TWI727906B - Method for calculating regional visitor information - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for calculating regional visitor information includes to fix multiple wireless access point(WAP) in a predetermined area for collecting specific signals of each electrical device in the said area; at least one drone is equipped with a signal transceiver so that the said drone can fly over the said area to count visitor signals, so as to collect the specific signal of each electrical device in the said area; and a terminal processing center used to collect and analyze the said signals collected by the WAP and drone, and eliminate the repeated information for counting and obtain the correctness of the visitor information in the said predetermined area.

Description

Method of statistic area visitor information

The present invention relates to a method for statistics of regional visitor information.

The current methods used to collect statistics on visitors’ information in the area, such as my country’s new patent No. M597678, "Unmanned Aerial Camera Device Using Deep Learning Algorithms", mainly use the unmanned aerial camera camera device to capture images of the statistical area. Then, through the calculation of image recognition and deep learning algorithms, the number of visitors in the area is estimated.

However, the method disclosed in the new patent No. M597678 uses an unmanned aerial camera to capture images. When there is insufficient light, night and other adverse environmental factors, the accuracy of image recognition will be greatly reduced. In addition, in many outdoor gatherings, such as election campaign gala, the personnel are not still. If the method disclosed in the new patent No. M597678 is used, it is impossible to exclude visitors who are repeatedly filmed, which makes the statistics lost reliability.

Furthermore, the method disclosed in the new patent No. M597678 can only identify and count the number of people by image recognition. In addition, it is impossible to obtain more valuable information, such as visitor stay time, number of visits, and actions held. Statistics such as the brand of the device, transmission file information, etc., greatly reduce its availability, and there is a need for improvement.

In view of this, the inventor of the present case has conducted research to reveal the method of statistical area visitor information shown in the present invention.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of statistical visitor information in an area, which is to set up at least a certain point wireless base station in a predetermined statistical visitor area to collect the signal coverage of each fixed point wireless base station. All electronic devices emit specific identification information; at least one unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a signal transceiver unit to allow the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly over the predetermined statistical visitor area to collect signals that the signal transceiver unit can receive The specific identification information emitted by all electronic devices in the coverage area; and a terminal processing station for collecting the identification information collected by the fixed-point wireless base station and the unmanned aerial vehicle and analyzing the statistics, and eliminating duplicate identification information Statistics to obtain more accurate visitor statistical information.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention enables the unmanned aerial vehicle to transmit the collected identification information to one of the fixed-point wireless base stations, and then send the identification information to the terminal through the fixed-point wireless base station for processing Station; or make the unmanned aerial vehicle send the collected identification information directly to the terminal processing station.

In the method for statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, each of the fixed-point wireless base stations can be erected in an appropriate position around the predetermined statistical visitor area, or a plurality of fixed-point wireless base stations can be arranged around the predetermined statistical visitor area. Base station; among them, the receivable signal range between two adjacent fixed-point wireless base stations partially overlap; the present invention does not limit the erection mode and spacing of each fixed-point wireless base station.

The method for collecting information of visitors in an area disclosed in the present invention, wherein the startup procedure of the unmanned aerial vehicle includes: (a) Carry out coverage path planning for the unmanned aerial vehicle; (b) Determine a feasible path; (c) Optimize the flight path; (d) Start flying along the optimized flight path; (e) Immediately judge whether there are obstacles on the flight path. If there are obstacles, the UAV will activate the obstacle avoidance mode, immediately correct the flight path to avoid the obstacle, and return to the plan in (d) after avoiding the obstacle. The follow-up path flight; (f) End.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention is to input a map information containing the geographical coordinates, feasible flying area and no-flying area within the predetermined statistical visitor area to plan the coverage path.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention uses the Bezier algorithm to optimize the flight path, but the present invention does not limit the type of algorithm used.

The present invention discloses a method for statistical area visitor information, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a plurality of sensing elements and photographing lenses to receive external information, and real-time judge whether there are obstacles on the flight path, if it is judged that there are obstacles on the flight path When on the flight path, the obstacle avoidance mode is activated, the flight path is corrected to avoid the obstacle in real time, and after avoiding the obstacle, it returns to the original planned subsequent flight path.

In the method for statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, the flight trajectory of the unmanned aerial vehicle is spiral, for example, it flies in a spiral path from the center of the predetermined statistical visitor area toward the periphery, or from the periphery of the predetermined statistical visitor area In the center, flying in a spiral path.

In the method for counting visitors' information in an area disclosed in the present invention, the unmanned aerial vehicle can also fly in the predetermined statistical visitor area in a reciprocating manner such as S or Z-shape.

The method for statistics of area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the flying area of the UAV is 15-25 meters in height, and the received signal strength is in the range of -50dBm to -70dBm.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the terminal processing station identifies and analyzes the specific identification information collected from each of the fixed-point wireless base stations and the unmanned aerial vehicle, and performs statistics, and eliminates repeated identification Information statistics to obtain more accurate visitor statistics information, the present invention does not limit itself to the identification analysis method adopted by the terminal processing station.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the identification information collected by the fixed-point wireless base station and the UAV includes MAC (Media Access Control Address) identification information or fingerprint identification information sent by an electronic device... etc. The specific identification information of the terminal processing station can make statistics based on the specific identification information collected.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the visitor information refers to the number of visitors, the density of visitors in a specific area, the brand of the electronic device held by the visitor, the average time the visitor stays in the predetermined statistical visitor area, or each electronic device Signal transmission status to provide valuable information for the inventors.

