The invention discloses a method for property protection based on
video image background matching, which comprises the steps of acquiring video frames containing a protected object; initializing an initial video frame image, dividing the initial video frame image into a foreground region, a background region and a
reference region, and extracting feature vectors Fbk and Fct of the background region and the
reference region; calculating a matching ratio threshold T* of the extracting feature vectors Fbk and Fct so as to act as a reference threshold for final
decision making; receiving and initializing a next frame image, extracting a
feature vector Ffg of a foreground region of the next frame image, and calculating the matching ratio
lambda of the
feature vector Ffg and the
feature vector Fbk; and making an alarm decision according to the matching ratio
lambda and the matching ratio threshold T*. When the matching ratio
lambda is greater than the matching ratio threshold T*, features of the foreground region are matched with features of the background region, the protected object is lost; and otherwise, the protected object is not lost. According to the method disclosed by the invention, a new idea of foreground-
background matching is used, effective protection for properties in a complex environment is realized, and complete shielding and loss can be distinguished.