Camera-based 3D climate control
US8929592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F2120/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A climate control unit is controlled by constructing background and foreground models of an environment from images acquired of the environment by a camera. The background model represents the environment when unoccupied, and there is one foreground model for each person in the environment. A 2D location of each person in the environment is determined using the background and foreground models. A 3D location of each person is determined using the 2D locations and inferences made from the images. The controlling of the climate control unit is according to the 3D locations.
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