Abstract: A method (300) for adjusting a detection area of an image to be captured by an image capturing device (402) comprises: detecting person appearances in the detection area from input images previously captured by the image capturing device (402) over a period of time (302); generating a map corresponding to the detection area based on the person appearances, wherein the map comprises a measure of the person appearances detected in each of a plurality of portions of the detection area across the input images (304); determining if a ratio of unutilized portions to the plurality of portions exceeds a threshold ratio (306); and adjusting the detection area such that a focus area within the detection area comprising a part of utilized portions is positioned at a center of the adjusted detection area of the image to be captured in response to the determination (308).

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for processing an image. The method comprising: obtaining, by a processor, a projected keypoint and a direct keypoint of a feature of the input image, wherein the projected keypoint comprises a first set of coordinates of the feature projected from a 3D rendering of the input image, and the direct keypoint comprises a second set of coordinates of the feature based on a 2D rendering of the feature; and computing, by the processor, a confidence score based on the projected keypoint and the direct keypoint, wherein a higher confidence score indicates a higher accuracy of the projected and direct keypoints.

Abstract: In an aspect, there is provided method for cancelling anonymization for an area including a target in an input image, the input image including a plurality of identified subjects, the method comprising: retrieving historical images in which the target has appeared in; identifying an area by comparing the input image and the retrieved historical images to determine if the target has interacted with at least one of the identified subjects; and cancelling anonymization for the area including the target.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides a method and a server for adaptively updating a target subject identification to be stored in a database, the target subject identification pertaining to a target subject in a system comprising a plurality of servers, the server configured to: receive target subject information; assign a first target subject identification to the target subject information and store the first target subject identification in a first database of the server; and send a request, to the plurality of servers, to synchronize the target subject identification, the request including the target subject information relating to the target subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: The method comprising determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a target subject within a sequence of images, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the target subject defining a first path; determining a set of coordinates each for two or more appearances of a related subject within a sequence of images, the related subject relating to the target subject, the set of coordinates of the two or more appearances of the related subject defining a second path; determining one or more minimum distances between the first path and the second path so as to determine at least a region of interest; determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the target subject; and determining a timestamp of a first appearance and a timestamp of a last appearance of the related subject.

Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying potential associates of at least one target person, the method comprising: providing a plurality of videos; identifying appearances of the at least one target person in the plurality of videos; establishing a plurality of video scenes from the plurality of videos, wherein each one of the plurality of video scenes begins at a first predetermined duration before a first appearance of the at least one target person in the respective video scene and ends at a second predetermined duration after a last appearance of said at least one target person in the respective video scene; determining individuals who appear in more than a predetermined threshold number of the plurality of video scenes; and identifying the individuals as potential associates of the at least one target person.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus (404) for estimating an appearance of a first target in a frame, the frame being one in which a second target appears and the first target does not appear. The method comprising: retrieving appearance data relating to the first target in at least two frames before and after the frame within a threshold period, the at least two frames being those in which the first target appears; identifying location information and time information of the first target in the at least two frames based on the retrieved appearance data; and estimating the appearance of the first target in the frame based on the identified location information and the time information.

Abstract: According to the first aspect, there is a method for determining a contextual threshold, the contextual threshold indicating a likelihood of connection between a first subject and a second subject, the method comprising identifying an image of the first subject and the second subject in a frame within which the first subject and the second subject appear; identifying multi-dimensional information relating to the first subject and the second subject based on the identified image; and determining the contextual threshold based on the identified multi-dimensional information relating to the first subject and the second subject.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides a method for creating a network of subjects based on a first group of subjects and a second group of subjects, comprising determining if at least one subject in the first group of subjects has an indirect co-appearance with at least one subject in the second group of subjects (302), the indirect co-appearance referring to an appearance of the at least one subject in the first group of subjects in a time period before or after the at least one subject in the second group of subjects; and determining a likelihood of weightage between the first group of subjects and the second group of subjects to create the network based on the determination of the indirect co-appearance (304).

Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying potential associates of at least one target person, the method comprising: providing a plurality of videos; identifying appearances of the at least one target person in the plurality of videos; establishing a plurality of video scenes from the plurality of videos, wherein each one of the plurality of video scenes begins at a first predetermined duration before a first appearance of the at least one target person in the respective video scene and ends at a second predetermined duration after a last appearance of said at least one target person in the respective video scene; determining individuals who appear in more than a predetermined threshold number of the plurality of video scenes; and identifying the individuals as potential associates of the at least one target person.

Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying potential associates of at least one target person, the method comprising: providing a plurality of videos; identifying appearances of the at least one target person in the plurality of videos; establishing a plurality of video scenes from the plurality of videos, wherein each one of the plurality of video scenes begins at a first predetermined duration before a first appearance of the at least one target person in the respective video scene and ends at a second predetermined duration after a last appearance of said at least one target person in the respective video scene; determining individuals who appear in more than a predetermined threshold number of the plurality of video scenes; and identifying the individuals as potential associates of the at least one target person.

Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying potential associates of at least one target person, the method comprising: providing a plurality of videos; identifying co-appearances with the at least one target person in the plurality of videos; determining potential associates based on the co-appearances with the at least one target person in the plurality of videos; identifying co-appearances with the potential associates in the plurality of videos; and determining further potential associates based on the further co-appearances with the potential associates in the plurality of videos.