摘要:
A technique is disclosed for sending alarm information to a network management station from at least one of a plurality of network stations wherein an unusual event(s) has occurred. The network stations are located in a wide area network and are managed by the network management station using a control path. An occurrence of an unusual event is detected in the at least one of the plurality of network stations. Following this, alarm information is generated in the network station wherein the unusual event has occurred. The alarm information includes address information for specifying the network station. Subsequently, the alarm information is sent using an alarm path, which is dedicated to transmission of the alarm information, to the network management station.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for automatically tracking the position of a moving object in real time, particularly the face of a person who is being fed by a robotic system, is disclosed. The object can be tracked by comparing a prestored object model image with the current image of the object using the square-distance criteria. The search area can be limited to a region in which the face is most likely to be found and the prestored object model image can be limited to robust points. The method can include motion prediction, including both continuous motion and sudden motion, such as the motion cause by a person sneezing. Alternatively, a computationally efficient approach employing a one-dimensional algorithm can be used.