SMART SURFACE-MOUNTED HYBRID SENSOR SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPRATUS FOR COUNTING
First Claim
1. A counting system, comprising:
- a counting apparatus including;
a plurality of multi-sensor detectors configured to detect physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors, andfirst circuitry configured to determine physical contact vectors and coordinate data from the physical contact data and the vertical range data; and
at least one server including second circuitry configured to;
receive the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data from the counting apparatus,determine footprint patterns and body patterns based on the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data, andestimate a number of beings passing over the counting apparatus based on the footprint patterns and the body patterns.
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Abstract
A counting system includes a counting apparatus, which includes a plurality of multi-sensor detectors configured to detect physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors, and first circuitry configured to determine physical contact vectors and coordinate data from the physical contact data and the vertical range data. The counting system also includes at least one server including second circuitry configured to receive the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data from the counting apparatus, determine footprint patterns and body patterns based on the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data, and estimate a number of beings passing over the counting apparatus based on the footprint patterns and the body patterns.
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20 Claims
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1. A counting system, comprising:
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a counting apparatus including; a plurality of multi-sensor detectors configured to detect physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors, and first circuitry configured to determine physical contact vectors and coordinate data from the physical contact data and the vertical range data; and at least one server including second circuitry configured to; receive the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data from the counting apparatus, determine footprint patterns and body patterns based on the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data, and estimate a number of beings passing over the counting apparatus based on the footprint patterns and the body patterns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of counting, comprising:
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detecting, at a counting apparatus via a plurality of multi-sensor detectors, physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors; determining, via first circuitry of the counting apparatus, physical contact vectors and coordinate data based on the physical contact data and the vertical range data; receiving, via second circuitry in a server, the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data from the counting apparatus; determining, via the second circuitry, footprint patterns and body patterns based on the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data; and estimating, via the second circuitry, a number of beings passing over the multi-sensor detectors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A counting apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of multi-sensor detectors configured to detect physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors; and circuitry configured to determine physical contact vectors and coordinate data based on the physical contact data and vertical range data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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