Patent ID: 11961319
Assignee: RAPTOR VISION, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
positioning a camera to monitor a region that includes an entrance;
establishing communication between the camera and a controller so that the camera sends video footage to the controller for analysis;
accessing at least one image frame from the camera;
using a user interface to define the entrance in the at least one image frame;
using the user interface to designate a threshold entrance count value;
using the user interface to designate a threshold entrance time value;
wherein the controller is configured to:
analyze the video footage from the camera to identify entrance events when persons enter through the entrance;
analyze the video footage to identify a first entrance event;
start a timer with a duration set to the threshold entrance time value in response to identifying the first entrance event;
identify a number of additional entrance events during the duration of the timer; and
determine a total number of entrance events that occurred within an amount of time that satisfies the threshold entrance time value;
determine an event when the total number of entrance events satisfies the threshold entrance count value within the amount of time that satisfies the threshold entrance time value; and
provide a notification in response to the determination.