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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Avigilon Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Peter Anderholm, Newburyport, MA (US);
Yanyan Hu, Woburn, MA (US);
Kevin Piette, Carlisle, MA (US);
Pietro Russo, Melrose, MA (US);
Bo Yang Yu, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
AVIGILON CORPORATION, Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01); G08B 13/187 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/19695 (2013.01); G01S 13/886 (2013.01); G08B 13/187 (2013.01); G08B 13/196 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for detecting a person in a room using a sensor, such as a radar sensor or depth cameras is provided. The method can be used to detect sleeping persons in a publically accessible location to prevent loitering. Furthermore, the method can be used to identify which rooms amongst a plurality of rooms are occupied, for example changing rooms.