System and method for analyzing an image to determine spacing between a person and an object
OwnerAndrew TOWNSEND, David LIN +2inventors
InventorsAndrew TOWNSEND, David LIN, Barry E. RUSSELL, Roger WORNER
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system, method and computer-program product are configured to receive an image of a location from at least one image sensor device; analyze the image to determine a distance between a person and an object in the image; and output a control signal when the determined distance between the person and the object is below a predetermined threshold distance. The control signal causes an electronic device at the location to perform an action related to the distance between the person and the object. The object may be another person.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of determining a position of a person relative to an object, the method comprising:
- receiving an image of a location from an image sensor, the image depicting the person and the object;
- analyzing the image to determine a distance between the person and the object;
- comparing the determined distance between the person and the object to a predetermined threshold distance;
- and
- outputting a control signal when the determined distance is less than the predetermined threshold distance, whereby the control signal is configured to control a controlled device in a manner related to the determined distance between the person and the object.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an image of a location from an image sensor, the image depicting a person and an object;
- analyzing the image to determine a distance between the person and the object;
- comparing the determined distance between the person and the object to a predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting a control signal when the determined distance is less than the predetermined threshold, whereby the control signal is configured to control a controlled device in a manner related to the determined distance between the person and the object.
A system comprising:
- a processor, a computer readable memory, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium associated with a computing device, and program instructions executable by the computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an image of a location from an image sensor, the image depicting a person and an object;
- analyzing the image to determine a distance between the person and the object;
- comparing the determined distance between the person and the object to a predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting a control signal when the determined distance is less than the predetermined threshold, whereby the control signal is configured to control a controlled device in a manner related to the determined distance between the person and the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.