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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 23, 2024
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ismail A. Idowu, Catonsville, MD (US);
Kofi Nyarko, Essex, MD (US);
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
An Automated Computer-Vision based system and method for identifying potential hazards to building occupants in building exit pathways is described to address the inherent challenges in manual building safety inspections. The computer vision-based approach automates the inspection of an interior building hallway (exit access) for an obstruction that may be a potential hazard. The invention mitigates the risk of a hazard to the building occupants by sensing and alerting the safety officer before a situation turns into an emergency. Test results demonstrate that the Dual Temporal Buffer Differencing (DTBD) method of the invention can detect a potential hazard in the building exit access effectively and continuously. As a result, the invention can facilitate safety in the building and allow safety inspectors to make better use of resources.
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