Patent ID: 8224028

Claim:
A method for analyzing queues using video analytics, comprising: receiving a video comprising a plurality of images of a scene including a plurality of entities in the scene, wherein the scene comprises a queue region and an operation region; processing at least a first image of the plurality of images to determine an occurrence of a first event associated with the operation region, the first event comprising a first of the plurality of entities entering the operation region; processing at least a second image of the plurality of images to determine an occurrence of a second event associated with the operation region, the second event comprising a second of the plurality of entities entering the operation region; determining an operation time based on an amount of time between the first event and the second event; processing at least a third image of the plurality of images to determine a quantity of entities in the queue region; and determining a wait time based on the operation time and the quantity of entities from the plurality of entities in the queue region.