Methods and apparatus to count people

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9986289
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14635360

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Methods and apparatus to count people are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a populator to populate a list with first characteristic datasets obtained from first image data representative of an environment during a first period of time, respective ones of the first characteristic datasets representative of a face detected in the environment during the first period of time; a comparator to compare the first characteristic datasets to each other to determine a first number of unique faces in the environment during the first period of time; and a discarder to delete the first characteristic datasets from the list when the first period of time has ended, the populator to re-populate the list with second characteristic datasets obtained from second image data representative of the environment during a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time.

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  • THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC.

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Soundararajan, Padmanabhan Tampa, US 47 808
Srinivasan, Venugopal Tarpon Springs, US 207 5897
Usaj, Marko Izola, SI 29 105

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