Patent ID: 8457402
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G06T,H04H

Abstract:
1. A method for rating areas comprised in video frames included in a video signal, and comprising: (a) providing a video signal comprising a plurality of consecutive video frames; (b) selecting a frame from among said plurality of consecutive video frames, being a selected frame, and identifying a first plurality of objects comprised in said selected frame; (c) upon comparing said selected frame with one or more other of said plurality of consecutive frames, dividing a plurality of said objects into a second plurality of background objects and a third plurality of foreground objects; (d) dividing at least one object from among said third plurality of foreground objects into one or more connected components, where the connected component comprises at least one group of pixels and wherein a change in each of the pixels comprised in said at least one group of pixels is associated with a change in each of the remaining pixels of said at least one group of pixels; and (e) associating an interest level with said one or more connected components based upon a pre-determined set of criteria, thereby providing a rating of areas comprised within said video signal.