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System and method for occupancy estimation

US10210394B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cognimatics AB · SE

Inventors

Karl Åström · Lund, SE
Marcus Johansson · Lund, SE
Jonna Hellstrom · Lund, SE
Håkan Ardö · Lund, SE
Rikard Berthilsson · Furulund, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2015
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30242
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus being adapted to determine an occupancy in a designated area, said apparatus comprising a memory and a controller, said controller being configured to determine at least one passage time; wherein said passage time is a time for a detected passage into and/or out of said area based on said image stream, determine an average occupancy time, determine if a passage into said designated area is estimated to occupy the designated area by comparing the time for the passage with the average occupancy time, and determine an estimation of the present occupancy in the designated area to equal the number of such passages.

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