A VIDEO-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUNTING PERSONS TRAVERSING AREAS BEING MONITORED

摘要

A video based system and method (fig. 1) for detecting and counting persons (11 of fig. 1) traversing at least two areas being monitored (11 and 13 of fig. 1). The method includes the steps of initialization of at least one end unit, having at least a camera (12 of fig. 1), the camera producing images of at least a first area being monitored and a second area being monitored, digitizing the images and storing the digitized images in a non-volatile memory unit (22 of fig. 1) and a working memory unit (24 of fig. 1), detecting potential persons in the images; comparing the digitized images of objects detected in the first area and second area being monitored with digitized images stored in the working memory unit.