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Granted Patent B2
US 11,920,335 · App. 17/632,312 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Inventors: Satoshi Furuya (Kanagawa, JP); Tsutomu Mieno (Kanagawa, JP); Haruhiko Yamabuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
E03D9/002E03D5/10G06T7/0002G06V40/172
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Patent No.
US 11,920,335
App. No.
17/632,312
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system includes an acquisition unit that acquires excretion information, based on imaging data captured by an image capture apparatus installed in such a way as to include, in an image capture range, an excretion range of excrement in a toilet bowl of a toilet, a generation unit that generates presentation information to be output, based on the excretion information, and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires information that indicates whether a foreign body being an object other than feces and urine is included in the imaging data as a subject excluding the toilet bowl and washing liquid for the toilet bowl. When information including the foreign body is acquired, the control unit outputs a stop command for stopping a washing function of the toilet bowl to the toilet bowl side, and the generation unit generates alert information as at least a part of the presentation information.

Claims (36)

1. An information processing system comprising:

an acquisition unit for acquiring excretion information indicating a content of excretion, based on imaging data captured by an image capture apparatus installed in such a way as to include, in an image capture range, an excretion range of excrement in a toilet bowl of a toilet;

a generation unit for generating presentation information, based on the excretion information;

an output unit for outputting the presentation information; and

a washing control unit for controlling a washing function of the toilet bowl, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires information that indicates whether a foreign body being an object other than feces and urine is included in the imaging data captured by the image capture apparatus as a subject excluding the toilet bowl and washing liquid for the toilet bowl, as at least a part of the excretion information,

the washing control unit outputs a stop command for stopping the washing function to a side of the toilet bowl when the acquisition unit acquires information including the foreign body as the excretion information, and

the generation unit generates alert information as at least a part of the presentation information when the acquisition unit acquires the information including the foreign body as the excretion information.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires the excretion information by using a learned model that outputs the excretion information, based on the imaging data captured by the image capture apparatus.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition unit and the generation unit acquire the excretion information and the presentation information by using a learned model that outputs the excretion information and the presentation information, based on the imaging data captured by the image capture apparatus.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit generates an excretion diary as a part of the presentation information, based on the excretion information.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit calculates a urine flow rate or an amount of urination, based on the excretion information, and generates information that indicates a reduction state in the urine flow rate or the amount of urination, as at least a part of the presentation information.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit calculates a defecation count or an amount of defecation per unit time, based on the excretion information, and generates information that indicates a reduction state in the defecation count, as at least a part of the presentation information.

7. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit calculates an excretion timing, based on the excretion information and a date and time of an excretion behavior, and generates information for notifying the excretion timing as at least a part of the presentation information.

8. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition unit collects the imaging data for a plurality of toilets and acquires the excretion information.

9. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit generates the presentation information for each user, based on identification data for identifying a user of the toilet bowl.

10. The information processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the generation unit generates the presentation information for each user, based on the identification data and entry/exit data recording entry/exit to/from a toilet in which the toilet bowl is installed.

11. The information processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the identification data are data identifying a user by performing facial recognition processing, based on face image data being captured by another image capture apparatus installed in such a way as to include a face of a user in an image capture range, in the toilet bowl or a room in which the toilet bowl is installed.

12. The information processing system according to claim 11 , further comprising the another image capture apparatus.

13. The information processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising the image capture apparatus.

14. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring excretion information indicating a content of excretion, based on imaging data captured by an image capture apparatus installed in such a way as to include, in an image capture range, an excretion range of excrement in a toilet bowl of a toilet;

generating presentation information, based on the excretion information;

outputting the presentation information; and

controlling a washing function of the toilet bowl, wherein:

in the acquiring, information that indicates whether a foreign body being an object other than feces and urine is included in the imaging data captured by the image capture apparatus as a subject excluding the toilet bowl and washing liquid for the toilet bowl, is acquired as at least a part of the excretion information;

in the controlling, when information including the foreign body is acquired as the excretion information in the acquiring, a stop command for stopping the washing function is output to a side of the toilet bowl; and

in the generating, generation step, when the information including the foreign body is acquired as the excretion information in the acquiring, alert information is generated as at least a part of the presentation information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to perform:

acquiring excretion information indicating a content of excretion, based on imaging data captured by an image capture apparatus installed in such a way as to include, in an image capture range, an excretion range of excrement in a toilet bowl of a toilet;

generating presentation information, based on the excretion information;

outputting the presentation information; and

controlling a washing function of the toilet bowl, wherein:

in the acquiring, information that indicates whether a foreign body being an object other than feces and urine is included in the imaging data captured by the image capture apparatus as a subject excluding the toilet bowl and washing liquid for the toilet bowl, is acquired as at least a part of the excretion information;

in the controlling, when information including the foreign body is acquired as the excretion information in the acquiring, a stop command for stopping the washing function is output to a side of the toilet bowl; and

in the generating, when the information including the foreign body is acquired as the excretion information in the acquiring, alert information is generated as at least a part of the presentation information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: NEC PLATFORMS, LTD.
To: PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069110/0199 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: FURUYA, SATOSHI; MIENO, TSUTOMU; YAMABUCHI, HARUHIKO
To: NEC PLATFORMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058859/0525 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-146294 · Aug 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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