Moving subject detecting apparatus and the method
First Claim
1. A moving subject detecting apparatus for detecting a transfer of a moving subject in space composed of a plurality of areas, the moving subject detecting apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of moving subject detecting sensors for detecting movements of a moving subject, at least one of the plurality of the moving subject detecting sensors being placed in respective one of the plurality of the areas;
a moving subject detection information generating unit operable to generate moving subject detection information that shows a detection state in which the moving subject is detected or a no detection state in which the moving subject is not detected in the respective areas based on presence or absence of the moving subject detecting sensor response;
a response pattern extracting unit operable to specify (i) a first response pattern in which, after a first area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a second area changes from a no detection state to a detection state and (ii) a second response pattern in which, after a second area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a first area changes from a no detection state to a detection state based on the generated moving subject detection information; and
a judging unit operable to judge that the moving subject moved from the first area to the second area according to the first response pattern when the first response pattern and the second response pattern specified are in a time reversal correlation with each other.
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Abstract
Response pattern extracting unit 220 extracts absence detection response patterns including moving subject responses to be judged and presence detection response patterns that have symmetrical time component structures to these absence detection response patterns based on moving subject responses of moving subject detecting sensor 110 (at least one moving subject detecting sensor 110 is placed in respective rooms). Leaving room response pattern determining unit 230 adds flags showing leaving room response pattern to the above-mentioned absence detection response pattern when a response pattern extracted in response pattern extracting unit 220 includes a pair of time components that are in time reversal correlation with each other and practically equal to each other. Leaving room judging unit 240 refers to leaving room response pattern determining unit 830, the unit checks whether a flag showing a leaving room response pattern is added to the absence detection response pattern to be judged, and judges that someone left the room when receiving an absence detection response pattern to be judged from response pattern extracting unit 220.
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12 Claims
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1. A moving subject detecting apparatus for detecting a transfer of a moving subject in space composed of a plurality of areas, the moving subject detecting apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of moving subject detecting sensors for detecting movements of a moving subject, at least one of the plurality of the moving subject detecting sensors being placed in respective one of the plurality of the areas;
a moving subject detection information generating unit operable to generate moving subject detection information that shows a detection state in which the moving subject is detected or a no detection state in which the moving subject is not detected in the respective areas based on presence or absence of the moving subject detecting sensor response;
a response pattern extracting unit operable to specify (i) a first response pattern in which, after a first area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a second area changes from a no detection state to a detection state and (ii) a second response pattern in which, after a second area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a first area changes from a no detection state to a detection state based on the generated moving subject detection information; and
a judging unit operable to judge that the moving subject moved from the first area to the second area according to the first response pattern when the first response pattern and the second response pattern specified are in a time reversal correlation with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A moving subject detection method for detecting a transfer of
a moving subject in space composed of a plurality of areas, wherein at least one moving subject detecting sensor that detects movements of a moving subject is placed in the respective one of the plurality of the areas, the moving subject detection method comprising: -
a moving subject detection information generating step for generating moving subject detection information that shows a detection state in which the moving subject is detected or a no detection state in which the moving subject is not detected in the respective areas based on presence or absence of the moving subject detecting sensor response;
a response pattern extracting step for specifying a first response pattern in which, after a first area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a second area changes from a no detection state to a detection state and a second response pattern in which, after a first area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a first area changes from a no detection state to a detection state based on the generated moving subject detection information; and
a judging step for judging that the moving subject moved from the first area to the second area according to the first response pattern when the first response pattern and the second response pattern specified are in a time reversal correlation with each other. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A program for a moving subject detecting apparatus detecting a transfer of a moving subject in space composed of a plurality of areas,
wherein at least one moving subject detecting sensor for detecting movements of a moving subject is placed in the respective one of the plurality of the areas, the program comprising: -
a moving subject detection information generating step for generating moving subject detection information that shows a detection state in which the moving subject is detected or a no detection state in which the moving subject is not detected in the respective areas based on presence or absence of the moving subject detecting sensor response;
a response pattern extracting step for specifying a first response pattern in which, after a first area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a second area changes from a no detection state to a detection state and a second response pattern in which, after a second area changes from a detection state to a no detection state, a first area changes from a no detection state to a detection state based on the generated moving subject detection information; and
a judging step for judging that the moving subject moved from the first area to the second area according to the first response pattern when the first response pattern and the second response pattern specified are in a time reversal correlation with each other. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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