Title : 
A method to reduce CPU overhead in blob detection and tracking algorithms
         
        
            Author : 
Joasoon, E. ; Henno, J.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Fac. of Inf. Technol., TTU, Tallinn
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Here is presented a method which gives performance improvement for blob detection and tracking in real-time video stream. The algorithm can be used in multi-touch screen based and touch-free gesture based user interfaces.
         
        
            Keywords : 
gesture recognition; object detection; touch sensitive screens; tracking; video signal processing; video streaming; CPU overhead reduction; blob detection; blob tracking; multitouch screen based user interface; real-time video stream; touch-free gesture based user interface; Cameras; Computer interfaces; Cost function; Detection algorithms; Feeds; Fingers; Information technology; Light emitting diodes; Streaming media; User interfaces;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Computational Cybernetics, 2008. ICCC 2008. IEEE International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Stara Lesna
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2874-8
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2875-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICCCYB.2008.4721385