Patent Document ID: 20080095398
Application ID: 11739759
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An object detection method comprising: a primary search step which performs an object judgment process on positions at a particular interval on an input image by using a primary judgment device for judging presence/absence of an object in a specified image frame by a first calculation quantity; a range estimation step which estimates a range where an object exists according to the primary search step; a secondary search step which performs an object judgment process by using a secondary judgment device for judging presence/absence of an object by a second calculation quantity greater than the first primary judgment device for each of one or more object existing ranges obtained by the range estimation step and acquiring similarity with the object; a position estimation step which estimates a position where the object exists by using the similarity obtained by the secondary search step; and a final search step which performs an object judgment process by using a final judgment device for judging the presence/absence of an object by a third calculation quantity which is equal to or greater than the secondary judgment device and judges whether an object actually exists.