System and method for counting and tracking individuals, animals and objects in defined locations
First Claim
1. A system for counting the number of individuals that have certain shared demographics or characteristics, within a defined physical location, comprising:
- (a) one or more sensing modules mounted at the entrance and exit of an establishment, and/or at the entrances and exists of one more defined physical locations, rooms or zones within the establishment, which detects an individual passing through;
(b) one or a plurality of modules (which may be combined with or housed separately from the modules referred to in subsection (a) above), mounted within the configuration of sensing modules described above, comprising;
one or more tag detection sensors configured to sense an electronically readable tag or signal, contained within a wrist band worn by an individual, in a stamp applied to an individual, or in some other apparatus carried or worn by the individual, which tag detection sensors are capable of counting the number of individuals in a particular location or zone that share one or more particular demographic characteristic;
(c) one or more sets of electronically readable tags (wrist bands, hand stamps, or other apparatus), each set of which contains a unique electronically readable signature, or emits a frequency, such that the demographic or shared characteristic of each individual carrying or wearing a tag from a particular set can be determined;
(d) a processor coupled to the sensing modules and tag detection sensors which, among other things, is designed to dynamically determine the number of individuals within an establishment and/or one or more physical areas, rooms or zones in the establishment, and to calculate the ratio of customers in the establishment and/or one or more physical areas, rooms or zones, in the establishment, based on one or more specific demographic or other characteristic; and
(e) an electronic means of transmitting and displaying, in substantially real time, the data and information gathered and processed by the central processing means, to a remote computer or handheld or other device.
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Abstract
An automated counting and tracking system for counting the number of individuals, objects or animals having certain common demographics or attributes, located within a defined physical location, which includes a means of determining the composition of persons, items or animals located in such physical location. A method for counting and tracking the number of individuals, objects or animals having certain common demographics or attributes, located within a defined physical location, which includes a method of determining the composition of persons, items or animals located in such physical location.
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1. A system for counting the number of individuals that have certain shared demographics or characteristics, within a defined physical location, comprising:
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(a) one or more sensing modules mounted at the entrance and exit of an establishment, and/or at the entrances and exists of one more defined physical locations, rooms or zones within the establishment, which detects an individual passing through; (b) one or a plurality of modules (which may be combined with or housed separately from the modules referred to in subsection (a) above), mounted within the configuration of sensing modules described above, comprising;
one or more tag detection sensors configured to sense an electronically readable tag or signal, contained within a wrist band worn by an individual, in a stamp applied to an individual, or in some other apparatus carried or worn by the individual, which tag detection sensors are capable of counting the number of individuals in a particular location or zone that share one or more particular demographic characteristic;(c) one or more sets of electronically readable tags (wrist bands, hand stamps, or other apparatus), each set of which contains a unique electronically readable signature, or emits a frequency, such that the demographic or shared characteristic of each individual carrying or wearing a tag from a particular set can be determined; (d) a processor coupled to the sensing modules and tag detection sensors which, among other things, is designed to dynamically determine the number of individuals within an establishment and/or one or more physical areas, rooms or zones in the establishment, and to calculate the ratio of customers in the establishment and/or one or more physical areas, rooms or zones, in the establishment, based on one or more specific demographic or other characteristic; and (e) an electronic means of transmitting and displaying, in substantially real time, the data and information gathered and processed by the central processing means, to a remote computer or handheld or other device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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- 29. A method of assigning electronic tags to individuals such that the tag assigned is dependant on one or more characteristics of the individual.
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