AUTOMATIC HEAD COUNT DETERMINATION ON BOARD A MEANS OF TRANSPORT
First Claim
1. A system for determining an actual number of passengers on board a means of transport, the system comprising:
- a camera arrangement configured to acquire image data on board the means of transport; and
a processing unit configured to determine the actual number of passengers on board the means of transport based on the acquired image data;
wherein the camera arrangement comprises at least one of;
one or more cabin corridor cameras configured and arranged to acquire image data of at least one or more cabin corridors of the means of transport, andone or more cabin door cameras configured and arranged to acquire image data of one or more cabin doors of the means of transport.
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Abstract
A technique of determining an actual number of passengers on board a means of transport, for example on board an aircraft. A system embodiment comprises a camera arrangement configured to acquire image data on board the means of transport, and a processing unit configured to determine the actual number of passengers on board the means of transport, based on the acquired image data. The camera arrangement comprises at least one of one or more cabin corridor cameras and one or more cabin door cameras. The one or more cabin corridor cameras are configured and arranged to acquire image data of at least one or more cabin corridors of the means of transport. The one or more cabin door cameras are configured and arranged to acquire image data of one or more cabin doors of the means of transport.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for determining an actual number of passengers on board a means of transport, the system comprising:
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a camera arrangement configured to acquire image data on board the means of transport; and a processing unit configured to determine the actual number of passengers on board the means of transport based on the acquired image data; wherein the camera arrangement comprises at least one of; one or more cabin corridor cameras configured and arranged to acquire image data of at least one or more cabin corridors of the means of transport, and one or more cabin door cameras configured and arranged to acquire image data of one or more cabin doors of the means of transport. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining an actual number of passengers on board a means of transport, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring image data on board the means of transport, by means of a camera arrangement; and determining the actual number of passengers on board the means of transport, based on the acquired image data; wherein the step of acquiring image data comprises at least one of acquiring image data of at least one or more cabin corridors of the means of transport, by means of one or more cabin corridor cameras, and acquiring image data of one or more cabin doors of the means of transport, by means of one or more cabin door cameras.
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