IP Library Patent Application 18696457
Patent Application
App. No. 18/696,457

PREDICTION APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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18/696,457
Abstract

A prediction device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a position information generation part which generates position information of a subject; a degree-of-roaming calculation part which calculates a degree of roaming indicating a degree of stereotypic behavior relating to walking for the subject on the basis of the position information of the subject; a prediction part which predicts occurrence of a predetermined symptom in the subject on the basis of the degree of roaming of the subject; and a notification part which outputs a notification in response to prediction that symptom will occur in the subject.

Claims (40)

1 . A prediction device, comprising:

a position information generation part, including one or more processors, configured to generate position information of a subject;

a degree-of-roaming calculation part, including one or more processors, configured to calculate a degree of roaming indicating a degree of stereotypic behavior relating to walking for the subject on the basis of the position information of the subject;

a prediction part, including one or more processors, configured to predict occurrence of a predetermined symptom in the subject on the basis of the degree of roaming of the subject; and

a notification part, including one or more processors, configured to output a notification in response to prediction that symptom will occur in the subject.

2 . The prediction device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree-of-roaming calculation part is configured to calculate a movement distance of the subject in a first time period on the basis of the position information of the subject, calculate a movement range of the subject in the first time period on the basis of the position information of the subject, and calculate a degree of roaming by dividing the movement distance of the subject in the first time period by the movement range of the subject in the first time period.

3 . The prediction device according to claim 2 , wherein the degree-of-roaming calculation part is configured to cluster the positions of the subject in the first time period indicated by the position information of the subject, calculate a size of at least one cluster obtained by clustering, and calculate a movement range of the subject during the first time period on the basis of the size of the at least one cluster.

4 . The prediction device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a model configured to receive, as an input, the time series data of the degree of roaming and to output the probability of occurrence of the symptom,

wherein the prediction part is configured to input time-series data including a plurality of degrees of roaming of the subject in a second time period into the model, obtain the probability output from the model, and predict occurrence of the symptom in the subject on the basis of a comparison between the probability output from the model and a predetermined threshold value.

5 . The prediction device according to claim 1 , wherein the position information generation part is configured to acquire a depth image indicating depth information of a target space in which the subject exists, measure a position of the subject on the basis of the depth image, and generate the position information of the subject.

6 . The prediction device according to claim 1 , wherein the symptom is wandering.

7 . A prediction method, comprising:

generating position information of a subject;

calculating a degree of roaming of the subject indicating a degree of stereotypic behavior relating to walking on the basis of the position information of the subject;

predicting occurrence of a predetermined symptom in the subject on the basis of the degree of roaming of the subject; and

outputting a notification in response to predicting that the symptom will occur in the subject.

8 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to performs operations of a prediction method, the operations comprising:

generating position information of a subject;

calculating a degree of roaming of the subject indicating a degree of stereotypic behavior relating to walking on the basis of the position information of the subject;

predicting occurrence of a predetermined symptom in the subject on the basis of the degree of roaming of the subject; and

outputting a notification in response to predicting that the symptom will occur in the subject.

9 . The prediction method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

calculating a movement distance of the subject in a first time period on the basis of the position information of the subject, calculating a movement range of the subject in the first time period on the basis of the position information of the subject, and calculating a degree of roaming by dividing the movement distance of the subject in the first time period by the movement range of the subject in the first time period.

10 . The prediction method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

clustering the positions of the subject in the first time period indicated by the position information of the subject, calculating a size of at least one cluster obtained by clustering, and calculating a movement range of the subject during the first time period on the basis of the size of the at least one cluster.

11 . The prediction method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

inputting time-series data including a plurality of degrees of roaming of the subject in a second time period into a model configured to receive, as an input, the time series data of the degree of roaming and to output the probability of occurrence of the symptom, obtaining the probability output from the model, and predicting occurrence of the symptom in the subject on the basis of a comparison between the probability output from the model and a predetermined threshold value.

12 . The prediction method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

acquiring a depth image indicating depth information of a target space in which the subject exists, measuring a position of the subject on the basis of the depth image, and generating the position information of the subject.

13 . The prediction method according to claim 7 , wherein the symptom is wandering.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

calculating a movement distance of the subject in a first time period on the basis of the position information of the subject, calculating a movement range of the subject in the first time period on the basis of the position information of the subject, and calculating a degree of roaming by dividing the movement distance of the subject in the first time period by the movement range of the subject in the first time period.

15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

clustering the positions of the subject in the first time period indicated by the position information of the subject, calculating a size of at least one cluster obtained by clustering, and calculating a movement range of the subject during the first time period on the basis of the size of the at least one cluster.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

inputting time-series data including a plurality of degrees of roaming of the subject in a second time period into a model configured to receive, as an input, the time series data of the degree of roaming and to output the probability of occurrence of the symptom, obtaining the probability output from the model, and predicting occurrence of the symptom in the subject on the basis of a comparison between the probability output from the model and a predetermined threshold value.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

acquiring a depth image indicating depth information of a target space in which the subject exists, measuring a position of the subject on the basis of the depth image, and generating the position information of the subject.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 8 , wherein the symptom is wandering.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072460/0605 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 073460/0980 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: SATO, DAIKI; FUKAYAMA, ATSUSHI; NAGAO, JIRO; MATSUMURA, NARIMUNE
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067059/0835 →