0001] The present disclosure relates to protection and safety means from viruses and bacteria
while travelling. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a system for maintaining social
distance in public transport.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the
present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or
relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly
referenced is prior art.
[0003] Almost the entire world today is suffering from the corona virus (Covid19), and are
taking various steps to avoid spreading of the virus but still the condition is not under control.
According to the survey Corona virus is spreading day by day very rapidly which is very dangerous
worldwide. People are dying day by day and every country is suffering from the high economy
loss. As the work of vaccine preparation for the virus is still under progress, prevention and
protection is the only option left for the people worldwide, not only for corona but for similar air
borne viruses and bacteria which can prevail in near future. The protection and prevention can be
done through various means. It can include social distancing, sanitizing, grooming the immunity,
and staying at home or lockdown situation.
[0004] As the span of time for which the virus will sustain is unpredictable, therefore lockdown
situation can help in diminishing the ill effects of the virus. But the after effects of the virus even
after lockdown will continue. So people needs to focus on social distancing and practice it on a
regular basis in their day to day life even after the lockdown situation. The chances of getting
infected are very high while travelling in the public transport and at crowded places.
[0005] The metro and local trains cover a huge proportion of the daily routine staff commuting
from one place to another. There is high risk of being influenced by the virus and bacteria as a
large quantity of people comes in touch of each other. There should be a solution to maintain
effective social distancing in the public transport. The conventional methods used for the above
mentioned problems can no longer serve the purpose.
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[0006] There is a need to overcome the above mentioned problems with a solution which can
help the passengers in maintaining social distance while travelling, and aid in protecting them from
virus and bacteria. The solution can also facilitates in managing the seat allocation and identifying
the accommodation left in the public transport to avoid risk caused by massive crowds.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein
satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system, which aids in protecting
from various viruses and bacteria, which can infect the passengers while travelling.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system to follow social distancing in
the public transport.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system to enable tracking the
passengers in the public transport with the help of surveillance team.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system to help in eliminating large
crowds at a single place.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system for systematic means of seat
allocation according to the available space inside the public transport.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system to assist in managing massive
crowds into small groups with proper distance between the passengers while travelling in public
transport.
[0014] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system to eradicate the criminal
activities of the society like pickpocketing, chain snatching, and similar thefts which have high
chances of occurrence in crowded areas.
[0015] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide system to support a safe and secure
environment for womens in public transport.
[0016] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an innovative, user friendly, safe,
quick, efficient and well organized system for maintaining social distance in public transport.
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SUMMARY
[0017] The present disclosure relates generally to protection and safety means from the viruses
and bacteria while travelling. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a system for
maintaining social distance in public transport.
[0018] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a system for maintaining social distance
in public transport, where the system may include a set of detectors configured to detect entry and
exit of an entity, and correspondingly generate a first set of signals, where the first set of signals
pertain to entry and exit count of the entity, a set of sensors configured at a predetermined position
inside the public transport , to sense movement of the entity and correspondingly generate a second
set of signals, a processing unit with one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory
storing instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to receive the first
set of signals from the set of detectors and the second set of signals from the set of sensors, extract
force and weight parameters from the received second set of signals, compare the extracted force
and weight parameters with a first data set, where the first dataset comprises pre-defined limit
ranges, generate a set of alarm signals in case at least one of the extracted force and weight
parameters is beyond the pre-defined limit ranges and transmit the set of alarm signals and
facilitates maintaining of the social distance in the public transport.
[0019] In an aspect, the set of detectors may include any or a combination of laser counter,
personal computer based people counter, optical counter, particle counter, laser counter sensor,
infrared person counter, and proximity sensor.
[0020] In an aspect, the set of sensors may include any or a combination of pressure sensor,
gauge sensor, force sensor, ultrasonic sensor and passive infrared sensor.
[0021] In an aspect, the public transport may include any or a combination of metro trains,
buses and autos.
[0022] In an aspect, the system may include a display unit configured to display entry and exit
count of the entity.
