Abstract: An apparatus for predicting whether an object moving across a surface will reach a target destination is provided, the apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: receive a first image and one or more subsequent second images from a camera; identify a location of an object on a surface in the first image; identify a location of the object on the surface in one or more of the second images; determine one or more motion characteristics of the object based on the location of the object in the first image and the location of the object in the one or more second images; generate a predicted path of the object across the surface based on a model of the surface and the motion characteristics of the object; and generate a prediction of whether the object will reach the target destination based on the predicted path of the object and the location of the target destination.

Abstract: A data processing method comprising obtaining information identifying a position of an object in a scene at a time during a sporting event; obtaining an image of the scene captured at the time during the sporting event; projecting the position of the object in the scene onto an image plane of the image; and outputting information based on the projection.

Abstract: A method of image processing is provided, the method comprising the steps of locating at least one object in an image of a scene, selecting at least a portion of the image of the scene in accordance with the location of the at least one object in the image of the scene, generating a different image of the at least one object in accordance with the selected portion of the image of the scene, the different image comprising the at least one object and being smaller than the image of the scene and detecting a plurality of points corresponding to parts of the at least one object located in the scene using the different image of the at least one object.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting whether an object moving across a surface will reach a target destination is provided, the apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: receive a first image and one or more subsequent second images from a camera; identify a location of an object on a surface in the first image; identify a location of the object on the surface in one or more of the second images; determine one or more motion characteristics of the object based on the location of the object in the first image and the location of the object in the one or more second images; generate a predicted path of the object across the surface based on a model of the surface and the motion characteristics of the object; and generate a prediction of whether the object will reach the target destination based on the predicted path of the object and the location of the target destination.

Abstract: A data processing method comprising obtaining information identifying a position of an object in a scene at a time during a sporting event; obtaining an image of the scene captured at the time during the sporting event; projecting the position of the object in the scene onto an image plane of the image; and outputting information based on the projection.

Abstract: An apparatus includes input circuitry and processor circuitry. The input circuitry is configured to receive, from a camera attached to a vehicle, a plurality of images as the vehicle travels along the track. The processor circuitry is configured to, for at least one of the plurality of captured images, perform feature recognition on the image, to assign an indicator to at least one recognised feature in the image indicative of a suitability of the at least one recognised feature for adjusting the position of the vehicle on the map. The processor circuitry is configured to, for each recognised feature in the image with the indicator, adjust the position of the vehicle on the map when the recognised feature is represented in the map of the track, and add a representation of the recognised feature to the map when the recognised feature is not represented in the map of the track.

Abstract: A method of image processing is provided, the method comprising the steps of locating at least one object in an image of a scene, selecting at least a portion of the image of the scene in accordance with the location of the at least one object in the image of the scene, generating a different image of the at least one object in accordance with the selected portion of the image of the scene, the different image comprising the at least one object and being smaller than the image of the scene and detecting a plurality of points corresponding to parts of the at least one object located in the scene using the different image of the at least one object.

Abstract: A method of determining the position of an object in a scene, comprising: receiving captured images of the scene, each image being captured from a different field of view of the scene, wherein a portion of the scene with a volume comprises a detectable object, the volume is divided into volume portions, and each volume portion is within the captured field of view of at least two of the captured images so that an image of each volume portion appears in the at least two of the captured images; detecting, for each volume portion in each of the captured images within which an image of that volume portion appears, whether or not an image of one of the detectable objects in the scene is positioned within a distance of the position of the image of that volume portion, a correspondence between the images of the detectable objects detected in the at least two of the images is established, the correspondence indicating that the images of the detectable objects detected in the at least two of the images correspond to a

Abstract: The present technique provides an apparatus for determining a position of a vehicle on a track, the apparatus comprising: a storage medium operable to store a map of the track comprising a representation of one or more features of the track and to store a position of the vehicle on the map; input circuitry operable to receive, from a camera attached to the vehicle, a plurality of images captured by the camera as the vehicle travels along the track; and processor circuitry operable, for at least one of the plurality of captured images: to perform feature recognition on the image, to assign an indicator to at least one recognised feature in the image indicative of the suitability of the at least one recognised feature for adjusting the position of the vehicle on the map based on the recognised feature, and for each recognised feature in the image with an indicator which indicates that the recognised feature is suitable for adjusting the position of the vehicle on the map based on the recognised feature: when th

Abstract: A method of determining the position of an object in a scene, comprising: receiving captured images of the scene, each image being captured from a different field of view of the scene, wherein a portion of the scene with a volume comprises a detectable object, the volume is divided into volume portions, and each volume portion is within the captured field of view of at least two of the captured images so that an image of each volume portion appears in the at least two of the captured images; detecting, for each volume portion in each of the captured images within which an image of that volume portion appears, whether or not an image of one of the detectable objects in the scene is positioned within a distance of the position of the image of that volume portion, a correspondence between the images of the detectable objects detected in the at least two of the images is established, the correspondence indicating that the images of the detectable objects detected in the at least two of the images correspond to a