System and a method for counting people
First Claim
1. A system for counting the number of people passing a entry point in a predetermined direction, the system comprising:
- (a) a foot-activated, pressure sensitive platform deployed at the entry point for providing a time-dependent pressure profile vector indicative of the manner in which a person arches one of his feet prior to at least partially stepping off said platform;
(b) a processor for processing said pressure profile vector for determining whether the person completely passed through the entry point in the predetermined direction; and
(c) a counter coupled to said processor for recording the number of people completely passing through the entry point in the predetermined direction.
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Abstract
A system and a method for counting the number of people passing a entry point in a predetermined direction. The system includes a foot-activated, pressure sensitive platform deployed at the entry point for providing a time-dependent pressure profile vector indicative of the manner in which a person arches one of his feet prior to at least partially stepping off the platform. The pressure profile vector is processed for determining whether the person completely passed through the entry point in the predetermined direction. In the affirmative case, a counter for recording the number of people completely passing through the entry point in the predetermined direction is incremented. The system can be adapted for providing a net count of the instantaneous number of people in a given area during the entering and leaving of people through an entry point into and from the given area.
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1. A system for counting the number of people passing a entry point in a predetermined direction, the system comprising:
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(a) a foot-activated, pressure sensitive platform deployed at the entry point for providing a time-dependent pressure profile vector indicative of the manner in which a person arches one of his feet prior to at least partially stepping off said platform; (b) a processor for processing said pressure profile vector for determining whether the person completely passed through the entry point in the predetermined direction; and (c) a counter coupled to said processor for recording the number of people completely passing through the entry point in the predetermined direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for counting the number of people passing through an entry point in a predetermined direction, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a time-dependent pressure profile vector indicative of the manner in which a person arches one of his feet prior to at least partially stepping of a platform; (b) processing the pressure profile vector for determining whether the person completely passed through the entry point in the predetermined direction; and (c) incrementing a counter for providing a cumulative count of the number of people passing through the entry point in the predetermined direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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