Patent ID: 7119838
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting the location of at least a portion of a stationary object in an environment having stationary objects, the method comprising: defining a target color space uniquely identified for the type of object that is stationary based on observed R,G,B levels in a series of reference digital color images of the type of object that is stationary in the environment; generating a live color digital image of the environment; determining whether there are a set of pixels in the live digital color image of the environment that are within the target color space defined for the type of object that is stationary; and reporting the determination that there are a set of pixels within the target color space defined for the type of object that is stationary; wherein the set of pixels corresponds to the location of the at least a portion of the stationary object in the environment.