METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTING THE NUMBER OF PERSON USING A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS

摘要

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for counting the number of persons generates a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras into a single image, inserts a virtual line on the generated single image, and counts the number of persons who pass the virtual line. For this purpose, different identification numbers are assigned to the respective persons in the plurality of images, and the virtual line in the single image is recovered to the plurality of images. The persons who pass the virtual line are identified in the respective images, and the number of persons having duplicate identification numbers are removed.