MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641018746 A) filed by Dr. Vijaya Geetha R; Mr. Manjunath E; Mrs. D Radhika; Mrs. Nandini G N; Ms. Jeevika Mary A; and Mr. Rajesh Kumar Kaushal, Kolar, Karnataka, on Feb. 19, for 'an intelligent real-time occupancy monitoring and automated utility control system for public infrastructure.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Vijaya Geetha R; Mr. Manjunath E; Mrs. D Radhika; Mrs. Nandini G N; Ms. Jeevika Mary A; and Mr. Rajesh Kumar Kaushal.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Overcrowding in large public venues such as stadiums, auditoriums, and transit hubs poses significant safety risks and contributes to excessive energy consumption due to lack of real-time occupancy awareness. Studies indicate that lighting and ventilation systems account for approximately 40-60% of operational energy usage in large indoor infrastructures, with substantial wastage occurring during periods of low or zero occupancy. Conventional crowd management systems rely on manual supervision or non-integrated monitoring solutions that fail to dynamically regulate utilities based on actual occupancy conditions. The present invention provides an intelligent real-time occupancy monitoring and automated utility control system comprising bidirectional sensing modules positioned at entry and exit points, a programmable control unit configured to update occupancy count through validated increment and decrement logic, and a load switching module operatively connected to controlled utility devices including lighting and ventilation systems. The system automatically activates utilities when occupancy exceeds zero and deactivates them when the space becomes vacant, thereby enhancing crowd safety, reducing manual intervention, and significantly improving energy efficiency in public infrastructure environments."
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