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Arrangement for determining the number of persons and a direction within a space to be monitored or a pass-through

  • US 4,847,485 A
  • Filed: 04/21/1988
  • Issued: 07/11/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for determining the number of persons within a space and the direction of movement of such persons through said space to be monitored, comprising at least two infrared sensors (S1 -Sn) for measuring a deviation of the ambient temperature from the body heat of persons passing through to provide respective output signals, evaluating means (10) connected to said infrared sensors for receiving said output signals from said infrared sensors (S1 -Sn) for evaluation, entry control means (20) connected to said evaluating means for receiving evaluated signals representing the number of people passing through, said evaluation taking a sensor spacing between sensors into account, and wherein said evaluating means (10) determine a time progression of said deviation dependent on the movement velocity of the persons and dependent on the energy of the infrared radiation.

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