Patent ID: 9172919
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for performing selective viewing of a scene, the method comprising: acquiring an image of a real scene using a camera; identifying at least a first feature in the acquired image based on the first feature moving in the real scene, wherein the real scene further includes a second feature that is not moving in the real scene; modifying the acquired image by removing the first feature and not removing the second feature; and displaying the modified acquired image for a person to view the real scene without the first feature, wherein identifying the at least first feature in the acquired image comprises: wherein the virtual plane is defined at a specific location in a passageway in the real scene such that any feature passing through the virtual plane in the passageway is only visible in the modified acquired image while on one of the first and second sides.