Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for detecting a condition of data of a pixel in an image, comprising: means for deriving a gradient Ixij of a horizontal x component of temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Iyij or a vertical y component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Itij of a time component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for calculating values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt for neighboring pixels within a predetermined region, the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt are given as: Sxx=ΣIxij.sup.2 Sxy=ΣIxijIyij Syy=ΣIyij.sup.2 Sxt=ΣIxijItij Syt=ΣIyijItij Stt=ΣItij.sup.2 means for generating a parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the parameter signal representing whether a condition of data of a pixel within the predetermined region is of the moving type, the appearing type or the unmoving type.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for detecting a condition of data of a pixel in an image, comprising: means for deriving a gradient Ixij of a horizontal x component of temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Iyij or a vertical y component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Itij of a time component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for calculating values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt for neighboring pixels within a predetermined region, the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt are given as: Sxx=ΣIxij.sup.2 Sxy=ΣIxijIyij Syy=ΣIyij.sup.2 Sxt=ΣIxijItij Syt=ΣIyijItij Stt=ΣItij.sup.2 means for generating a parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the parameter signal representing whether a condition of data of a pixel within the predetermined region is of the moving type, the appearing type or the unmoving type.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
166 words
An apparatus for detecting a condition of data of a pixel in an image, comprising: means for deriving a gradient Ixij of a horizontal x component of temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Iyij of a vertical y component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Itij of a time component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for calculating values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt for neighboring pixels within a predetermined region, the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt are given as: Sxx=ΣIxij.sup.2 Sxy=ΣIxijIyij Syy=ΣIyij.sup.2 Sxt=ΣIxijItij Syt=ΣIyijItij Stt=ΣItij.sup.2 means for generating a parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the parameter signal representing whether a condition of data of a pixel within the predetermined region is of the moving type, the appearing type or the unmoving type according to an appearance of an object.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
166 words
An apparatus for detecting a condition of data of a pixel in an image, comprising: means for deriving a gradient Ixij of a horizontal x component of temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Iyij of a vertical y component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Itij of a time component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for calculating values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt for neighboring pixels within a predetermined region, the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt are given as: Sxx=ΣIxij.sup.2 Sxy=ΣIxijIyij Syy=ΣIyij.sup.2 Sxt=ΣIxijItij Syt=ΣIyijItij Stt=ΣItij.sup.2 means for generating a parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the parameter signal representing whether a condition of data of a pixel within the predetermined region is of the moving type, the appearing type or the unmoving type according to an appearance of an object.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
256 words
An apparatus for examining a condition of data of a pixel in an image, comprising: means for deriving a gradient Ixij of a horizontal x component of temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Iyij of a vertical y component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Itij of a time component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for calculating values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt for neighboring pixels within a predetermined region, the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt are given as: Sxx=ΣIxij.sup.2 Sxy=ΣIxijIyij Syy=ΣIyij.sup.2 Sxt=ΣIxijItij Syt=ΣIyijItij Stt=ΣItij.sup.2 means for generating a first parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the first parameter signal representing a degree at which data of a pixel within the predetermined region are affected by a motion; means for generating a second parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the second parameter signal representing a degree at which data of said pixel within the predetermined region are affected by an appearance of an object; and means for detecting whether data of said pixel within the predetermined region are moving or unmoving from the first parameter signal and the second parameter signal, and for detecting whether data of said pixel within the predetermined region are varied by the motion or the appearance of the object from the first parameter signal and the second parameter signal.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
256 words
An apparatus for examining a condition of data of a pixel in an image, comprising: means for deriving a gradient Ixij of a horizontal x component of temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Iyij of a vertical y component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for deriving a gradient Itij of a time component of the temporally successive image data for a plurality of pixels; means for calculating values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt for neighboring pixels within a predetermined region, the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt are given as: Sxx=ΣIxij.sup.2 Sxy=ΣIxijIyij Syy=ΣIyij.sup.2 Sxt=ΣIxijItij Syt=ΣIyijItij Stt=ΣItij.sup.2 means for generating a first parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the first parameter signal representing a degree at which data of a pixel within the predetermined region are affected by a motion; means for generating a second parameter signal from the values Sxx, Sxy, Syy, Sxt, Syt, and Stt, the second parameter signal representing a degree at which data of said pixel within the predetermined region are affected by an appearance of an object; and means for detecting whether data of said pixel within the predetermined region are moving or unmoving from the first parameter signal and the second parameter signal, and for detecting whether data of said pixel within the predetermined region are varied by the motion or the appearance of the object from the first parameter signal and the second parameter signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the first parameter signal represents a parameter Pij given as: Pij={(Sxx+Syy).sup.2 Stt-4det[S]}/{(Sxx+Syy).sup.2 Stt+A} where A denotes a predetermined constant and det[S] is given as: det[S]=SxxSyyStt+SxySytSxt+SxtSxySyt-SxxSyt.sup.2 -SyySxt.sup.2 -SttSxy.sup.2.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the second parameter signal represents a parameter Qij given as: Qij={4det[S]}/{(Sxx+Syy).sup.2 Stt+A} where A denotes a predetermined constant and det[S] is given as: det[S]=SxxSyyStt+SxySytSxt+SxtSxySyt-SxxSyt.sup.2 -SyySxt.sup.2 -SttSxy.sup.2.