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US 11,421,905 · App. 17/005,263 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Information processing method, recording medium, and information processing system

Inventor: Tetsuya Takayanagi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,421,905
App. No.
17/005,263
Filed
Aug 27, 2020
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2119
USPC
700/276
Abstract

Provided is an information processing method executed by a computer. The information processing method includes detecting a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in a predetermined space; acquiring an image of the predetermined space captured when the cough or the sneeze is detected; recognizing a state around a mouth of the person from the image; generating, based on the recognized state around the mouth of the person, a control signal for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space; and outputting the generated control signal.

Claims (36)

1. An information processing method executed by a computer, comprising:

detecting a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in a predetermined space;

acquiring an image of the predetermined space captured when the cough or the sneeze is detected;

recognizing different states of covering of a mouth of the person from the image;

generating a control signal corresponding to each of the recognized different states of covering of the mouth of the person for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space;

outputting the generated control signal;

recognizing, from the image, an orientation of a face of the person at a time point when the cough or the sneeze of the person is detected; and

causing the direction of the air to be different between a case where the face is oriented forward and a case where the face is oriented downward.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the recognizing the different states of covering of the mouth of the person includes recognizing any one of a state in which the mouth of the person is not covered and a state in which the mouth of the person is covered with a hand.

3. The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the recognizing the different states of covering of the mouth of the person includes recognizing any one of a state in which the mouth of the person is not covered, a state in which the mouth of the person is covered with a hand, and a state in which the mouth of the person is covered with a mask.

4. The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the recognizing the different states of covering of the mouth of the person includes recognizing any one of a state in which the mouth of the person is not covered, a state in which the mouth of the person is covered with a hand, a state in which the mouth of the person is covered with a handkerchief or clothes, and a state in which the mouth of the person is covered with a mask.

5. The information processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating position coordinates of the person by using the image, wherein

the control signal is generated based on the recognized different states of covering of the mouth of the person and the position coordinates.

6. The information processing method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

selecting, based on the position coordinates, the airflow generation apparatus from among airflow generation apparatuses.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program which when executed causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

detecting a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in a predetermined space;

acquiring an image of the predetermined space captured when the cough or the sneeze is detected;

recognizing different states of covering of a mouth of the person from the image;

generating a control signal corresponding to each of the recognized different states of covering of the mouth of the person for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space;

outputting the generated control signal;

recognizing, from the image, an orientation of a face of the person at a time point when the cough or the sneeze of the person is detected; and

causing the direction of the air to be different between a case where the face is oriented forward and a case where the face is oriented downward.

8. An information processing system comprising:

a camera that captures an image of a predetermined space;

an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space; and

an information processing apparatus, wherein

the information processing apparatus

detects a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in the predetermined space,

acquires an image of the predetermined space captured by the camera when the cough or the sneeze is detected,

recognizes different states of covering of a mouth of the person from the image,

generates a control signal corresponding to each of the recognized different states of covering of the mouth of the person for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from the airflow generation apparatus,

outputs the generated control signal;

recognizes, from the image, an orientation of a face of the person at a time point when the cough or the sneeze of the person is detected; and

causes the direction of the air to be different between a case where the face is oriented forward and a case where the face is oriented downward.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2021
From: TAKAYANAGI, TETSUYA
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055693/0071 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2018-113436 · Jun 14, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-113437 · Jun 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019019999 · May 21, 2019
Related Publication 20200393159A1 · Dec 17, 2020
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