U.S. Patent 7809167 was awarded to on 2010-10-05 and describes a “Method and system for processing captured image information in an interactive video display system.” This patent has been cited 322 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative computer technology patents in the field of electrical engineering. The abstract states:

A method and system for processing captured image information in an interactive video display system. In one embodiment, a special learning condition of a captured camera image is detected. The captured camera image is compared to a normal background model image and to a second background model image, wherein the second background model is learned at a faster rate than the normal background model. A vision image is generated based on the comparisons. In another embodiment, an object in the captured image information that does not move for a predetermined time period is detected. A burn-in image comprising the object is generated, wherein the burn-in image is operable to allow a vision system of the interactive video display system to classify the object as background. Link: U.S. Patent 7809167

This patent was originally filed on 2009-05-19 which gives it a processing time of 504 days, compared to an average processing time of 1277 in the field. has total patents. The first named inventor is Matthew Bell of Palo Alto, CA. The primary examiner was Abolfazl Tabatabai.

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