A miniature autonomous apparatus for performing scene interpretation,
comprising: image acquisition means, image processing means, memory means
and communication means, the processing means comprising means for
determining an initial parametric representation of the scene; means for
updating the parametric representation according to predefined criteria;
means for analyzing the image, comprising means for determining, for each
pixel of the image, whether it is a hot pixel, according to predefined
criteria; means for defining at least one target from the hot pixels;
means for measuring predefined parameters for at least one target; and
means for determining, for at least one target whether said target is of
interest, according to application-specific criteria, and wherein said
communication means are adapted to output the results of said analysis.