Granted Patent B2

US 12,523,616 · App. 18/398,260 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Inventors: Shoichi Hoshino (Tokyo, JP); Atsushi Nogami (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuhiko Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

G01N21/8851G01N2021/887G01N2021/888G01N2021/8887

Abstract

Claims (58)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

one or more memories storing instructions; and

one or more processors executing the instructions to:

determine a partial area of a first image which is an image of a construction at a first timing;

determine a partial area of a second image corresponding to the determined partial area of the first image, wherein the second image is an image of the construction at a second timing after the first timing;

calculate a degree of progress about second deformations included in the determined partial area of the second image from first deformations indicating a crack having a maximum width equal to or greater than a preset reference value among the deformations included in the determined partial area of the first image, based on the first deformations and the second deformations; and

generate display data for displaying the degree of progress about the second deformations and a numerical value indicating the calculated degree of progress.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the partial area is an area which divide the first image at predetermined intervals.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determined partial area of the first image and the determined partial area of the second image correspond to a same area of the construction.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , the one or more processors executing the instructions to calculate the degree of the progress about the second deformations included in the determined partial area of the second image from the first deformations, based on the first deformations and the second deformations.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , the one or more processors executing the instructions to obtain, in a case where the type of the deformations is a crack, the number of cracks or the density of cracks for the first deformations and the second deformations.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , the one or more processors executing the instructions to generate the display data so as to display the partial areas according to the degree of the progress.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , the one or more processors executing the instructions to switch the progress degree display target of the partial area in response to a user instruction.

8 . A method comprising:

storing instructions; and

executing the instructions to:

determine a partial area of a first image which is an image of the construction at a first timing;

determine a partial area of a second image corresponding to the determined partial area of the first image, wherein the second image is an image of the construction at a second timing different from the first timing;

calculate a degree of progress about second deformations included in the determined partial area of the second image from first deformations indicating a crack having a maximum width equal to or greater than a preset reference value among the deformations included in the determined partial area of the first image, based on the first deformations and the second deformations; and

generate display data for displaying the degree of progress about the second deformations and a numerical value indicating the calculated degree of progress.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when read and executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

storing instructions; and

executing the instructions to:

determine a partial area of a first image which is an image of the construction at a first timing;

determine a partial area of a second image corresponding to the determined partial area of the first image, wherein the second image is an image of the construction at a second timing after the first timing;

calculate a degree of progress about second deformations included in the determined partial area of the second image from first deformations indicating a crack having a maximum width equal to or greater than a preset reference value among the deformations included in the determined partial area of the first image, based on the first deformations and the second deformations; and

generate display data for displaying the degree of progress about the second deformations and a numerical value indicating the calculated degree of progress.

10 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

one or more memories storing instructions; and

one or more processors executing the instructions to:

select at least a portion of deformations from among a plurality of deformations included in a first image which is an image of the construction at a first timing, based on at least one of information relating to a type of deformations, information relating to the construction, information relating to a shape of deformations, information relating to a relative positional relationship of two or more deformations or information relating to a composite deformation including a combination of a plurality of deformations;

determine a deformation corresponding to the selected deformation from among a plurality of deformations included in a second image which is an image of the construction at a second timing different from the first timing;

calculate a degree of progress about the selected deformation or the determined deformation, based on the selected deformation and the determined deformation; and

generate display data for displaying the degree of progress about the second deformations and a numerical value indicating the calculated degree of progress.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the display data indicate a difference between the selected deformation and the determined deformation.

12 . A method comprising:

storing instructions; and

executing the instructions to:

select at least a portion of deformations from among a plurality of deformations included in a first image which is an image of the construction at a first timing, based on at least one of information relating to a type of deformations, information relating to the construction, information relating to a shape of deformations, information relating to a relative positional relationship of two or more deformations or information relating to a composite deformation including a combination of a plurality of deformations;

determine a deformation corresponding to the selected deformation from among a plurality of deformations included in a second image which is an image of the construction at a second timing different from the first timing;

calculate a degree of progress about the selected deformation or the determined deformation, based on the selected deformation and the determined deformation; and

generate display data for displaying the degree of progress about the second deformations and a numerical value indicating the calculated degree of progress.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when read and executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a method of controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

storing instructions; and

executing the instructions to:

select at least a portion of deformations from among a plurality of deformations included in a first image which is an image of the construction at a first timing, based on at least one of information relating to a type of deformations, information relating to the construction, information relating to a shape of deformations, information relating to a relative positional relationship of two or more deformations or information relating to a composite deformation including a combination of a plurality of deformations;

determine a deformation corresponding to the selected deformation from among a plurality of deformations included in a second image which is an image of the construction at a second timing different from the first timing;

calculate a degree of progress about the selected deformation or the determined deformation, based on the selected deformation and the determined deformation; and

generate display data for displaying the degree of progress about the second deformations and a numerical value indicating the calculated degree of progress.

14 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first size of partial area in a first section of the construction is different from a second size of partial area in a second section of the construction.

15 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first size of the first partial area where deformations are densely formed is small, and the second size of the second partial area where the e deformations are sparsely formed is large.

16 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first size of the first partial area near the deformation having a maximum width equal to or greater than a reference value is small, and the second size of the second partial area at positions distanced from the deformation having a maximum width equal to or greater than the reference value is large.

17 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset reference value is a preset uniform reference value which is used may as a threshold for the entire construction of each deformation type.

18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset reference value is used for each piece of structural information.

19 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the information relating to the composite deformation including the combination of a plurality of deformations is information relating to a composite deformation including a plurality of similar deformations.

20 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the information relating to a composite deformation including a combination of a plurality of deformations is information relating to a grid-like shaped crack.

21 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the information relating to the composite deformation including the combination of a plurality of deformations is information relating to a composite deformation including a combination of deformations of different deformation types.

22 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein the information relating to the composite deformation including the combination of a plurality of deformations is information relating to composite deformation where efflorescence has occurred is present near a crack.

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