The present invention uses the combination of unmanned aerial vehicle and fixed-point wireless base station to make up for the insufficiency of the signal collected by the fixed-point wireless base station that cannot completely cover the predetermined statistical visitor area. In addition, with the aid of unmanned aerial vehicle collection, it can also reduce The total number of fixed-point wireless base stations that need to be installed can reduce the cost of equipment for statistical visitor information and can overcome and solve the problem that the set-point wireless base station cannot be set up due to geographical factors in the predetermined statistical visitor area. This is a manifestation of the present invention. Novelty and creativity.

The desirable entities of the present invention can be clarified from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the present invention relates to a method for collecting statistics on visitors' information in an area, which includes: (a) At least a certain point wireless base station (20) is installed in the predetermined statistical visitor area (10) to collect the signals transmitted by the electronic devices in the area covered by the fixed point wireless base station (20). Specific identification information and record it; (b) Use at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (30) to mount a signal transceiver unit on the unmanned aerial vehicle (30), and make the unmanned aerial vehicle fly over the visitor area (10) scheduled in (30) for collection The signal transceiver unit can receive specific identification information transmitted by electronic devices in the signal coverage area; and (c) Set up a terminal processing station (40) to collect the identification information collected by the fixed-point wireless base station (20) and the unmanned aerial vehicle (30), identify and analyze it, eliminate duplicate identification information and make statistics, In order to obtain the visitor information in the predetermined statistical visitor area (10).

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, through the combination of unmanned aerial vehicle (30) and fixed-point wireless base station (20), can make up for the fact that fixed-point wireless base station (20) cannot fully cover the predetermined statistical visitor area (10). In addition, it can also reduce the total number of fixed-point wireless base stations (20) that need to be installed, so as to reduce the equipment cost of statistical area visitor information and overcome the inability to set up the scheduled statistical visitor area (10) due to geographic factors. The problem of fixed-point wireless base station (20).

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the visitor information refers to the number of visitors, the density of visitors in a specific area, the brand of the electronic device held by the visitor, the average time the visitor stays in the predetermined statistical visitor area, or each electronic device Signal transmission status... etc., the present invention is not self-limiting.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention is shown in Fig. 1, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) can transmit the collected identification information to one of the fixed-point wireless base stations (20), and then through the fixed-point wireless base station (20) The wireless base station (20) transmits the identification information to the terminal processing station (40); or the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) directly transmits the collected identification information to the terminal processing station (40). The present invention does not automatically limit.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein each of the fixed-point wireless base stations (20) can be erected in an appropriate position around the predetermined statistical visitor area (10), or along the predetermined A number of fixed-point wireless base stations (20) are arranged around the statistical visitor area (10), among which the signal ranges that can be received between two adjacent fixed-point wireless base stations partially overlap; each of the fixed-point wireless base stations (20) disclosed in the present invention ) Can also be set up in a manner in which the range of receivable signals between two fixed-point wireless base stations (20) does not overlap, and the present invention is not self-limiting.

In the method for statistics of area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, the startup procedure of the unmanned aerial vehicle (30), as shown in Fig. 3, includes: (a) Carry out coverage path planning for the unmanned aerial vehicle; (b) Determine a feasible path; (c) Optimize the flight path; (d) Start flying along the optimized flight path; (e) Immediately determine whether there are obstacles on the flight path, if there are obstacles, activate the obstacle avoidance mode, immediately correct the flight path to avoid the obstacles, and return to the subsequent path planned in (d) after avoiding the obstacles flight; (f) End.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention is to input a map information containing the geographical coordinates, feasible flying area and no-flying area within the predetermined statistical visitor area to plan the coverage path.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention is to use the Bezier algorithm to optimize the path curve planned in the preceding paragraph, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can fly more smoothly in actual flight, but the present invention is not self-limiting. The type of algorithm.

The present invention discloses a method for statistical area visitor information, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (20) is equipped with a plurality of sensing elements and a photographing lens (not shown) to receive information from the outside world and determine whether there are obstacles on the flight path . When the above-mentioned sensing element and the photographic lens feedback signal determine that there is an obstacle, the UAV (20) is immediately activated in the obstacle avoidance mode, and the flight path is corrected in real time to avoid the obstacle, and after the obstacle is avoided Return to the previously planned follow-up flight path.

As shown in Fig. 4, the method for statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) can fly in the predetermined statistical visitor area (10) in a spiral, S or Z-shaped reciprocating manner; or The unmanned aerial vehicle (30) flies in the predetermined statistical visitor area (10) with random numbers, and the present invention is not self-limiting.

