IP Library Patent Application 18710929
Patent Application
App. No. 18/710,929

STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/710,929
Abstract

Provided is technique for estimating a psychological/cognitive state of a subject during task execution by using time-series data related to a blinking of the subject during the task execution. A time-series data acquisition unit that acquires time-series data (hereinafter referred to as subject time-series data) related to the blinking of the subject during a predetermined task, and a state estimation unit that generates a state estimation result indicating a psychological/cognitive state of the subject from the subject time-series data and time-series data (hereinafter referred to as reference time-series data) related to a blinking serving as a reference are included.

Claims (15)

1 . A state estimation device comprising:

a time-series data acquisition circuitry configured to acquire time-series data (hereinafter referred to as subject time-series data) related to a blinking of a subject during a predetermined task; and

a state estimation circuitry configured to generate a state estimation result indicating a psychological/cognitive state of the subject from the subject time-series data and time-series data (hereinafter referred to as reference time-series data) related to a blinking serving as a reference.

2 . The state estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the state estimation circuitry comprises

an index value calculation circuitry that calculates an index value (hereinafter referred to as a synchronization index value) indicating a degree of synchronization between the subject time-series data and the reference time-series data from the subject time-series data and the reference time-series data, and

a state estimation result generation circuitry that generates the state estimation result from the synchronization index value.

3 . The state estimation device according to claim 2 , wherein

the state estimation result indicates a degree of concentration of the subject, and indicates that the degree of concentration of the subject is higher as the synchronization index value is higher.

4 . The state estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the predetermined task is a task for going around a certain specific course or a task for performing a specific operation at predetermined timing.

5 . A state estimation method comprising:

a time-series data acquisition step of acquiring time-series data (hereinafter referred to as subject time-series data) related to a blinking of a subject during a predetermined task by a state estimation device; and

a state estimation step of generating a state estimation result indicating a psychological/cognitive state of the subject from the subject time-series data and time-series data (hereinafter referred to as reference time-series data) related to a blinking serving as a reference by the state estimation device.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to function as the state estimation device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 1, 2026
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 074164/0597 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: NISHIZONO, RYOTA; SAIJO, NAOKI; KASHINO, MAKIO
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067557/0928 →