Patents by Inventor Ben BELLEKENS

Ben BELLEKENS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computer-implemented method for estimating movements of a crowd between areas
    Patent number: 11968596
    Abstract: A method for estimating movements of a crowd between a first and second subregion in an area are monitored by a wireless sensor network. The wireless sensor network includes nodes configured to exchange a radio frequency signal through a first respective second link. The first respective second link crosses the first respective second subregion. The method includes the steps of exchanging radio frequency signals over the first and second link; and measuring respective first and second attenuations of the exchanged radio frequency signals over the first respective second link; and estimating based on a change in the attenuations a flow of the crowd between the first and second subregion. The estimating further includes estimating based on the first and second attenuations a density of the crowd in the first respective second subregion; and estimating based thereon a flux of the crowd between the first and second subregion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: IMEC VZW, UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
    Inventors: Ben Bellekens, Rafael Berkvens, Stijn Denis, Maarten Weyn
  • A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING MOVEMENTS OF A CROWD BETWEEN AREAS
    Publication number: 20220240053
    Abstract: A method for estimating movements of a crowd between a first and second subregion in an area are monitored by a wireless sensor network. The wireless sensor network includes nodes configured to exchange a radio frequency signal through a first respective second link. The first respective second link crosses the first respective second subregion. The method includes the steps of exchanging radio frequency signals over the first and second link; and measuring respective first and second attenuations of the exchanged radio frequency signals over the first respective second link; and estimating based on a change in the attenuations a flow of the crowd between the first and second subregion. The estimating further includes estimating based on the first and second attenuations a density of the crowd in the first respective second subregion; and estimating based thereon a flux of the crowd between the first and second subregion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ben BELLEKENS, Rafael BERKVENS, Stijn DENIS, Maarten WEYN