SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL GENDER RECOGNITION

• US 20120182427A1
• Filed: 06/06/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aaron Marshall
• Original Assignee: Aaron Marshall
• Inventors: Marshall, Aaron
• Application Number:
  US13/154,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20120182427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/12 Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69

Abstract

A system and method for providing thermal gender recognition of people in any place of entertainment, leisure and/or recreation. The system utilizes infrared thermal imaging cameras and enables a prospective attendee determine in advance from a remote location where the prospective attendee would like to be. The system includes at least one computer system capable of communicating with a server over a network for retrieval, processing, and transmission of captured image data of each person in view of the infrared thermal imaging cameras. A website is configured to receive the image data of each person from the at least one computer system and implement the image data in a suitable format for viewing of the icons in various locations of the place by the prospective attendee from the remote location.

Claims

1. A system for providing thermal gender recognition of people in any place of entertainment, leisure and/or recreation, to enable a prospective attendee determine in advance from a remote location where the prospective attendee would like to be, the system comprising:

a first infrared thermal imaging camera positioned in a first location of the place for capturing image data of people passing therethrough by which a body temperature of each person is obtained for calculating a person'"'"'s gender, wherein the first infrared thermal imaging camera thereby assigns an image signature to each person;

a people counter system configured to be implemented in conjunction with the first infrared thermal imaging camera for concurrently counting each gender passing through the first location;

a second infrared thermal imaging camera positioned in a second location of the place and having at least one microphone, configured to continue gender recognition and follow each person in view while showing movement and/or position of such persons in the form of a representative icon for each gender against a corresponding still photograph background of the second location for viewing movement and/or position of the icons in the second location;

at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera positioned in at least one additional location, configured to continue gender recognition and follow each person in view while showing movement and/or position of the icons for each gender against a corresponding optional still photograph background of the at least one additional location for viewing movement and/or position of the icons in the at least one additional location;

at least one computer system capable of communicating with a server over a network for retrieval, processing, and transmission of the image data of each person in view of the first and second infrared thermal imaging cameras and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera; and

a website configured to receive the image data of each person from the at least one computer system and implement the image data in a suitable format for viewing of the icons in various locations of the place by the prospective attendee from the remote location.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an application configured to be synced from the website via a cellular, wired, or wireless network, wherein each person'"'"'s image signature is downloaded to an electronic device such that the prospective attendee may view movement and/or position of the icons in various locations of the place from the electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first location of the place is an entrance and/or an exit.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein an additional infrared thermal imaging camera in the first location assigns an image signature to each person passing therethrough.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the captured image data from the first infrared thermal imaging camera includes metadata for identifying objects from the captured image data such that image data may be analyzed and objects may be searched and selected for each corresponding image signature by the prospective attendee from the remote location.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer system is configured to enable the prospective attendee the capability to categorize, index, label, and sort the captured image data through recognition of contents of the image data, and to search and retrieve image data and/or each corresponding image signature for each person through text and/or image input.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the people counter system includes capability for tracking the number of people in the place as a whole and/or by gender.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first infrared thermal imaging camera and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera are configured to be implemented with a facial recognition system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second infrared thermal imaging cameras and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera are configured to be implemented with a video camera.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second infrared thermal imaging cameras and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera are configured to be implemented with a global positioning system device for security and/or surveillance purposes.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second infrared thermal imaging cameras and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera are configured to be used for gender identification at live concerts, events, or shows.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second infrared thermal imaging cameras and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera include capability to record and/or stream live via the website and/or an application for an electronic device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one additional location of the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera is a multiple entrance/exit of the place for capturing image data of people passing therethrough in view the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the representative icon for each gender comprises a uniform appearance and color.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the representative icon for each gender comprises a geometric shape in blue for males and in pink for females.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the representative icon for each gender is a hologram.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one microphone of the second infrared thermal imaging camera positioned in the second location includes capability to transmit live for at least one of bands, events, comedic performances, DJ, jukebox, karaoke, musical concerts, play list, poetry, shows, and the like.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer system is in communication with an amplifier/audio system of the place for providing an enhanced quality of sound to the locations of the place when viewing movement and/or position of the icons for each gender from the remote location.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the corresponding still photograph background of the second location and the corresponding optional still photograph background of the at least one additional location is at least one of a bar, discotheque, entertainment venue, lounge, night club, restaurant, and the like.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the prospective attendee from the remote location may conduct at least one search of the place of entertainment, leisure and/or recreation through the website or an application for an electronic device comprising:

within an inserted radius from less than a mile to worldwide;

by neighborhood, city, county, state, country, continent and/or worldwide;

number of total people ratio to maximum occupancy;

most or least males;

most or least females;

highest or lowest ratio male to female;

highest or lowest ratio female to male;

type of entertainment, leisure and/or recreation venue;

by favorite or any venue;

music play list, genre, and/or band performers;

live events;

entertainment, leisure, and/or recreation venue amenities and/or specials;

location of friends in network;

latest posts by friends in network; and

latest posts from favorite entertainment venues in network.

21. A method for providing thermal gender recognition of people in any place of entertainment, leisure and/or recreation, to enable a prospective attendee determine in advance from a remote location where the prospective attendee would like to be, the method comprising:

positioning a first infrared thermal imaging camera in a first location of the place for capturing image data of people passing therethrough by which a body temperature of each person is obtained for calculating a person'"'"'s gender, wherein the first infrared thermal imaging camera thereby assigns an image signature to each person;

implementing a people counter system in conjunction with the first infrared thermal imaging camera for concurrently counting each gender passing through the first location;

positioning a second infrared thermal imaging camera in a second location of the place and having at least one microphone, wherein the second infrared thermal imaging camera is configured to continue gender recognition and follow each person in view while showing movement and/or position of such persons in the form of a representative icon for each gender against a corresponding still photograph background of the second location for viewing movement and/or position of the icons in the second location;

positioning at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera in at least one additional location, wherein the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera is configured to continue gender recognition and follow each person in view while showing movement and/or position of the icons for each gender against a corresponding optional still photograph background of the at least one additional location for viewing movement and/or position of the icons in the at least one additional location;

providing at least one computer system capable of communicating with a server over a network for retrieval, processing, and transmission of the image data of each person in view of the first and second infrared thermal imaging cameras and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera;

configuring a website to receive the image data of each person from the at least one computer system and implement the image data in a suitable format for viewing of the icons in various locations of the place by the prospective attendee from the remote location; and

syncing an application from the website via a cellular, wired, or wireless network, wherein each person'"'"'s image signature is downloaded to an electronic device such that the prospective attendee may view movement and/or position of the icons in various locations of the place from the electronic device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first infrared thermal imaging camera and the at least one optional infrared thermal imaging camera are configured to be implemented with a facial recognition system.