Systems and methods for determining crowd traffic by detecting debris in floor mats
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1. A system for detecting crowd traffic, the system comprising:
- a first floor mat disposed at a first location, the first floor mat configured to receive debris from objects passing over the first floor mat;
a first image capturing device positioned to include the first floor mat in a field of view of the first image capturing device, the first image capturing device being configured to capture a first image of the first floor mat including the debris from the objects passing over the first floor mat; and
a computing system operatively coupled to the first image capturing device, the computing system being programmed to analyze the first image to detect the amount debris on the first floor mat and to estimate a first quantity of objects that passed over the first floor mat based on the amount of the debris on the first floor mat.
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Abstract
Described in detail herein are methods and systems for determining crowd traffic in a facility by detecting debris on floor mats. The system can include floor mats disposed in a facility to collect debris from objects passing over the floor mats. A computing system can detect and estimate the amount of objects causing the debris on the floor mat. The computing system can estimate the amount of objects entering and exiting the facility based on the quantity of objects passing over the floor mats.
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1. A system for detecting crowd traffic, the system comprising:
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a first floor mat disposed at a first location, the first floor mat configured to receive debris from objects passing over the first floor mat; a first image capturing device positioned to include the first floor mat in a field of view of the first image capturing device, the first image capturing device being configured to capture a first image of the first floor mat including the debris from the objects passing over the first floor mat; and a computing system operatively coupled to the first image capturing device, the computing system being programmed to analyze the first image to detect the amount debris on the first floor mat and to estimate a first quantity of objects that passed over the first floor mat based on the amount of the debris on the first floor mat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for detecting crowd traffic, the method comprising:
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receiving, on a first floor mat at a first location, debris from objects passing over the first floor mat; capturing, via a first image capturing device positioned to include the first floor mat in a field of view of the first image capturing device, a first image of the first floor mat including the debris from the objects passing over the first floor mat; analyzing, via a computing system operatively coupled to the first image capturing device, the first image to detect amount of debris on the first floor mat and estimate a first quantity of objects that passed over the first floor mat based on the amount of the debris on the first floor mat. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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