Image Processing Apparatus for Viewable-Area Object Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems face difficulties in easily setting detectable areas within captured images for object detection, such as selecting specific areas or dividing areas for tracking object movement.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus is provided with display controlling means to display a viewable-area image of a captured image and accepting means to set this area as a detectable area for object detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If automatic object detection is performed across the entire captured image, then detection coverage is improved, but setting and configuring detection areas becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates a viewable-area image from the captured image and pre-configures detection areas based on the viewable area, eliminating the need for manual area setting. The object detection unit then performs detection automatically within these pre-configured areas, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring user intervention for area configuration.
2Measurement precision
If manual area selection is implemented for detection, then detection precision is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a viewable-area image as a simplified copy or representation of the captured image, focusing only on the relevant viewable portion. This copied viewable-area image is then used to automatically define detection areas, providing precision without requiring users to manually configure complex area parameters in the original captured image.
3Measurement precision
If multiple detectable areas are divided for tracking movement, then tracking accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The viewable area of the captured image is automatically segmented into multiple detectable areas based on the viewable-area image. Each segmented area can be independently configured for tracking objects moving between areas. This automatic segmentation provides the precision of multiple tracked zones without requiring manual configuration of each zone's boundaries and tracking parameters.
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AI summary
An apparatus includes: display controlling means for displaying, on a display, a viewable-area image representing a viewable area of a captured image having been captured; and accepting means for receiving an instruction to set the viewable-area image as a detectable area in which an object can be detected.