w An estimation method is provided which includes: calculating a plurality of complex transfer functions, based on reception signals respectively received by N reception antenna elements during a predetermined period, the complex transfer functions each representing propagation characteristics between a transmission antenna element and the N reception antenna elements; extracting a variation component corresponding to each of the N reception antenna elements, from the calculated complex transfer functions, the variation component being caused by a living body; calculating a correlation matrix based on the variation component corresponding to each of the N reception antenna elements: calculating eigenvalues of the correlation matrix calculated in the calculating of the correlation matrix; and estimating the number of living bodies in a predetermined method, using the eigenvalues calculated in the calculating of the eigenvalues.

Disclosed are image based counting systems and methods. Image based counting systems and methods employ one or more imaging devices (e.g., one or more color cameras) and one or more illumination devices (e.g., one or more illumination sources to provide variable and/or dynamic lighting). In some examples, the image based counting system provides illumination to a tray upon which one or more items (e.g., pills) are placed. The illuminated items are then imaged by the one or more imaging devices based on one or more imaging techniques or processes to determine and/or present information associated with one or more properties of the item.

This disclosure includes light fixtures, sensors and controls, systems, and methods for monitoring, counting and managing people or asset flow and locations in and out of an area or areas of interest. Light beams are generated by visible or invisible light sources, fixtures and/or sensors installed in the area of interest, and people or asset flow, counts, direction, speed and other data are detected. Using wired or secure wireless communications these data are tracked, stored and/or acted upon using on-board logic and/or remote logic and software.

This disclosure includes light fixtures, sensors and controls, systems, and methods for monitoring, counting and managing people or asset flow and locations in and out of an area or areas of interest. Light beams are generated by visible or invisible light sources, fixtures and/or sensors installed in the area of interest, and people or asset flow, counts, direction, speed and other data are detected. Using wired or secure wireless communications these data are tracked, stored and/or acted upon using on-board logic and/or remote logic and software.

A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.

A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.

According to an aspect, there are provided a mobile device for wireless people flow management. The mobile device comprises at least one processor; at least one memory; and a near field communication, NFC, reader; wherein the at least one memory comprises program code which, when executed on the at least one processor causes the mobile device to receive, from the NFC reader, information encoded in an NFC tag associated with a specific location in a building; determine control information to trigger at least one state change associated with the location based on the information encoded to the NFC tag; and send the control information to a control system of the building.

A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.

A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.

A counting apparatus includes: a storage unit storing a learning model, the learning model being trained using multiple pairs of training input images each obtained by capturing an image of multiple count target objects with the same shape, and training output images each containing teaching figures that are arranged at respective positions of the multiple count target objects. A captured image acquiring unit acquiring a captured image of multiple count target objects; an output image acquiring unit acquiring an output image in which the count target objects contained in the captured image are converted into count target figures, by applying the captured image to the learning model. A counting unit counting the number of count target objects, using the multiple count target figures contained in the output image; and an output unit outputting the number of count target objects counted by the counting unit.