Crowd detection, analysis, and categorization

This system uses a drone flying over a crowd to take pictures and videos. A computer then processes these images to spot individual people, track how they move, and figure out the crowd's overall behavior, like its direction of movement. Finally, the system can automatically trigger an action based on what it learns about the crowd.

Why it matters: Filed before the widespread adoption of advanced AI for computer vision. Modern machine learning models can now perform crowd analysis and individual tracking with significantly greater accuracy and efficiency, making the core analysis component more robust and accessible.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, computer vision, drone integration

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