Counting apparatus
AssigneeDine O Quick (UK) Limited
InventorTrevor Anthony Watkins
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Abstract
An apparatus is described for counting the number of people crossing from one side of a given threshold to the other. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sensing means (10) for mounting above the threshold, each capable of detecting an item passing beneath it. Processing means compare the detection signals of each pair of adjacent sensing means to prevent the same person from being counted separately by the adjacent sensing means.
Claims5
An apparatus for counting items crossing from one side of a given threshold to another, comprising a plurality of identical sensing modules mounted along the threshold and spaced apart along a line transverse to a direction of travel across the threshold for monitoring respective sections of the threshold, each module generating a detection signal when it detects an item passing through its section of the threshold, and wherein each of the modules is connected to the or each adjacent module and has an internal processor programmed to compare the detection signals generated by the module with the detection signals of the or each adjacent module to prevent the same item from being counted separately by the adjacent module.
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