System and method for measuring the crowdedness of people at a place
US9420424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for determining crowdedness at a location, using a first portable communication device having a proximity sensor, wherein the location of a first user is determined using the first portable communication device having an application installed on a memory module thereof, wherein the application is configured to connect to a location sensor embedded in the first portable communication device. The method and system further comprises sensing and identifying a second portable communication device in vicinity of the first user, followed by transmitting a media access control address (MAC address) of the identified second portable communication device to a remote fusion server. Further removing redundancies pertaining to the identified second portable communication device based on the MAC address received by the remote fusion server using a fusion algorithm to determine the crowdedness at the determined location.
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