Passive occupancy
A location is passively occupied if there is no actual person occupying it, but it is blocked by personal belongings that are left to indicate occupancy.
For example: a laptop that is sitting on the desk, a laptop bag, a coat that is hung over the chair.
Typically, passive occupancy is measured by using a combination of a camera system ('computer vision') and artificial intelligence (to be able to identify passive occupancy).
The distinction between active and passive occupancy gives a clearer picture of the actual occupancy. This could further be clarified by specific business intelligence.
Measurements
The following table shows how occupancy statuses work:
• Not occupied (actively not passively occupied)
• Occupied (actively or passively occupied)
• Soon reserved (actively not passively occupied)
• Idle (actively not passively occupied)
Not taken into account are:
• Inactive
• Pause
• Immeasurable
Active occupancy | Passive occupancy | Possible occupancy status |
|---|
0 | [not measured] | Not occupied Soon reserved Idle |
1 | [not measured] | Occupied |
0 | 0 | Not occupied Soon reserved Idle |
1 | 0 | Occupied |
0 | 1 | Occupied |
1 | 1 | [Combination is not possible] |