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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsSrinivas Gutta, Vasanth Philomin, Miroslav Trajkovic
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring a location using vision-based technologies and to automatically trigger the activation of a child safety feature or an alarm when a child is detected. One or more image capture devices are focused on a given location. The captured images are processed to identify the presence of a child and to initiate an appropriate response, such as sending assistance, activating a child safety feature or triggering an alarm. A number of rules can be utilized to define various child safety events. Each rule contains one or more conditions that must be satisfied in order for the rule to be triggered, and, optionally, a corresponding action-item that should be performed when the rule is satisfied, such as sending assistance, activating a child safety feature or triggering an alarm.
A method for automatically activating a child safety feature, comprising:
A method for detecting a child in a monitored location, comprising:
A system for automatically activating a child safety feature, comprising:
A system for automatically activating a child safety feature, comprising:
An article of manufacture automatically activating a child safety feature, comprising:
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