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Granted Patent B2
US 11,998,066 · App. 17/346,297 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Kigurumi staging support apparatus, kigurumi staging support system, and kigurumi staging support method

Inventors: Junichi Yamagiwa (Tokyo, JP); Masami Ishikawa (Tokyo, JP); Kana Takizawa (Tokyo, JP); Miki Sakurai (Tokyo, JP); Masafumi Nakamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: THE POKEMON COMPANY
A41D1/002A63J7/005G06V40/16G10L25/48G06V40/178
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Patent No.
US 11,998,066
App. No.
17/346,297
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A kigurumi staging support apparatus to be worn by a performer of kigurumi. The kigurumi staging support apparatus acquires environmental information of surroundings of the kigurumi, stores staging information of the kigurumi, and outputs, based on the staging information, staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the environmental information.

Claims (60)

1. A kigurumi staging support apparatus to be worn by a performer of kigurumi, the kigurumi staging support apparatus comprising:

a biometric sensor configured to acquire biometric information of the performer of the kigurumi;

a memory configured to store staging information of the kigurumi; and

processing circuitry configured to:

acquire the biometric information of the performer of the kigurumi,

determine whether the biometric information satisfies a predetermined condition based on whether the biometric information is within a predetermined numerical range of the performer during exercise,

in response to a determination that the biometric information satisfies the predetermined condition, output a first staging of the kigurumi by changing an external appearance of the kigurumi or outputting a move of the kigurumi, wherein the first staging indicates a state of a health of the performer, and

in response to a determination that the biometric information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, output a second staging of the kigurumi in accordance with an analyzed situation of a spectator watching the performer of the kigurumi, wherein the analyzed situation of the spectator is derived from environmental information capturing surroundings of the kigurumi,

wherein the output of the first staging in response to the biometric information satisfying the predetermined condition is different than the output of the second staging in response to the biometric information not satisfying the predetermined condition.

2. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an interface configured to acquire the environmental information capturing the surroundings of the kigurumi.

3. The kigurumi staging support apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a microphone configured to capture sound of the surroundings of the kigurumi; and

a camera configured to capture images of the surroundings of the kigurumi.

4. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 3 , wherein

the interface is further configured to acquire a sound captured by the microphone as the environmental information.

5. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 3 , wherein

the interface is further configured to acquire an image photographed by the camera as the environmental information.

6. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to determine an age and/or a gender of the spectator based on the environmental information.

7. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to perform at least one of staging by changing the external appearance of the kigurumi, moving at least a part of the kigurumi, and outputting a sound from the kigurumi.

8. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the biometric sensor is a wearable device configured to be worn by the performer of the kigurumi.

9. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a costume configured to cover at least a head of the performer.

10. The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive the staging information.

11. A kigurumi staging support system that is a staging support system with respect to kigurumi, the kigurumi staging support system comprising:

an information terminal that transmits staging information of the kigurumi; and

a kigurumi staging support apparatus to be worn by a performer of the kigurumi, wherein

the kigurumi staging support apparatus includes:

a biometric sensor configured to acquire biometric information of the performer of the kigurumi;

a memory configured to store staging information of the kigurumi; and

processing circuitry configured to:

acquire the biometric information of the performer of the kigurumi,

determine whether the biometric information satisfies a predetermined condition based on whether the biometric information is within a predetermined numerical range of the performer during exercise,

in response to a determination that the biometric information satisfies the predetermined condition, output a first staging of the kigurumi by changing an external appearance of the kigurumi or outputting a move of the kigurumi, wherein the first staging indicates a state of a health of the performer, and

in response to a determination that the biometric information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, output a second staging of the kigurumi in accordance with an analyzed situation of a spectator watching the performer of the kigurumi, wherein the analyzed situation of the spectator is derived from environmental information capturing surroundings of the kigurumi,

wherein the output of the first staging in response to the biometric information satisfying the predetermined condition is different than the output of the second staging in response to the biometric information not satisfying the predetermined condition.

12. The kigurumi staging support system of claim 11 , wherein

the kigurumi staging support apparatus includes a communication interface configured to receive the staging information from the information terminal.

13. The kigurumi staging support system of claim 12 , wherein the kigurumi staging support apparatus comprises:

a microphone configured to capture sound of the surroundings of the kigurumi;

a camera configured to capture images of the surroundings of the kigurumi; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to

determine an age and/or a gender of the spectator based on the sound captured by the microphone and the images captured by the camera; and

output the staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the determined age and/or gender of the spectator.

14. The kigurumi staging support system of claim 13 , wherein

the processing circuitry is further configured to output the staging information by at least one of changing the external appearance of the kigurumi, moving at least a part of the kigurumi, and outputting a sound from the kigurumi.

15. A kigurumi staging support method that is a staging support method with respect to a performer wearing a kigurumi with a kigurumi staging support apparatus, the method comprising:

storing, by a memory of the kigurumi staging support apparatus, staging information of the kigurumi;

acquiring, by a biometric sensor of the kigurumi staging support apparatus, biometric information of the performer of the kigurumi;

determining, by a processing circuitry of the kigurumi staging support apparatus, whether the biometric information satisfies a predetermined condition based on whether the biometric information is within a predetermined numerical range of the performer during exercise;

outputting, by the processing circuitry, a first staging of the kigurumi and a second staging of the kigurumi in accordance with cases of the biometric information satisfying the predetermined condition and of the biometric information not satisfying the predetermined condition;

in response to a determination that the biometric information satisfies the predetermined condition, outputting the first staging of the kigurumi by (a) changing an external appearance of the kigurumi or (b) outputting a move of the kigurumi, wherein the first staging indicates a state of a health of the performer; and

in response to a determination that the biometric information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, outputting the second staging of the kigurumi in accordance with an analyzed situation of a spectator watching the performer of the kigurumi, wherein the analyzed situation of the spectator is derived from environmental information capturing surroundings of the kigurumi,

wherein the output of the first staging in response to the biometric information satisfying the predetermined condition is different than the output of the second staging in response to the biometric information not satisfying the predetermined condition.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

causing, by the processing circuitry, the kigurumi staging support apparatus to output a staging characteristic including at least one of changing an external appearance of the kigurumi, moving at least a part of the kigurumi, and outputting a sound from the kigurumi.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2022
From: YAMAGIWA, JUNICHI; ISHIKAWA, MASAMI; TAKIZAWA, KANA; SAKURAI, MIKI; NAKAMURA, MASAFUMI
To: THE POKEMON COMPANY
Reel/Frame 058678/0963 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-234408 · Dec 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019048689 · Dec 12, 2019
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