| 摘要 |
An automatic imaging method is provided that selects and images one target in a monitoring environment where multiple target candidates exist on input video images. The method acquires tracking video images of a target by steps of: estimating, for each block obtained by dividing an imaging region of input video image I, whether a part or all of an object to be tracked and imaged appears in the block, and extracting set of blocks P in which the object is estimated to appear; presetting N number of regions S<SUB>i </SUB>(i=1, 2, 3 . . . N) of arbitrary shape on an imaging region of input video image I, together with priorities p<SUB>i </SUB>(i=1, 2, 3 . . . N) of each region, examining correlations between the regions S<SUB>i </SUB>and set of blocks P, and extracting and outputting connecting region T' that overlaps with a region S<SUB>i </SUB>having highest priority among connecting regions included in the set of blocks P and overlapping with any of regions S<SUB>i</SUB>; and controlling second imaging means 2 to contain an object appearing in a region covered by connecting region T' on input video image I in a field of view of second imaging means 2.
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