[0023] In an aspect, the display unit may be operatively coupled with the processing unit, and
where the display unit may include any or a combination of platform display, station common
display and bus stop display.
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[0024] In an aspect, the system may include one or more illuminating devices operatively
coupled with the processing unit, where at least one of the illuminating devices may be illuminated
in response to the generated set of alarm signals.
[0025] In an aspect, the set of alarm signals may be transmitted to a computing device
associated with the entity, and where the computing device may include any or a combination of
cell phone, smart phone, computer, laptop, desktop mobile phones and alike computing devices.
[0026] In an aspect, the set of detectors and the set of sensors may be configured to operate
coherently.
[0027] In an aspect, the generated set of alarm signals may be configured to facilitate tracking
of the entity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0028] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the
present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings
illustrate exemplary embodiment s of the present disclosure and, together with the description,
serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0029] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present
disclosure, and wherein:
[0030] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of the proposed system to illustrate its
overall working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of a processing unit, in accordance
with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0032] FIG 3 illustrates a detail diagram of the proposed system with all its essential
components along with the steps to disclose its overall working.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0033] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in
the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the
disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations
of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and
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alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended
claims.
[0034] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide
a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one
skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these
specific details.
[0035] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described
below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machineexecutable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose
processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be
performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware and/or by human operators.
[0036] Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more
machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with
appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus for
practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more computers (or
one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems containing or having
network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods described
herein, and the method steps of the invention could be accomplished by modules, routines,
subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
[0037] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be
included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included
or have the characteristic.
[0038] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning
of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also,
as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context
clearly dictates otherwise.
[0039] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. These exemplary
embodiments are provided only for illustrative purposes and so that this disclosure will be
thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill
in the art. The invention disclosed may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should
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not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various modifications will be
readily apparent to persons skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein may be applied
to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific
examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof.
Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well
as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function,
regardless of structure). Also, the terminology and phraseology used is for the purpose of
describing exemplary embodiments and should not be considered limiting. Thus, the present
invention is to be accorded the widest scope encompassing numerous alternatives, modifications
and equivalents consistent with the principles and features disclosed. For purpose of clarity, details
relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention have not
been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
[0040] Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the
diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes
illustrating systems and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements
shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware
capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are
conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through
dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually,
the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of
ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes,
methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not
intended to be limited to any particular named element.
[0041] The present disclosure relates to protection and safety means from viruses and bacteria
while travelling. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a system for maintaining social
distance in public transport.
[0042] According to an aspect the present disclosure pertains to to a system for maintaining
social distance in public transport, where the system can include a set of detectors configured to
detect entry and exit of an entity, and correspondingly generate a first set of signals, where the first
set of signals pertain to entry and exit count of the entity, a set of sensors configured at a
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predetermined position inside the public transport , to sense movement of the entity and
correspondingly generate a second set of signals, a processing unit with one or more processors
coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors
and configured to receive the first set of signals from the set of detectors and the second set of
signals from the set of sensors, extract force and weight parameters from the received second set
of signals, compare the extracted force and weight parameters with a first data set, where the first
dataset can include pre-defined limit ranges, generate a set of alarm signals in case at least one of
the extracted force and weight parameters is beyond the pre-defined limit ranges and transmit the
set of alarm signals and facilitates maintaining of the social distance in the public transport.
[0043] In an embodiment, the set of detectors can include any or a combination of laser
counter, personal computer based people counter, optical counter, particle counter, laser counter
sensor, infrared person counter and proximity sensor.
[0044] In an embodiment, the set of sensors can include any or a combination of pressure
sensor, gauge sensor, force sensor, ultrasonic sensor and passive infrared sensor.
[0045] In an embodiment, the public transport can include any or a combination of metro
trains, buses and autos.
[0046] In an embodiment, the system can include a display unit configured to display entry
and exit count of the entity.
