Patent ID: 8547436
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G06K,G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring data processing apparatus for automatically determining the real size of an object in an image of a scene displayed on a display screen, the method comprising: responding to user input by displaying in the image of the scene displayed on the display screen a virtual object representative of a real size object to establish a first datum position, and storing data defining the first datum position; varying a size of the virtual object in the image responsive to user input; storing data representative of a horizontal and vertical size of the virtual object relative to the displayed image at the first datum position; displaying said virtual object at a second datum position in said image responsive to user input and storing data defining the second datum position; varying the size of the virtual object on the display screen at the second datum position responsive to user input; and storing data representative of the vertical and horizontal size of the virtual object at the second datum position relative to the displayed image.