Thomas R Wade

US Patent:

20160092734, Mar 31, 2016

Filed:

Mar 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/673990

Inventors:

- Norwalk CT, US
Waqas Sultani - Orlando FL, US
Hao Wu - Pittsford NY, US
Beilei Xu - Penfield NY, US
Thomas F. Wade - Rochester NY, US
Mary Ann Sprague - Macedon NY, US
Megan Clar - Rochester NY, US
Eric Harte - Rochester NY, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/46
G06K 9/62
G06K 9/52

Abstract:

A method for detecting settle-down time in a space includes acquiring a sequence of frames capturing a select space from a first camera. The method includes determining an initial time for computing a duration it takes for an associated occupant to settle into a seat in the select space. The method includes determining one or more candidate frames from the sequence of frames where one or both of a sitting behavior and seat occupancy is observed at the seat. The method includes determining a final frame and a final time associated with the final frame from the one or more candidate frames. The method includes computing the settle-down time using the initial and the final times.