[0047] In an embodiment, the display unit can be operatively coupled with the processing unit,
and where the display unit can include any or a combination of platform display, station common
display and bus stop display.
[0048] In an embodiment, the system can include one or more illuminating devices operatively
coupled with the processing unit, where at least one of the illuminating devices can be illuminated
in response to the generated set of alarm signals.
[0049] In an embodiment, the set of alarm signals can be transmitted to a computing device
associated with the entity, and where the computing device can include any or a combination of
cell phone, smart phone, computer, laptop, desktop mobile phones and alike computing devices.
[0050] In an embodiment, the set of detectors and the set of sensors can be configured to
operate coherently.
[0051] In an embodiment, the generated set of alarm signals can be configured to facilitate
tracking of the entity.
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[0052] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of the proposed system to illustrate its
overall working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0053] As illustrated in FIG 1, the system 100 can include a set of detectors 102, a set of
sensors 104, and a processing unit 106. The set of detectors 102 can be configured to detect entry
and exit of an entity, and can correspondingly generate a first set of signals. The first set of signals
can pertain to entry and exit count of the entity. The set of sensors 104 can be configured at a
predetermined position in a public transport. The set of sensors 104 can sense movements of the
entity, and can correspondingly generate a second set of signals. The second set of signals can
pertain to weight, force and movement parameters of the entity. The processing unit 106 can
include one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions
executable by the one or more processors and configured to receive the first set of signals from the
set of detectors 102 and the second set of signals from the set of sensors 104.
[0054] In an exemplary embodiment, the set of detectors 102 can include any or a combination
of laser counter, personal computer based people counter, optical counter, particle counter, laser
counter sensor and infrared person counter and proximity sensor. The set of sensors 104 can
include any or a combination of pressure sensor, gauge sensor, force sensor, ultrasonic sensor and
passive infrared sensor. In an another exemplary embodiment, when the entity enters a public
transport station, the set of detectors 102, like a laser counter can detect the entry and exit of the
entity , and can correspondingly generate the first signal pertaining to the count of the entity. The
first set of signals can be received by the processing unit 106. In yet another exemplary
embodiment, the set of sensors 104, configured at the predetermined position of the public
transport, can sense the movement of the entity. As the entity comes in vicinity of the set of sensors
104, for example, when the entity uses the seat of the public transport, the set of sensors like
pressure sensor associated with the seat of the public transport can sense the weight or force
parameters, and can correspondingly generate the second set of signals.
[0055] In an exemplary embodiment, the first set of signals received by the processing unit
106 and pertaining to entry and exit count of the entity can enable collecting information of the
entity for seat allocation inside the public transport. The public transport can include any or a
combination of metro trains, buses and autos. The set of detectors 102 can enable the processing
unit 106 in collecting information for count of the entity entering or leaving a public transport
platform.
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[0056] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of a processing unit, in accordance
with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0057] As illustrated in an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can include one or more
processor(s) 202. The one or more processor(s) 202 can be implemented as one or more
microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing
units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions.
Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) 202 are configured to fetch and execute
computer-readable instructions stored in a memory 204 of the device 100. The memory 204 can
store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed
to create or share the data units over a network service. The memory 204 can include any nontransitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as RAM, or non-volatile
memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0058] In an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can also include an interface(s) 206. The
interface(s) 206 may include a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and
output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, and the like. The interface(s) 206 may
facilitate communication of the system 100 with various devices coupled to the system 100. The
interface(s) 206 may also provide a communication pathway for one or more components of
system 100. Examples of such components include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s)
208 and data 230.
[0059] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 can be implemented as a combination
of hardware and programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or
more functionalities of the processing engine(s) 208. In examples described herein, such
combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For
example, the programming for the processing engine(s) 208 may be processor executable
instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the
processing engine(s) 208 may include a processing resource (for example, one or more processors),
to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may
store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing
engine(s) 208. In such examples, the system 100 can include the machine-readable storage medium
storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the machinereadable storage medium may be separate but accessible to system 100 and the processing
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resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) 208 may be implemented by electronic
circuitry. A database 210 can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of
functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0060] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 can include an extraction unit 212, a
comparison unit 214, a signal generation unit 216, and other unit (s) 218. The other unit (s) 218
can implement functionalities that supplement applications or functions performed by the device
100 or the processing engine(s) 208.
