US 12,367,747 B2
Tracking support apparatus, terminal, tracking support system, tracking support method and program
Taichi Ohtsuji, Tokyo (JP); Kazushi Muraoka, Tokyo (JP); Hiroaki Aminaka, Tokyo (JP); Dai Kanetomo, Tokyo (JP); Norio Yamagaki, Tokyo (JP); and Takashi Yoshinaga, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by NEC Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,893.
Application 18/243,893 is a continuation of application No. 18/212,908, filed on Jun. 22, 2023.
Application 18/212,908 is a continuation of application No. 17/148,747, filed on Jan. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,727,775, issued on Aug. 15, 2023.
Application 17/148,747 is a continuation of application No. 16/472,688, granted, now 11,049,374, issued on Jun. 29, 2021, previously published as PCT/JP2017/008263, filed on Mar. 2, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/437,742, filed on Dec. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0419799 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/19608 (2013.01) [G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08B 13/19613 (2013.01); G08B 13/19645 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracking support apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a notification of a monitoring failure form a terminal of a current tracker instructed to track a tracking target;
a position calculating section configured to calculate a position of the tracking target using video images received from a plurality of cameras, the position calculating section being connected with the plurality of cameras arranged in a predetermined monitoring area to transmit video images taken by the plurality of cameras; and
an information transmitting section configured to transmit the calculated position of the tracking target to the terminal of the current tracker when the notification of the monitoring failure is received,
wherein the receiver is configured to receive, from the terminal, a notification that the tracker requests takeover of the tracking of the tracking target to a new tracker, independently from notification of the monitoring failure.