WAVE PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 066376/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2023
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 066124/0752 →