[0061] The database 210 can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of
functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0062] It would be appreciated that units being described are only exemplary units and any
other unit or sub-unit may be included as part of the system 100. These units too may be merged
or divided into super- units or sub-units as may be configured.
[0063] As illustrated in FIG 2, the processing unit 106 can include an extraction unit to extract
the weight and force parameters from the second set of signals. The processing unit 106 can include
a comparison unit to compare the extracted weight and force parameters with a first data set. The
first data set can include a predefined limit ranges. The processing unit 106 can include a signal
generation unit to generate a set of alarm signal when at least one of the extracted force and weight
parameters is found beyond the pre-defined limit ranges. The processing unit 106 can transmit the
set of alarm signals to a computing device and facilitates maintaining the social distance in the
public transport. The computing device can include any or a combination of cell phone, smart
phone, computer, laptop, desktop mobile phones and alike computing devices. The processing unit
106 can be operatively coupled with a display unit, where the display unit can include any or a
combination of platform display, station common display and bus stop display. The display unit
can be configured to display the entry and exit count of the entity .In an exemplary embodiment, ,
the system 100 can include a set of detectors 102, where the set of detectors 102 can detect the
entry and exit of the entity and can correspondingly generate a first set of signals. The first set of
signals can pertain to the entry and exit count of the entity. The system 100 can include a display
unit configured to display entry and exit count of an entity. The display unit can be operatively
coupled with the processing unit 106. The display unit can include any or a combination of
platform display, station common display and bus stop display. The display unit can be configured
to display information related to the entry and exit count of the entity. The information related to
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the entry and exit count of the entity can pertain to the first set of signal. The display unit can
facilitate in managing the seat allocation in the public transport according to availability of the
space.
[0064] In an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can include the extraction unit 212. The
processing unit 106 can be configured to receive a first set of signals from a set of detectors 102
and a second set of signals from a set of sensors 104. The first set of signals can pertain to entry
and exit count of the entity and the second set of signals can pertain to force, weight and movement
parameters associated with the entity. The extraction unit 212 can enable extracting the force,
weight and movement parameters received from the second set of signals. The received first set of
signals can facilitate in collecting information for entry and exit count of the entity like number of
entity entering and leaving the public transport station.
[0065] In an exemplary embodiment, the set of sensors 104 can include any or a combination
of pressure sensor, gauge sensor, force sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and passive infrared sensor. The
set of sensors can be configured at a predetermined position in the public transport. The set of
sensors 104 can be operatively coupled with a seat of the public transport. The set of sensors 104
such as pressure sensor can sense pressure parameter associated with the entity, when the entity
uses the seat, and the set of sensors 104 can correspondingly generate the second set of signals.
The processing unit 106 can be configured to receive the second set of signals. The extraction unit
212 can facilitate in extracting the pressure and force parameters from the received second set of
signals. The extraction unit 212 can enable processing of the second set of signals to the
comparison unit 214.
[0066] In an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can include the comparison unit 214
configured to compare the extracted force, weight and movement parameters with a first data set.
The first data set can include a predefined limit range. The predefined limit range can include
force, weight and movement parameters range of the entity. In an illustrative embodiment, the
extracted force, weight and movement parameters by the extraction unit 212 from the received
second set of signals can be compared with the predefined limit range with the help of the
comparison unit 214. The comparison unit 214 after comparing the extracted force, weight and
movement parameters with the predefined limit ranges can enable processing of compared
parameters to the signal generation unit 216.
