IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,227,061
Granted Patent B2
US 11,227,061 · App. 16/434,038 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Information output device, camera, information output system, information output method, and program

Inventor: Akira Kato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,227,061
App. No.
16/434,038
Filed
Jun 6, 2019
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Examiner
LE, CANH
Art Unit
2439
USPC
713/153
Abstract

An information output device includes: a first output unit that outputs acquired information acquired by a sensor; and a second output unit that converts personal information included in the acquired information into attribute information from which identification of an individual is impossible, and outputs the attribute information.

Claims (70)

1. An information output device comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one hardware processor coupled to the at least one memory, the at least one processor being configured to execute the instructions to:

transmit, to a first system, a plurality of time series image data representing an at-shelf behavior of an individual, the plurality of time series image data being acquired by a sensor, wherein the sensing data is image data generated by a camera;

perform conversion processing of converting personal information included in the plurality of time series image data into attribute information from which identification of the individual is impossible, the conversion processing comprising generating behavior information representing the at-shelf behavior of the individual by text data;

determine whether a person is included in the image data; and

transmit the attribute information including the generated behavior information to a second system only when the person is included in the image data,

wherein the behavior information includes:

information of a product that the individual picked up; and

information of whether the product was purchased by the individual or was returned to a shelf.

2. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein

the converting comprises:

generating an image in which an area of a face of a person in the image data is changed into a mosaic; and

generating information of estimated gender and age group of the person, and

the at least one processor is configured to transmit the generated image including the attribute information including the generated information to the second system.

3. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein

the converting comprises replacing an area of a face of a person in the image data with an avatar image that is associated with gender and age group of the person, and

the at least one processor is configured to transmit the image data on which the replacing is performed to the second system.

4. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sensor is the camera installed at a store,

and

the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine whether a current time is within business hours of the store;

determine whether a person other than a store clerk appears in the image data; and

transmit the data generated by the conversion processing to the second system when the current time is within the business hours and a person other than the store clerk appears in the image data.

5. An information output method comprising:

transmitting, to a first system, a plurality of time series image data representing an at-shelf behavior of an individual, the plurality of time series image data being acquired by a sensor, wherein the sensing data is image data generated by a camera;

performing conversion processing of converting personal information included in the plurality of time series image data into attribute information from which identification of the individual is impossible, the conversion processing comprising generating behavior information representing the at-shelf behavior of the individual by text data;

determining whether a person is included in the image data; and

transmitting the attribute information including the generated behavior information to a second system only when the person is included in the image data,

wherein the behavior information includes:

information of a product that the individual picked up; and

information of whether the product was purchased by the individual or was returned to a shelf.

6. The information output method according to claim 5 , wherein

the converting comprises:

generating an image in which an area of a face of a person in the image data is changed into a mosaic; and

generating information of estimated gender and age group of the person, and

the information output method comprises transmitting the generated image including the attribute information including the generated information to the second system.

7. The information output method according to claim 5 , wherein

the converting comprises replacing an area of a face of a person in the image data with an avatar image that is associated with gender and age group of the person, and

the information output method comprises transmitting the image data on which the replacing is performed to the second system.

8. The information output method according to claim 5 , wherein

the sensor is the camera installed at a store,

the information output method further comprises:

determining whether a current time is within business hours of the store;

determining whether a person other than a store clerk appears in the image data; and

transmitting the data generated by the conversion processing to the second system when the current time is within the business hours and a person other than the store clerk appears in the image data.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute:

transmitting, to a first system, a plurality of time series image data representing an at-shelf behavior of an individual, the plurality of time series image data being acquired by a sensor, wherein the sensing data is image data generated by a camera;

performing conversion processing of converting personal information included in the plurality of time series image data into attribute information from which identification of the individual is impossible, the conversion processing comprising generating behavior information representing the at-shelf behavior of the individual by text data;

determining whether a person is included in the image data; and

transmitting the attribute information including the generated behavior information to a second system only when the person is included in the image data,

wherein the behavior information includes:

information of a product that the individual picked up; and

information of whether the product was purchased by the individual or was returned to a shelf.

10. The storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein

the converting comprises:

generating an image in which an area of a face of a person in the image data is changed into a mosaic; and

generating information of estimated gender and age group of the person, and

the program causes the computer to execute transmitting the generated image including the attribute information including the generated information to the second system.

11. The storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein

the converting comprises replacing an area of a face of a person in the image data with an avatar image that is associated with gender and age group of the person, and

the program causes the computer to execute transmitting the image data on which the replacing is performed to the second system.

12. The storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein

the sensor is the camera installed at a store,

and

the program further causes the computer to execute:

determining whether a current time is within business hours of the store;

determining whether a person other than a store clerk appears in the image data; and

transmitting the data generated by the conversion processing to the second system when the current time is within the business hours and a person other than the store clerk appears in the image data.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-005538 · Jan 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
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