One embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method for the automated extraction of objects from a video stream. The method includes an automated procedure for creating a temporal graph, and an automated procedure for cutting the graph into graph partitions. The method further includes an automated...http://www.google.de/patents/US7920720?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7920720 - Computer-implemented method for object creation by partitioning of a temporal graph