公开(公告)号：US09146301B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-29

申请号：US13358234

申请日：2012-01-25

申请人： John Adcock ,  Donald Kimber ,  Ish Rishabh

发明人： John Adcock ,  Donald Kimber ,  Ish Rishabh

IPC分类号： G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S5/30

CPC分类号： G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S5/30

摘要： Systems and methods for determining the location of a microphone by using sounds played from loudspeakers at known locations. Systems and methods may thereby require a minimal level of infrastructure, using sounds that would naturally be played in the environment. Systems and methods may thereby allow devices such as smart-phones, tablets, laptops or portable microphones to determine their location in indoor settings, where Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems may not work reliably.

摘要翻译： 通过使用从已知位置的扬声器播放的声音来确定麦克风的位置的系统和方法。 因此，系统和方法可能需要使用自然在环境中播放的声音的最低级别的基础设施。 因此，系统和方法可以允许诸如智能电话，平板电脑，膝上型电脑或便携式麦克风的设备来确定其在全球定位卫星（GPS）系统可能不可靠地工作的室内设置中的位置。

公开(公告)号：US07289138B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-30

申请号：US10188667

申请日：2002-07-02

申请人： Jonathan T. Foote ,  Donald Kimber ,  Xinding Sun ,  John Adcock

发明人： Jonathan T. Foote ,  Donald Kimber ,  Xinding Sun ,  John Adcock

IPC分类号： H04N7/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N9/47

CPC分类号： H04N5/268 ,  G06T7/97 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/2622

摘要： Provides a system for detecting an intersection between more than one panoramic video sequence and detecting the orientation of the sequences forming the intersection. Video images and corresponding location data are received. If required, the images and location data is processed to ensure the images contain location data. An intersection between two paths is then derived from the video images by deriving a rough intersection between two images, determining a neighborhood for the two images, and dividing each image in the neighborhood into strips. An identifying value is derived from each strip to create a row of strip values which are then converted to the frequency domain. A distance measure is taken between strips in the frequency domain, and the intersection is determined from the images having the smallest distance measure between them. The orientation between the two paths may also be determined in the frequency domain by using the phases of signals representing the images in the Fourier domain or performing a circular cross correlation of two vectors representing the images.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于检测多个全景视频序列之间的交点并检测形成交集的序列的取向的系统。 接收视频图像和对应的位置数据。 如果需要，处理图像和位置数据，以确保图像包含位置数据。 然后通过导出两个图像之间的粗略交点，确定两个图像的邻域，并将邻域中的每个图像分割成条，从而从视频图像导出两条路径之间的交点。 从每个条带导出识别值，以创建条带值行，然后将其转换为频域。 在频域中的带之间采取距离测量，并且从它们之间具有最小距离测量的图像确定交点。 也可以通过使用表示傅立叶域中的图像的信号的相位或者执行表示图像的两个向量的循环互相关来在频域中确定两个路径之间的取向。

公开(公告)号：US20070296807A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-27

申请号：US11852224

申请日：2007-09-07

申请人： Jonathan Foote ,  Donald Kimber ,  Xinding Sun ,  John Adcock

发明人： Jonathan Foote ,  Donald Kimber ,  Xinding Sun ,  John Adcock

IPC分类号： H04N7/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/268 ,  G06T7/97 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/2622

摘要： Provides a system for detecting an intersection between more than one panoramic video sequence and detecting the orientation of the sequences forming the intersection. Video images and corresponding location data are received. If required, the images and location data is processed to ensure the images contain location data. An intersection between two paths is then derived from the video images by deriving a rough intersection between two images, determining a neighborhood for the two images, and dividing each image in the neighborhood into strips. An identifying value is derived from each strip to create a row of strip values which are then converted to the frequency domain. A distance measure is taken between strips in the frequency domain, and the intersection is determined from the images having the smallest distance measure between them. The orientation between the two paths may also be determined in the frequency domain by using the phases of signals representing the images in the Fourier domain or performing a circular cross correlation of two vectors representing the images.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于检测多个全景视频序列之间的交点并检测形成交集的序列的取向的系统。 接收视频图像和对应的位置数据。 如果需要，处理图像和位置数据，以确保图像包含位置数据。 然后通过导出两个图像之间的粗略交点，确定两个图像的邻域，并将邻域中的每个图像分割成条，从而从视频图像导出两条路径之间的交点。 从每个条带导出识别值，以创建条带值行，然后将其转换为频域。 在频域中的带之间采取距离测量，并且从它们之间具有最小距离测量的图像确定交点。 也可以通过使用表示傅立叶域中的图像的信号的相位或者执行表示图像的两个向量的循环互相关来在频域中确定两个路径之间的取向。