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[0067] In an exemplary embodiment, the system 100 can include the set of sensors 104. The
set of sensors can include any or a combination of pressure sensor, gauge sensor, force sensor,
ultrasonic sensor and passive infrared sensor. When the entity enters the public transport, the
movement associated with the entity can be sensed by the set of sensors 104, and correspondingly
the second set of signals can be generated. The comparison unit 214 can compare the extracted
force, weight, and movement parameters, and can compare with the first data set. According to the
comparison, the comparison unit 214 can process the parameters to the signal generation unit 216.
The first data set can pertain to the predefined limit ranges. The predefined limit ranges can
facilitate in indicating absence or presence of the entity on allocated seat in the public transport
with the help of one or more illuminating devices.
[0068] In an embodiment, the processing unit 106 can include the signal generation unit 216.
The signal generation unit 216 can generate a set of alarm signal, when at least one of the extracted
parameters is found beyond the predefined limit ranges. The set of alarm signals can be transmitted
to the entity with the help of a computing device. The computing device can include any or a
combination of cell phone, smart phone, computer, laptop, desktop mobile phones and alike
computing devices. The signal generation unit 216 can receive the compared and extracted
parameters like force, weight, and movement. The set of alarm signals can be generated in a case
when the at least one of the extracted parameters is found beyond the predefined limit ranges, and
can transmit the set of alarm signals. The one or more illuminating devices can be operatively
coupled with the processing unit 106 and can be configured to operate according to the generated
set of alarm signals.
[0069] In an exemplary embodiment, the entry and the exit of the entity can be detected by the
set of detectors 102. The display unit can be configured to display the entry exit count of the entity
with the help of the processing unit 106. As the entity enters the public transport station, the set of
detectors 102 such as laser counter can detect the entry and exit, and can correspondingly generate
the first set of signals pertaining to the entry and exit count. According to the entry and exit count,
seat allocation for the entity can be done in the public transport. The information pertaining to the
seat allocation can be displayed on the display unit of the public transport station. The information
can pertain to the first set of signals. The information can aid the entity in taking the space in the
public transport according to the seat allocation. As the entity enters the public transport and
occupies space according to the seat allocation, one or more illuminating devices can operate to
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indicate social distancing is followed, and when the entity does not occupies the space in the public
transport according to the seat allocation, the one or more illuminating devices can operate and the
set of alarm signal can be generated by the signal generation unit 216. The set of alarm signals can
be transmitted to the entity via the computing device. The set of alarm signals can be in form of
text message, image, audio and video. The one or more illuminating devices can include light
emitting diode, red pn junction diode, and green pn junction diode.
[0070] FIG. 3 illustrates a detail diagram of the proposed system with all its essential
components along with the steps to disclose its overall working.
[0071] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the system 100 can include a set of detectors 102 to detect the
entry and exit of an entity and can correspondingly generate a first set of signals. The first set of
signals can pertain to entry and exit count of the entity. In an exemplary embodiment, the set of
detectors 102 can include any or a combination of laser counter, personal computer based people
counter, optical counter, particle counter, laser counter sensor and infrared person counter and
proximity sensor. When the entity enters a public transport station, the laser counter can detect the
entry and exit of the entity and can generate the first set of signals. The laser counter can facilitate
in counting the entity as shown in block 302 with the help of a processing unit 106. The set of
detectors 102 can be placed at various public transport stations to enable entry and exit counting
of the entity as shown in block 302 at each public transport station.
[0072] In an exemplary embodiment, the set of detectors 102 can facilitate in collecting
information pertaining to the entry and exit count of the entity as show in block 304. The
information pertaining to the entry and exit count of the entity can be collected and sent to the
processing unit 106 via a server 306. The system 100 can include a display unit to display the entry
and exit count of the entity. The display unit can be operatively coupled with the processing unit
106. According to the entry and exit count of the entity, a seat allocation method can be adopted.
The seat allocation can be displayed on the display unit for each of the entity as shown in block
308 detected by the set of detectors 102. The seat allocation method can facilitate in maintaining
social distance and can also aid in space management in the public transport. The display unit can
include any or a combination of platform display, station common display and bus stop display.
