Patent ID: 7956929
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video background subtractor system comprising: a first video source that provides a first video data that comprises a first background; a region selecting unit communicatively coupled to the first video source for selecting a first region of interest from the first video data and distinguishing it from the first background; a region subtracting unit communicatively coupled to the region selecting unit for subtracting the first region of interest from the first video data to create a first output comprising the first background; and the region subtracting unit subtracting the first background from the first video data to create a second output comprising the first region of interest; and wherein the first video data comprises a plurality of layers of video data, wherein each of said plurality of layers corresponds to different ones of a corresponding plurality of moving objects, and wherein the region selecting unit selects the first region of interest in one of the plurality of layers; and the region subtracting unit subtracting the first region of interest from the first video data.