The method for statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the path planning made for the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) can perform high-density path planning in a specific area in the predetermined statistical visitor area (10), so that the present invention can Conduct intensive flights for specific hotspots to obtain more accurate visitor information statistics.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention is shown in Fig. 6. Since the signal coverage area that can be collected by the signal transceiver unit of the current UAV (30) is mostly radial, for this reason, its receivable radius ( When R1) is farther away from the ground (G) (as shown by the dotted line in Figure 6), the range (A1) that can send and receive ground signals will be smaller than when its receivable radius (R2) is closer to the ground (G) (as shown in Figure 6). The range (A2) that can transmit and receive ground signals, theoretically, the closer to the ground, the better the effect of collecting signals; however, when the flying height of the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) is too low, it is often affected by houses, telephone poles, street trees, etc. The impact of environmental factors is not conducive to flying. After many field tests of the present invention, the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) disclosed by the present invention has a flying range of 15-25 meters in height, and the best receiving signal strength is -50dBm~-70dBm. That is, the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) used in the present invention can automatically adjust and fly within the above-mentioned conditions. In addition to avoiding collisions or being intercepted when the flying altitude is too low, it can also exert the best reception effect.

The method for statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the signals received by the fixed-point wireless base station (20) and the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) are 3G, 4G, 5G, WiFi, Bluetooth signals or other forms of signals, The invention is not self-limiting.

The method of statistical area visitor information disclosed in the present invention, wherein the identification information collected by the fixed-point wireless base station (20) and the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) includes MAC (Media Access Control Address) identification information sent by an electronic device or Fingerprint identification information...and other specific identification information, the terminal processing station (40) disclosed in the present invention can calculate the connection time and transmission file of the corresponding electronic device based on the MAC identification information or fingerprint identification information and other specific identification information Capacity, number of visits or other information are counted, and the present invention is not self-limiting.

The method disclosed in the present invention can be modified and applied without violating the spirit and scope of the present invention, and is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments.

(10): Scheduled statistics visitor area (20): Fixed-point wireless base station (30): Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (40): Terminal processing station (A1), (A2): The range where ground signals can be sent and received (G): Ground (R1)(R2): radius

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the method according to the present invention. Figure 2: is a block diagram of the second embodiment of the method of the present invention. Figure 3: A block flow diagram of the present invention for starting the unmanned aerial vehicle. Figure 4: is a schematic diagram of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention flying in a spiral manner. Figure 5: is a schematic diagram of the unmanned aerial vehicle flying in a reciprocating manner according to the present invention. Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the comparison between the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention and the collection of ground signals.

(10): Scheduled statistics visitor area

(20): Fixed-point wireless base station

(30): Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

(40): Terminal processing station

Claims (8)

A method for statistical area visitor information includes: setting up at least a certain point type wireless base station in the predetermined statistical visitor area to collect specific signals transmitted by electronic devices in the area covered by each fixed point type wireless base station that can receive signals Identification information; use at least one unmanned aerial vehicle to mount a signal transceiver unit on the unmanned aerial vehicle to allow the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly over a predetermined statistical visitor area to collect electronic devices in the area covered by the signal transceiver unit that can receive signals The transmitted specific identification information is recorded and recorded; and a terminal processing station is set up to collect the identification information collected by the fixed-point wireless base station and the unmanned aerial vehicle, and perform identification analysis, eliminate duplicate identification information and make statistics, to Obtain visitor information in the predetermined statistical visitor area; the startup procedure of the unmanned aerial vehicle includes: (a) planning the coverage path of the unmanned aerial vehicle; (b) determining the feasible path; (c) using Bayesian ( bezier) algorithm for optimization; (d) start to fly according to the optimized flight path; (e) instantly determine whether there are obstacles on the flight path, if there are obstacles, activate the obstacle avoidance mode, and immediately correct the flight path to avoid the obstacles , And after avoiding obstacles, return to the follow-up flight path planned in (d); (f) end. According to the method of statistical area visitor information described in claim 1, the unmanned aerial vehicle transmits the collected identification information to a certain point type wireless base station or the terminal processing station. The method of statistical area visitor information described in claim 1 is to input a map information that contains the geographical coordinates, feasible flying area and no-flying area within the predetermined statistical visitor area to plan the coverage path. The method for statistical area visitor information as described in claim 1, wherein the UAV is equipped with many sensing elements and photographic lenses to receive information from the outside world and determine whether there is an obstacle on the flight path, and when it is judged as an obstacle , The UAV is activated in obstacle avoidance mode, and the flight path is corrected to avoid the obstacle in real time, and after avoiding the obstacle, it returns to the previously planned follow-up flight path. According to the method of claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle flies in the predetermined statistical visitor area in a spiral path, S or Z-shaped reciprocating manner. The method for statistical area visitor information described in claim 1, wherein the flying area of the UAV is 15-25 meters in height, and the received signal strength is in the range of -50dBm to -70dBm. According to the method of claim 1, wherein the identification information collected by the fixed-point wireless base station and the UAV includes the MAC (Media Access Control Address) identification information sent by the electronic device, and the terminal processing station Statistics are based on the information corresponding to the MAC identification information. The method for statistical area visitor information as described in claim 1, wherein the fixed-point wireless base station is arranged around the predetermined statistical visitor area, so that two adjacent fixed-point wireless base stations can receive signals The scope partially overlaps.

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