[0073] In an exemplary embodiment, the system 100 can include a set of sensors 104
configured at a predetermined position in the public transport. The set of sensors 104 can include
any or a combination of pressure sensor, gauge sensor, force sensor, ultrasonic sensor and passive
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infrared sensor. The set of sensors can be configured to sense movements of the entity associated
with the public transport. In another exemplary embodiment, when the entity enters the public
transport, the entity can have information pertaining to the seat allocation. The set of sensors 104
like force sensor or pressure sensors can be operatively coupled to the seat of the public transport.
The force or pressure sensor can sense the force or pressure parameters and can correspondingly
generate the second set of signals. The processing unit 106 can receive the second set of signals
pertaining to force or pressure parameters. In yet another exemplary embodiment, the seat of the
public transport can include one or more illuminating devices operatively coupled with the
processing unit 106.
[0074] In an exemplary embodiment, the processing unit 106 can be configured to generate a
set of alarm signals with the help of a signal generation unit 216. The processing unit 106 can
receive the first set of signals from the set of detectors 102 and the second set of signals from the
set of sensors 104.As the entity enters the public transport, the entity can have information
pertaining to the seat allocation with the help of the first set of signals received by the processing
unit 106. The set of sensors 104 with the one or more illuminating devices can be configured to
operate coherently. In another exemplary embodiment, the system 100 with one or more
illuminating devices where at least one of the illuminating devices can be illuminated in response
to the generated set of alarm signals. The one or more illuminating devices can include any or a
combination of light emitting diode (led), red pn junction diode, green pn junction diode and other
alike pn junction colourful led. The set of sensors 104 can sense the force or pressure parameter
associated with the seat, when the entity occupies the allocated seat, and the second set of signals
can be received by the processing unit 106. The processing unit 106 can include an extraction unit
212, a comparison unit 214 and a signal generation unit 216 to facilitate the processing of the
second set of signals. In yet another exemplary embodiment, when the entity occupies the space
according to the seat allocation method, the one or more illuminating devices can be configured to
operate, like green led can glow and can indicate social distancing is followed by the entity as
shown in block 310. When the entity occupies the space other than the allocated seat , the one or
more illuminating devices can be configured to operate, like red led can glow and the set of alarm
signals can be generated by the processing unit 106 as shown in block 310. The set of alarm signals
can be transmitted to a computing device, where the computing device can be operatively coupled
with the processing unit 106. The illumination of the red led can indicate the entity has not followed
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the social distancing and the red led can continue to glow till the entity occupies the allocated seat
according to the seat allocation method as shown in block 310.
[0075] In an exemplary embodiment, the system 100 can include the server 304 to share the
information pertaining to the seat allocation. The information can pertain to a sitting arrangement
of the entity in the public transport. The seating arrangement can be shared with the entity via the
computing device as shown in block 312. The computing device can be operatively coupled with
a network. The network can include any or a combination of Intranet, Local Area Network (LAN),
Wide Area Network (WAN), Internet, and the like. Further, the network 104 can either be a
dedicated network or a shared network. The shared network can represent an association of the
different types of networks that can use variety of protocols, for example, Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Wireless
Application Protocol (WAP), and the like.
[0076] In an exemplary embodiment, the system 100 can be configured to track the entity for
not following the social distancing. The tracking of the entity can be done with the help of a
positioning unit. The positioning unit can include any or a combination of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID),
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and alike system. The entity can be tracked with the help
of a surveillance team. The surveillance team can track each entity who are not following the social
distancing. In another exemplary embodiment, the server 304 can be configured to send the
information pertaining to the seat allocation and the count of the entity not following the social
distance to an android application as shown in block 312.In another exemplary embodiment, the
set of detectors 102 and the set of sensors 104 can be configured to operate coherently.
