Determining information relating to occupancy of a space

US10606668B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INFRARED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS LIMITED · GB

Inventors

• William Snell · Monmouth, US
• Stuart Holliday · Northampton, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2013
• Grant date: Mar 31, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 4, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/202
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of determining information relating to the occupancy of a space that includes receiving first data relating to the occupancy of the space over a time period, receiving second data indicative of either times of decrementing events or times of incrementing events affecting the occupancy of the space during the time period, and either, for each decrementing event time, using the first data to obtain an estimated incrementing event time, or, for each incrementing event time, using the first data to obtain an estimated decrementing event time. The method has particular application in the determination of waiting times, for example in the context of queue monitoring.