In this talk, I will present an overview of emerging computer vision applications in the Media industry (broadcast, newspaper, and movie industry). After a broad overview, I will focus on two specific applications. The first, called LogoTraX, involves the tracking of logos in sports broadcasts. Using this application, advertisers (e.g., Nike) can measure the exact on-air exposure received by their logo during a sports broadcast. The second application involves the segmentation of newspaper and magazine pages in order to track advertisements. Both applications have been developed into full-fledged products that are currently used around the globe. A real-time demo of the segmentation algorithm will be given. I will conclude the talk with a description of a few challenging problems in this area of research.

Senthil Kumar is a Member of the Technical Staff of Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ. His interests are in the areas of Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Neural Networks. Dr. Kumar has worked on a wide range of problems ranging from medical image analysis to vision-based user interfaces. Currently, at Bell Labs, he focuses on solving media related problems and building products for the media industry.

URL: http://www.bell-labs.com/user/senthil/.