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US 10,311,451 B2Granted
System and method for determining demographic information
AssigneeHoxton Analytics Limited
InventorOwen McCormack
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Abstract
With reference to FIG. 1, we provide a system for monitoring pedestrians, the system including: a data capture system including a data capture device; a computer system communicatively coupled to the data capture system and configured to receive data from the image capture system representative of a portion of a pedestrian, said portion including at least a foot or item of footwear of the pedestrian; wherein the computer system is operable to count pedestrian footfall and/or to determine a demographic property of the pedestrian based on the data representative of the foot or item of footwear of the pedestrian.
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A system for monitoring pedestrian footfall, the system including:
- a data capture system including an image capture device located at a target zone through which pedestrians pass;
- a computer system communicatively coupled to the data capture system and configured to receive data from the data capture system representative of a portion of a pedestrian, including data representing a plurality of images relating to at least a foot or item of footwear of one or more pedestrians;
- wherein the computer system is operable to:
- identity a first observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in a portion of a first image and identify a second observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in (i) another portion of the first image or (ii) a portion of a second image, using an image classification algorithm,
- compare the first observation to the second observation based on at least (i) an angle or direction of movement of the foot or item of footwear and (ii) relative locations of the first and second observations in the first image or in the first and second images to determine whether the first and second observations are of the same pedestrian;
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- count a number of pedestrians observed over a time interval.
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A method of monitoring pedestrian footfalls, the method including the steps of:
- capturing data representing a portion of a pedestrian using an image capture device located at a target zone through which pedestrians pass;
- communicating data representative of the portion of a pedestrian to a computer system, including data representing a plurality of images relating to at least a foot or item of footwear of one or more pedestrians;
- identifying using the computer a first observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in a portion of a first image and identifying using the computer a second observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in (i) another portion of the first image or (ii) a portion of a second image, using an image classification algorithm,
- comparing, using the computer, the first observation to the second observation based on at least (i) the angle or direction of movement of the foot or item of footwear and (ii) relative locations of the first and second observations in the first image or in the first and second images to determine whether the first and second observations are of the same pedestrian and the presence of a pedestrian;
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- counting the number of pedestrians observed over a time interval.
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A system for monitoring pedestrian footfall, the system including:
- a data capture system including an image capture device located at a target zone through which pedestrians pass;
- a computer system communicatively coupled to the data capture system and configured to receive data from the data capture system representative of a portion of a pedestrian, including data representing a plurality of images relating to at least a foot or item of footwear of one or more pedestrians;
- wherein the computer system is operable to:
- identify a first observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in a portion of a first image and identify a second observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in (i) another portion of the first image or (ii) a portion of a second image,
- compare the first observation to the second observation based on at least (i) an angle or direction of movement of the foot or item of footwear and (ii) relative locations of the first and second observations in the first image or in the first and second images to determine whether the first and second observations are of the same pedestrian;
- determine a demographic property of each pedestrian based on the data representative of the foot or item of footwear of the pedestrian and
- count the number of pedestrians observed over a time interval.
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A method of monitoring pedestrian footfall, the method including the steps of:
- capturing data representing a portion of a pedestrian using an image capture device located at a target zone through which pedestrians pass;
- communicating data representative of the portion of a pedestrian to a computer system, including data representing a plurality of images relating to at least a foot or item of footwear of one or more pedestrians;
- identifying using the computer a first observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in a portion of a first image and identify a second observation of a foot or item of footwear of a pedestrian in (i) another portion of the first image or (ii) a portion of a second image,
- comparing the first observation to the second observation based on at least (i) an angle or direction of movement of the foot or item of footwear and (ii) relative locations of the first and second observations in the first image or in the first and second images to determine whether the first and second observations are of the same pedestrian;
- determining using the computer a demographic property of the pedestrian based on the data representative of the foot or item of footwear of the pedestrian, and
- counting the number of pedestrians observed over a time interval.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.