Exit lane monitoring system
First Claim
1. An exit lane monitoring system for detecting and blocking wrong-way movement of a person through a passage between an access-controlled area and a public area while allowing those people moving in the direction toward the public area unimpeded movement toward and into the public area, comprising:
- at least one heel before toe sensor positioned on a floor of the passage intermediate the length of the passage, the sensor detecting the foot pressure exerted by people moving through the passage from the access-controlled area toward the public area and persons moving in a wrong way through the passage from the public area toward the access-controlled area, the sensor capable of detecting the wrong way movement of any person within a group of people simultaneously moving through the passage even though the other people in the group are properly moving from the access controlled area into the public area;
passage control means selectively blocking an entry from the passage into the access controlled area to prevent any person moving through the passage from the public area toward the access-controlled area entry into the access controlled area; and
,control means responsive to a sensor indication that someone is moving through the passage from the public area toward the access-controlled area to activate the passage control means to block the entry from the passage into the access controlled area and prevent movement of that person into the access-controlled area.
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Abstract
An exit lane monitoring system (10) detects wrong-way movement through a passage (P) between a secure area and a public area. Heel before toe sensors (12) are positioned on the floor of the passage and detect the foot pressure exerted by people moving through the passage from the secure area toward the public area and of persons moving the wrong way through the passage. Positioning of the sensors in the passage depends upon the geometry of the passage so sensors may be oriented in a non-geometric pattern if so dictated by the passage'"'"'s geometry. A door (D) is selectively operated to block the passage and prevent persons moving the wrong way through it from entering the secure area. A control unit (16) is responsive to a sensor indication that someone is moving the wrong way to activate the door to block the passage and prevent movement into the secure area.
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1. An exit lane monitoring system for detecting and blocking wrong-way movement of a person through a passage between an access-controlled area and a public area while allowing those people moving in the direction toward the public area unimpeded movement toward and into the public area, comprising:
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at least one heel before toe sensor positioned on a floor of the passage intermediate the length of the passage, the sensor detecting the foot pressure exerted by people moving through the passage from the access-controlled area toward the public area and persons moving in a wrong way through the passage from the public area toward the access-controlled area, the sensor capable of detecting the wrong way movement of any person within a group of people simultaneously moving through the passage even though the other people in the group are properly moving from the access controlled area into the public area; passage control means selectively blocking an entry from the passage into the access controlled area to prevent any person moving through the passage from the public area toward the access-controlled area entry into the access controlled area; and
,control means responsive to a sensor indication that someone is moving through the passage from the public area toward the access-controlled area to activate the passage control means to block the entry from the passage into the access controlled area and prevent movement of that person into the access-controlled area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of detecting wrong-way movement through a passage leading from a secure area to a non-secure area and blocking the passage when wrong-way movement of a person through the passage is detected while allowing those people moving in a direction toward the non-secure area unimpeded movement toward and entry into the non-secure area, comprising:
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positioning heel before toe sensors on a floor of the passage intermediate the length of the passage, each sensor detecting the foot pressure exerted by a person moving through the passage in either direction and the sensors providing an indication when movement from the non-secure area toward the secure area is detected, the sensors capable of detecting wrong way movement of any individual within a group of people simultaneously moving through the passage even though the other people in the group are properly moving from the secure area into the non-secure area; and
,in response to the sensors'"'"' indication, blocking an entry from the passage into the secure area to prevent a person moving through the passage from the non-secure area toward the secure area from entering the secure area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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