Machine vision system for enterprise management
US7617167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for use in managing activity of interest within an enterprise is provided. The system comprises a computer configured to (i) receive sensor data that is related to key activity to the enterprise, such key activity comprising a type of object and the object's activity at a predetermined location associated with the enterprise, the sensor providing information from which an object's type and activity at the predetermined location can be derived, (ii) process the sensor data to produce output that is related to key activity to the enterprise, and (ii) store the information extracted from the processed data in a suitable manner for knowledge extraction and future analysis. According to a preferred embodiment, the object is human, machine or vehicular, and the computer is further configured to correlate sensor data to key activity to the enterprise and the output includes feedback data based on the correlation.
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