Abstract: A counting system includes a counting apparatus, which includes a plurality of multi-sensor detectors configured to detect physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors, and first circuitry configured to determine physical contact vectors and coordinate data from the physical contact data and the vertical range data. The counting system also includes at least one server including second circuitry configured to receive the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data from the counting apparatus, determine footprint patterns and body patterns based on the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data, and estimate a number of beings passing over the counting apparatus based on the footprint patterns and the body patterns.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for people counting. The method includes acquiring video data from one or more sensors and learning parameters associated with the one or more sensors. The method further includes detecting one or more objects and extracting learned features from each of the one or more objects. The learned features are identified based on the learning parameters. The method further include detecting, using the processing circuitry and based on the learned features, one or more individuals from the one or more objects. Then, the one or more individuals are tracked based on a filter. The method further includes updating a people counter as a function of a position of each tracked individual.

Abstract: A counting system includes a counting apparatus, which includes a plurality of multi-sensor detectors configured to detect physical contact data and vertical range data corresponding to one or more steps across the multi-sensor detectors, and first circuitry configured to determine physical contact vectors and coordinate data from the physical contact data and the vertical range data. The counting system also includes at least one server including second circuitry configured to receive the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data from the counting apparatus, determine footprint patterns and body patterns based on the physical contact vectors and the coordinate data, and estimate a number of beings passing over the counting apparatus based on the footprint patterns and the body patterns.