IP Library Patent Application 14373723
Patent Application
App. No. 14/373,723

PERISTALTIC SOUND DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETECTING PERISTALTIC SOUND, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

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14/373,723
Abstract

A peristaltic sound detection apparatus ( 10 ) includes matching coefficient calculation means for calculating a plurality of matching coefficients by individually matching a frequency spectrum of a biological sound and a plurality of standard frequency spectra of peristaltic sounds.

Claims (25)

1 - 7 . (canceled)

8 . A peristaltic sound detection apparatus comprising:

biological sound detection means for detecting a biological sound emitted by intestines;

frequency spectrum calculation means for calculating a frequency spectrum of the biological sound;

matching coefficient calculation means for calculating a plurality of matching coefficients by individually matching the frequency spectrum of the biological sound and a plurality of standard frequency spectra of peristaltic sounds; and

peristaltic sound determination means for determining whether or not the biological sound is a peristaltic sound by performing arithmetic processing on the plurality of matching coefficients.

9 . The peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the plurality of standard frequency spectra of peristaltic sounds are each a frequency spectrum of a peristaltic sound that occurs in a particular occurrence mode.

10 . The peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein, if a largest one of the plurality of matching coefficients is larger than a certain threshold, the peristaltic sound determination means determines that the biological sound is a peristaltic sound.

11 . The peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein, if a largest one of the plurality of matching coefficients is larger than a certain threshold, the peristaltic sound determination means determines that the biological sound is a peristaltic sound.

12 . The peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein, if a value obtained by summing all the plurality of matching coefficients is larger than a certain threshold, the peristaltic sound determination means determines that the biological sound is a peristaltic sound.

13 . The peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein, if a value obtained by summing all the plurality of matching coefficients is larger than a certain threshold, the peristaltic sound determination means determines that the biological sound is a peristaltic sound.

14 . A non-temporary computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 8 to operate is recorded, the program causing a computer to function as the above-described means.

15 . A non-temporary computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 9 to operate is recorded, the program causing a computer to function as the above-described means.

16 . A non-temporary computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 10 to operate is recorded, the program causing a computer to function as the above-described means.

17 . A non-temporary computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the peristaltic sound detection apparatus according to claim 11 to operate is recorded, the program causing a computer to function as the above-described means.

18 . A method for detecting a peristaltic sound, the method comprising:

a biological sound detection step of detecting a biological sound emitted by intestines;

a frequency spectrum calculation step of calculating a frequency spectrum of the biological sound;

a matching coefficient calculation step of calculating a plurality of matching coefficients by individually matching the frequency spectrum of the biological sound and a plurality of standard frequency spectra of peristaltic sounds; and

a peristaltic sound determination step of determining whether or not the biological sound is a peristaltic sound by performing arithmetic processing on the plurality of matching coefficients.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2017
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP LIFE SCIENCE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043100/0818 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2014
From: MATSUOKA, NORIHIRO; MATSUDA, KENICHI; SAKATA, OSAMU; HARII, NORIKAZU
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI
Reel/Frame 033369/0978 →