REMOTE TRACKING OF OBJECTS

摘要

The presently disclosed subject matter includes a tracking system and method which for tracking objects by a sensing unit operable to communicate over a communication link with a control center which enables to execute a command generated at the control center with respect to a selected object in an image captured by the sensing unit, notwithstanding a time-delay between a time when the sensing unit acquires the image with the selected object, to a time when the command is received at the sensing unit with respect to the selected object.

主权项

1. A tracking system comprising:
a sensing unit operable to communicate over a communication link with a control center, the sensing unit comprising an image sensor operable to capture a succession of images of a scene; the sensing unit being operable to identify one or more objects in an image in said succession of images; assign an object-tag to at least one of said objects thereby generating a respective tagged object; and send sensing-data to said control center, said sensing-data including at least said image; said sensing unit is further operable to trace the tagged object, from an earlier image in said succession of images to a later image in said succession of images, thereby maintain a given object-tag associated with its respective tagged-object along said succession of images; responsive to a command received from said control center including at least one object-tag indicative of a selected object, to identify, with the help of said at least one object-tag, said selected object in a latest available captured image in said succession of images.