公开(公告)号：US20050002535A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-06

申请号：US10612429

申请日：2003-07-02

申请人： Qiong Liu ,  Donald Kimber ,  Jonathan Foote ,  Chunyuan Liao ,  John Adcock

发明人： Qiong Liu ,  Donald Kimber ,  Jonathan Foote ,  Chunyuan Liao ,  John Adcock

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04H60/04

摘要： An audio device management system (ADMS) manages remote audio devices via user selections in video links. The system enhances audio acquisition quality by receiving and processing human suggestions, forming customized two-way audio links according to user requests, and learning audio pickup strategies and camera management strategies from user operations. The ADMS control interface for a remote user provides a multi-window GUI that provides an overview window and selection display window. The ADMS provides users with more flexibility to enhance audio signals according to their needs and makes it more convenient to form customized two-way audio links without requiring users to remember a list of phone numbers. The ADMS also automatically manages available microphones for audio pickup based on microphone sound quality and the system's past experience when users monitor a structured audio environment without explicitly expressing their attentions in the video window.

摘要翻译： 音频设备管理系统（ADMS）通过视频链路中的用户选择来管理远程音频设备。 该系统通过接收和处理人的建议，根据用户要求形成定制的双向音频链接，以及从用户操作学习音频拾取策略和相机管理策略来提高音频采集质量。 远程用户的ADMS控制界面提供了一个提供概览窗口和选择显示窗口的多窗口GUI。 ADMS为用户提供了更多的灵活性，可根据需要增强音频信号，并使其更方便地形成定制的双向音频链接，而不需要用户记住电话号码列表。 ADMS还可以自动管理可用的麦克风，用于基于麦克风音质的音频拾音，以及当用户监视结构化音频环境而不明确表达其在视频窗口中的注意时，系统的过去体验。

公开(公告)号：US07944454B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-17

申请号：US11220730

申请日：2005-09-07

申请人： Hanning Zhou ,  Qiong Liu ,  Donald Kimber ,  Lynn Wilcox ,  Matthew L. Cooper

发明人： Hanning Zhou ,  Qiong Liu ,  Donald Kimber ,  Lynn Wilcox ,  Matthew L. Cooper

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： H04N7/181

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention introduce a user navigation interface that allows a user to monitor/navigate video streams captured from multiple cameras. It integrates video streams from multiple cameras with the semantic layout into a 3-D immersive environment and renders the video streams in multiple displays on a user navigation interface. It conveys the spatial distribution of the cameras as well as their fields of view and allows a user to navigate freely or switch among preset views. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例引入了允许用户监视/导航从多个摄像机捕获的视频流的用户导航界面。 它将来自多个摄像机的视频流与语义布局集成到3-D沉浸式环境中，并在用户导航界面上将多个显示器中的视频流呈现。 它传达摄像机的空间分布及其视野，并允许用户自由导航或在预设视图中切换。 本说明书不是对本发明的完整描述或限制本发明的范围。 本发明的其它特征，方面和目的可以通过对说明书，附图和权利要求的评述来获得。

公开(公告)号：US20070052858A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-08

申请号：US11220839

申请日：2005-09-07

申请人： Hanning Zhou ,  Qiong Liu ,  Donald Kimber ,  Lynn Wilcox ,  Matthew Cooper

发明人： Hanning Zhou ,  Qiong Liu ,  Donald Kimber ,  Lynn Wilcox ,  Matthew Cooper

IPC分类号： H04N9/74

CPC分类号： G06K9/00771 ,  G06T7/254 ,  G06T7/277 ,  G06T2207/10012 ,  G06T2207/10021 ,  G06T2207/30241

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention introduce a novel technique to analyze and monitor video streams captured from multiple cameras. It highlights the foreground region of the video streams via local alpha blending and displays the videos in an immersive 3-D environment. The spatial arrangement of the displays can be generated by multi-dimensional scaling of the amount of simultaneous motion across different video streams. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例引入了一种用于分析和监视从多个摄像机捕获的视频流的新技术。 它通过局部alpha混合突出显示视频流的前景区域，并将其呈现在沉浸式3-D环境中。 显示器的空间布置可以通过跨越不同视频流的同时运动量的多维缩放来生成。 本说明书不是对本发明的完整描述或限制本发明的范围。 本发明的其它特征，方面和目的可以通过对说明书，附图和权利要求的评述来获得。

公开(公告)号：US20110279697A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-17

申请号：US12779021

申请日：2010-05-12

申请人： Jun SHINGU ,  Donald Kimber ,  Eleanor Rieffel ,  James Vaughan ,  Kathleen Tuite