[0077] In an exemplary embodiment, the system 100 can aid in maintaining social distance in
the public transport. The system 100 can facilitate in managing space inside the public transport
for huge crowds with social distancing. The system 100 can help in providing the seat allocation
method for the entity entering the public transport and can also track the entity for not following
the social distancing in the public transport. The system 100 can facilitate in finding the
accommodation for the entity in the public transport and the number of seats left in the public
transport.
[0078] Thus, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the diagrams,
schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems
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and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures
may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing
associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their
function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic,
through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular
technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of ordinary skill in the
art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating
systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to
any particular named.
[0079] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will
be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications,
changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art,
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0080] In the foregoing description, numerous details are set forth. It will be apparent,
however, to one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure, that the present
invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures
and devices are shown in block diagram form, rather than in detail, to avoid obscuring the present
invention.
[0081] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled to" is
intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other
contact each other)and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located
between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used
synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are
also used euphemistically to mean “communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or
more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more
intermediary device.
[0082] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides
those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The
inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended
claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be
interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms
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“comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps
in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be
present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly
referenced.
[0083] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further
embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The
scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the
described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having
ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and
knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0084] The present disclosure provides system, which aids in protecting from various viruses
and bacteria, which can infect the passengers while travelling.
[0085] The present disclosure provides system to enable o tracking of the passengers in the
public transport with the help of surveillance team.
[0086] The present disclosure provides system to facilitate following social distancing in the
public transport.
[0087] The present disclosure provides system which helps in eliminating large crowds at a
single place.
[0088] The present disclosure provides system for systematic means of seat allocation
according to the available space inside the public transport.
[0089] The present disclosure provides system which assist in managing massive crowds into
small groups with proper distance between the passengers while travelling in public transport.
[0090] The present disclosure provides system which helps in diminishing the criminal
activities of the society like pickpocketing, chain snatching, and similar thefts which have high
chances of occurrence in crowded areas.
[0091] The present disclosure provides system to support safe and secure environment for
womens in public transport.
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[0092] The present disclosure provides an innovative, user friendly, safe, quick, efficient and
well organized system for maintaining social distance in public transport.

We Claim:

1. A system for maintaining social distance in public transport, said system comprising
a set of detectors configured to detect entry and exit of an entity, and
correspondingly generate a first set of signals, wherein the first set of signals pertain to entry and
exit count of the entity;
a set of sensors configured at a predetermined position inside the public transport ,
to sense movement of the entity, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals
a processing unit with one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory
storing instructions executable by the one or more processors and configured to:
receive the first set of signals from the set of detectors and the second set of
signals from the set of sensors;
extract force and weight parameters from the received second set of signals;
compare the extracted force and weight parameters with a first data set,
wherein the first dataset comprises pre-defined limit ranges and;
generate a set of alarm signals in case at least one of the extracted force and
weight parameters is beyond the pre-defined limit ranges, and transmit the set of alarm
signals to facilitate maintaining of the social distance in the public transport.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the set of detectors comprises any or a combination
of laser counter, personal computer based people counter, optical counter, particle counter, laser
counter sensor, infrared person counter, and proximity sensor.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the set of sensors comprises any or a combination of
pressure sensor, gauge sensor, force sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and passive infrared sensor.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the public transport comprises any or a combination
of metro trains, buses and autos.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system comprises a display unit configured to
display entry and exit count of the entity.
6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the display unit is operatively coupled with the
processing unit, and wherein the display unit comprises any or a combination of platform display,
station common display and bus stop display.
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7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system comprises one or more illuminating
devices operatively coupled with the processing unit, wherein at least one of the illuminating
devices is illuminated in response to the generated set of alarm signals.
8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the set of alarm signals transmitted to a computing
device associated with the entity, and wherein the computing device comprises any or a
combination of cell phone, smart phone, computer, laptop, desktop mobile phones and alike
computing devices.
9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the set of detectors and the set of sensors is configured
to operate coherently.
10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generated set of alarm signals is configured to
facilitate tracking of the entity.