MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641024915 A) filed by Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on March 3, for 'deep learning-based crowd monitoring and disaster alert system.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Harold Robinson Y; Mrs. Bagya Lakshmi M; Ajitha Devadharshini B; and Annaparipooranam P.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Cities grow fast these days while crowds pile into stadiums and parks too. Spotting sudden dangers like packed hallways turning chaotic isn't easy when humans watch every frame. A fresh tool steps in - feeding live video into smart algorithms hunting hidden risks. Decisions now rest on quicker insights than any team could make alone. With LSTM tracking changes over time to spot unusual crowd actions. People are found and group thickness measured via YOLOv8. Alerts pop up automatically - not just helpful but necessary - to kickstart crisis steps on the spot."

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