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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2004
William Matthew Rider, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Harry Watkins, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Scott Alan Tribbey, Coconut Creek, FL (US);
David B. Fallin, Coral Springs, FL (US);
John Jay Clark, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
William Matthew Rider, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Harry Watkins, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Scott Alan Tribbey, Coconut Creek, FL (US);
David B. Fallin, Coral Springs, FL (US);
John Jay Clark, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
An integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and people counting system including an EAS system, a people counting system, and an alarm management unit. The alarm management unit accepts the EAS data signal from the EAS system and a people count signal from the people counting system for facilitating correlation of EAS and people count data. A method of monitoring a passageway and an alarm management unit associated with an integrated system are also provided. There is also provided a people counting system for determining a direction of travel of people including first and second people detection devices and a controller. The controller provides an output representative of a direction of travel in response to the outputs of the first and second people detection devices.