Methods and apparatus to count people in images

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EP 2 565 821 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	17.04.2013 Bulletin 2013/16

(43)	Date of publication:
	06.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/10

(21)	Application number: 12006192.4

(22)	Date of filing: 31.08.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06K 9/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

31.08.2011 US 201113222084

(71)	Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
	Schaumburg, IL 60173 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Lee, Morris Palm Harbor Florida 34684 (US)

(74)	Representative: Samson & Partner
	Widenmayerstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	Methods and apparatus to count people in images

(57) Methods, articles of manufacture, and apparatus to count people in an image are disclosed. An example method includes capturing an image of a body region in a first frame; and when a second frame different from the first frame includes the image of the body region, incrementing a first count of persons in the second frame.