发明人： Jun SHINGU ,  Donald Kimber ,  Eleanor Rieffel ,  James Vaughan ,  Kathleen Tuite

IPC分类号： H04N5/222

CPC分类号： H04N5/2621 ,  G06T19/006

摘要： Systems and methods for repeat photography and difference extraction that help users take pictures from the same position and camera angle as earlier photos. The system automatically extracts differences between the photos. Camera poses are estimated and then indicators are rendered to show the desired camera angle, which guide the user to the same camera angle for repeat photography. Using 3D rendering techniques, photos are virtually projected onto a 3D model to adjust them and improve the match between the photos, and the difference between the two photos are detected and highlighted. Highlighting the detected differences helps users to notice the differences.

摘要翻译： 用于重复摄影和差异提取的系统和方法，可帮助用户从早期照片中拍摄相同的位置和相机角度。 系统自动提取照片之间的差异。 估计摄像机姿态，然后渲染指示符以显示所需的摄像机角度，这将引导用户使用相同的摄像机角度进行重复拍摄。 使用3D渲染技术，将照片虚拟投影到3D模型上进行调整，并改善照片之间的匹配，并检测并突出显示两张照片之间的差异。 突出显示检测到的差异有助于用户注意差异。

公开(公告)号：US20080122926A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11504277

申请日：2006-08-14

申请人： Hanning Zhou ,  Donald Kimber ,  Althea Turner

发明人： Hanning Zhou ,  Donald Kimber ,  Althea Turner

IPC分类号： H04N9/47 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/181 ,  G06T7/215 ,  G06T2207/10016

摘要： Video recording technology is utilized to enable business process investigation in an unobtrusive manner. Several cameras are situated, each having a defined field of view. For each camera, a region of interest (ROI) within the field of view is defined, and a background image is determined for each ROI. Motion within the ROI is detected by comparing each frame to the background image. The video recording can then be segmented and indexed according to the motion detection.

摘要翻译： 利用视频录制技术，以不显眼的方式进行业务流程调查。 几个相机位于每个具有定义的视场。 对于每个相机，定义视野内的感兴趣区域（ROI），并为每个ROI确定背景图像。 通过将每个帧与背景图像进行比较来检测ROI内的运动。 然后可以根据运动检测对视频记录进行分段和索引。

公开(公告)号：US20070279490A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11446893

申请日：2006-06-05

申请人： Hanning Zhou ,  Donald Kimber ,  Lynn Wilcox

发明人： Hanning Zhou ,  Donald Kimber ,  Lynn Wilcox

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： G06K9/00771 ,  G06K9/6218

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention describe a collaborative framework for mining of surveillance videos to detect abnormal events, which introduces a two-stage training process to alleviate the high false alarm problem. In the first stage, unsupervised clustering is performed on the segments of the video streams and a set of abnormal events are combined with user feedback to generate a clean training set. In the second stage, the clean training set is used to train a more precise model for the analysis of normal events and the motion detection results from multiple cameras can be cross validated and combined. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例描述了用于检测异常事件的监视视频挖掘的协同框架，其引入了两阶段训练过程以减轻高错误警报问题。 在第一阶段，对视频流的片段执行无监督的聚类，并且将一组异常事件与用户反馈相结合以产生干净的训练集。 在第二阶段，清洁训练集用于训练更准确的模型，用于分析正常事件，并且可以交叉验证并组合来自多个摄像机的运动检测结果。 本说明书不是对本发明的完整描述或限制本发明的范围。 本发明的其它特征，方面和目的可以通过对说明书，附图和权利要求的评述来获得。

公开(公告)号：US20060132607A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11013682

申请日：2004-12-17

申请人： Donald Kimber ,  Kazumasa Murai ,  Jonathan Foote ,  Qiong Liu ,  John Doherty

发明人： Donald Kimber ,  Kazumasa Murai ,  Jonathan Foote ,  Qiong Liu ,  John Doherty

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： Systems and methods for providing a status of a teleconference by determining an approximate delay time and providing a status signal in view of the determined approximate delay time are provided. An approximate delay time is approximately the amount of time that will elapse before an occurrence occurring at a first time, which is captured into an occurrence signal by a source unit, will be experienced at a second time after the occurrence signal is received by at least one receiving unit.

摘要翻译： 提供了通过确定近似延迟时间并根据确定的近似延迟时间提供状态信号来提供电话会议状态的系统和方法。 近似的延迟时间大约是在首先被接收至少发生信号之后的第二时间经历在源单元捕获到出现信号中的第一次发生之前经过的时间量 一个接收单元。