Object tracking and best shot detection system
A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
1. A method of tracking one or more targets using object tracking and face tracking, the method comprising:
automatically tracking a first target by performing object tracking on an object using a first image capture device;
automatically tracking a face of the first target using the image capture device, thereby performing face tracking; and
after a period of tracking the object as the first target, verifying that the first target still corresponds to the object, based on a combination of the object tracking and the face tracking.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
verifying that the first target still corresponds to the object based on a determination that the tracked object and tracked face correspond to each other spatially.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the tracked object and tracked face are determined to correspond to each other spatially when a determined location of the tracked face is at a location corresponding to where a face of the tracked object is expected to be located.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the location corresponding to where a face of the tracked object is expected to be located is determined based on a determined or predicted location of the tracked object.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the tracked object and tracked face are determined to correspond to each other spatially when a predicted location of the tracked face is at a location corresponding to where a face of the tracked object is expected to be located, as determined from the object tracking.