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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Helmerich & Payne Technologies, Llc, Tulsa, OK (US);
Peter A. Torrione, Durham, NC (US);
Kenneth D. Morton, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Helmerich & Payne Technologies, LLC, Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to systems and method for inhibiting or causing automated actions based on estimated person locations comprising multiple video sources configured to detect the location of one or more persons wherein at least one video source is calibrated for a known location and pose. The invention further comprises at least one processor operably connected to a calibrated video source wherein said processor aggregates possible person locations. These systems and method may be useful for initiating or interrupting the automated activity of equipment in the presence of personnel.