IP Library Granted Patent US 10,769,497
Granted Patent B2
US 10,769,497 · App. 16/043,057 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Learning device, imaging device, and learning method

Inventors: Kazuhiro Haneda (Hachioji, JP); Hisashi Yoneyama (Hino, JP); Atsushi Kohashi (Akiruno, JP); Zhen Li (Hino, JP); Dai Ito (Hamura, JP); Yoichi Yoshida (Inagi, JP); Kazuhiko Osa (Hachioji, JP); Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: Olympus Corporation
G06K9/6262G06N3/08G06N20/10
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Patent No.
US 10,769,497
App. No.
16/043,057
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A learning device, comprising a reception circuit that receives requests indicating photographs the user likes from external device, a machine learning processor that extracts images that match the requests and that have received a given evaluation from a third party, from within an image database, performs machine learning using these images that have been extracted, and outputs an inference model, and a transmission circuit that transmits an inference model that has been output from the learning processor to the external device.

Claims (61)

1. An imaging device, comprising:

an image input section that generates image data;

a setting circuit that sets a request including a target third party evaluator profile specified based on a user input;

a transmission circuit that transmits the request to an external machine learning device;

a reception circuit that receives at least one inference model that was transmitted directly or indirectly from the external machine leaning device, wherein the at least one inference model was generated by the external machine learning device using image training data which was retrieved from a database using the third party evaluator profile included in the request;

an inference engine that provides an inference result using the received at least one inference model and the image data generated by the image input section; and

a display that displays the inference result that was provided by the inference engine.

2. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein the image data generated by the image data input section includes through image data, and wherein the display further displays the through image data.

3. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:

the external machine learning device, when an inference model, that has reliability in range of image data for which the machine learning has been decided, has been generated, outputs that inference model as an interim inference model.

4. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:

the external machine learning device creates image data constituting a population based on the request, from image data that has been stored in an image database.

5. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:

the external machine learning device creates advice information for shooting images that fit the inference model, and

the transmission circuit transmits the advice information to the external machine learning device.

6. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:

the request further includes a theme of a photograph the user wants.

7. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:

the external machine learning device extracts data that matches the requests, and that includes evaluation information for which there is a difference in subjective evaluation for each data, from within a database, performs machine learning using groups of this extracted data, and outputs inference models for subjective evaluation prediction.

8. The imaging device of claim 7 , wherein:

the external machine learning device respectively extracts groups of data for which a value representing evaluation is higher than a given value and groups of data for which a value representing evaluation is lower than a given value, from within the database, performs deep learning, and outputs inference models.

9. An imaging method, comprising:

generating image data;

setting a request including a target third party evaluator profile specified based on a user input;

transmitting the request to an external machine learning device;

receiving at least one inference model that was transmitted directly or indirectly from the external machine learning device, wherein the at least one inference model was generated by the external machine learning device using image training data which was retrieved from a database using the third party evaluator profile included in the request;

providing an inference result using the received at least one inference model and the image data generated; and

displaying the inference result that was provided.

10. The imaging method of claim 9 , wherein the image data generated includes through image data, the imaging method further comprising:

displaying the through image data.

11. The imaging method of claim 9 , further comprising:

responsive to generating an inference model that has reliability in range of image data for which the machine learning has been decided, outputting that inference model as an interim inference model.

12. The imaging method of claim 9 , further comprising:

creating image data constituting a population based on the request, from image data that has been stored in an image database.

13. The imaging method of claim 9 , further comprising:

creating advice information for shooting images that fit the inference model; and

transmitting the advice information to the external machine learning device.

14. The imaging method of claim 9 , wherein:

the request further includes a theme of a photograph the user wants.

15. The imaging method of claim 9 , further comprising:

extracting data that matches the requests, and that includes evaluation information for which there is a difference in subjective evaluation for each data, from within a database;

performing machine learning using groups of this extracted data; and

outputting inference models for subjective evaluation prediction.

16. The imaging method of claim 15 , further comprising:

extracting groups of data for which a value representing evaluation is higher than a given value and groups of data for which a value representing evaluation is lower than a given value, from within the database;

performing deep learning, and

outputting inference models.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform an imaging method, including:

generating image data;

setting a request including a target third party evaluator profile specified based on a user input;

transmitting the request to an external machine learning device;

receiving at least one inference model the external machine learning device, wherein the at least one inference model was generated by the external machine learning device using image training data which was retrieved from a database using the third party evaluator profile included in the request;

providing an inference result using the received at least one inference model and the image data generated; and

displaying the inference result that was provided.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the image data generated includes through image data, the imaging method further including:

displaying the through image data.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further includes:

creating advice information for shooting images that fit the inference model; and

transmitting the advice information to the external machine learning device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein:

the request further includes a theme of a photograph the user wants.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058294/0274 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2018
From: HANEDA, KAZUHIRO; YONEYAMA, HISASHI; KOHASHI, ATSUSHI; LI, ZHEN; ITO, DAI; YOSHIDA, YOICHI; OSA, KAZUHIKO; NONAKA, OSAMU
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046434/0640 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2017-247107 · Dec 24, 2017 · national
JP 2018-064100 · Mar 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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