A computer software that scans through images in a video to detect a particular person or object
Are you frequently doing video or photo searches on the internet? Perhaps, in the span of time you search for these things, you may only have little or no chance at all to see the minor details in those photos. Well you're not alone.
Most people see only the major sections of a video or photo. But researchers at MU's College of Engineering led by Tony Han, developed a computer software that can search inside videos, detect humans and specific objects, and perform other video analysis tasks.
These tasks include interpreting videos and detecting an incident before it occurs. For example, if a security camera captures an image of an injured person lying on the ground, the computer would not only store this image, but also be able to detect that a human is falling and send signals for help. Sounds like the Minority Report's pre-crime project.
Well, the goal of this project is to improve on the computer's ability to interpret video contents and how to identify them. The team is currently working on the project's algorithm for automatic object detection. Though for now, it may seem difficult, time will come that this computer detection software will reach its perfection.
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