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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
David R. Noone, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Adam S. Bergman, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Robert Kevin Lynch, Greenacres, FL (US);
David R. Noone, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Adam S. Bergman, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Robert Kevin Lynch, Greenacres, FL (US);
Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Abstract
A method and system for detecting an object transiting an interrogation zone of an electronic article surveillance ('EAS') system and determining whether the object is a person entering or exiting the facility in order to increment a corresponding counter. A first zone detector detects motion in a first zone. The first zone detector can be a first passive infrared ('PIR') detector. A second zone detector detects motion in a second zone different from the first zone. The second zone detector can be a second PIR detector. A processor is in communication with the first and second zone detectors in which the processor receives data from the first and second zone detectors to determine whether to increment a count value based at least in part on the received data.