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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., Mechanicville, NY (US);
Arunas Tuzikas, Yorktown, VA (US);
Tianna-Kae Woodstock, Paradox, NY (US);
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for detecting occupants in a room is provided. The system includes at least one first sensor configured to establish a background color map of the room in an unoccupied state and to detect color shift data resulting from at least one occupant entering the room, at least one second sensor configured to determine height data of the at least one occupant, and a controller configured to receive the color shift data and the height data and to generate equipment-control signals to operate at least one occupant-centric system.