Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee • Hacker News Board

Corporate answer: big, hairy proprietary algorithms. Startup answer: straight magic, yo. Real answer: manual for this week. We're doing a couple things that don't scale to validate a concept.

For accurate, autonomous counting, we use this little guy -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots.angel.co/73/340163/7982...

We're gunning for city-wide, real-time movement.

Re: Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee

#5

Post by jackhammons » Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 8:09 PM UTC

andrewfarah wrote: post #4

jackhammons wrote: post #2

How do you get accurate head counts?

Corporate answer: big, hairy proprietary algorithms. Startup answer: straight magic, yo. Real answer: manual for this week. We're doing a couple things that don't scale to validate a concept. For accurate, autonomous counting, we use this little guy -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots.angel.co/73/340163/7982... We're gunning for city-wide, real-time movement.

What is that "little guy" called?

Re: Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee

#6

Post by andrewfarah » Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 8:15 PM UTC

jackhammons wrote: post #5

andrewfarah wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Corporate answer: big, hairy proprietary algorithms. Startup answer: straight magic, yo. Real answer: manual for this week. We're doing a couple things that don't scale to validate a concept. For accurate, autonomous counting, we use this little guy -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots.angel.co/73/340163/7982... We're gunning for city-wide, real-time movement.

What is that "little guy" called?

he has a couple names: "little guy; wall•e (unofficial); density nano"

but what he's made of is two infrared distance sensors. measures ingress and egress.

Re: Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee

#7

Post by joshrotenberg » Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 8:25 PM UTC

Cool! If you end up doing the new 9th Street Berkeley location, consider another count next door at Donut Dolly to see how many donuts are still available.

Re: Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee

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Post by bredfield » Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 8:26 PM UTC

joshrotenberg wrote: post #7

Cool! If you end up doing the new 9th Street Berkeley location, consider another count next door at Donut Dolly to see how many donuts are still available.

If only DonutScore.com weren't taken ...

Re: Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee

#9

Post by andrewfarah » Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 8:28 PM UTC

joshrotenberg wrote: post #7

Cool! If you end up doing the new 9th Street Berkeley location, consider another count next door at Donut Dolly to see how many donuts are still available.

You got it. Consider it formally on the list. Friendly with any of the staff over there?

Re: Show HN: PhilzScore – Real-time people count at Philz Coffee

#10

Post by joshrotenberg » Tue, Sep 02, 2014, 8:38 PM UTC

andrewfarah wrote: post #9

joshrotenberg wrote: post #7

Cool! If you end up doing the new 9th Street Berkeley location, consider another count next door at Donut Dolly to see how many donuts are still available.

You got it. Consider it formally on the list. Friendly with any of the staff over there?

No, although I've chatted with Dolly herself the few times I've been in. Oh, you mean Philz ... also no. Really nice space, though.