Line Monitoring System and Method
First Claim
1. A line monitoring method comprising:
- receiving object data associated with objects in a surveillance area, said object data comprising at least object identifying data and object location data;
analyzing said object data with reference to at least one line behavior pattern parameter representing at least one behavior pattern indicative of objects in line to determine if at least one of said objects should be designated as in a line in said surveillance area; and
determining at least one line statistic associated with objects designated as in said line.
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Abstract
A line monitoring system and method may be used to monitor objects (e.g., people or vehicles) in a line. The system may receive object data associated with objects in a surveillance area including object identifying data and object location data. The system may analyze the object data with reference to one or more line behavior pattern parameters representing one or more behavior patterns indicative of objects in a line to determine if one or more of the objects should be designated as in a line in the surveillance area. They system may also determine one or more line statistics associated with objects designated as in the line, such as a number of objects in line, a wait time in the line, and/or a volume of objects moving through the line.
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20 Claims
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1. A line monitoring method comprising:
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receiving object data associated with objects in a surveillance area, said object data comprising at least object identifying data and object location data; analyzing said object data with reference to at least one line behavior pattern parameter representing at least one behavior pattern indicative of objects in line to determine if at least one of said objects should be designated as in a line in said surveillance area; and determining at least one line statistic associated with objects designated as in said line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to perform a method of monitoring a line of objects, said method comprising:
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receiving object data associated with objects in a surveillance area, said object data comprising at least object identifying data and object location data; analyzing said object data with reference to at least one line behavior pattern parameter representing at least one behavior pattern indicative of objects in a line to determine if at least one of said objects should be designated as in a line in said surveillance area; and determining at least one line statistic associated with objects designated as in said line. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A line monitoring system comprising:
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an object identifying and locating system configured to identify and locate objects in a surveillance area and to generate object data comprising at least object identifying data and object location data; and an object analysis system configured to receive said object data, to analyze said object data to determine if at least one of said objects should be designated as in a line in said surveillance area, and to determine at least one line statistic associated with said line. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification