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Granted Patent B2
US 12,548,214 · App. 18/287,834 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Inventor: Daisuke Ueta (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G06T11/60
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Patent No.
US 12,548,214
App. No.
18/287,834
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This information processing device comprises: a generation circuit that, on the basis of attribute information of first image data resulting from imaging a first object in a first environment, generates second image data that reproduces an image in which a second object differing from the first object is disposed in the first environment; an evaluation circuit that evaluates the accuracy of image recognition for the second object on the basis of the second image data; and an output circuit that outputs the accuracy evaluation results.

Claims (37)

1 . An information processing apparatus, comprising:

generation circuitry, which, in operation, generates, based on attribute information of first image data resulting from capturing a first object in a first environment, second image data that simulates an image in which a second object other than the first object is placed in the first environment, wherein simulation of the image includes changing a direction of lights;

evaluation circuitry, which, in operation, evaluates accuracy of image recognition for the second object based on the second image data; and

output circuitry, which, in operation, outputs an evaluation result of the accuracy,

wherein

the evaluation result includes information indicating a probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data in the image recognition,

the output circuitry outputs a signal for displaying the information indicating the probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data, and

the output circuitry outputs a signal for displaying information of the second object with the probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data exceeding a predetermined threshold distinguishing from information of the second object with the probability not exceeding the predetermined threshold.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generation circuitry generates the second image data by making a change of the attribute information of image data resulting from capturing the second object based on the attribute information of the first image data.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the generation circuitry generates the second image data by applying, to the image data resulting from capturing the second object, first attribute information related to a lighting environment for the image recognition among the attribute information of the first image data.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein,

when the probability is equal to or less than a threshold, the output circuitry outputs a signal for displaying a candidate for a configuration value of the first attribute information that causes the probability to be greater than the threshold.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, a parameter determining the candidate for the configuration value is determined in advance or selected by a user.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein,

the generation circuitry generates new second image data by further adjusting, with respect to the second image data, at least one of second attribute information portions related to a feature amount other than the lighting environment, and

the output circuitry outputs a signal for displaying the evaluation result for the new second image data.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, for a plurality of pieces of the new second image data generated by respectively making different adjustments for the second attribute information portions, the output circuitry outputs a signal for displaying a list of a plurality of the evaluation results respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of new second image data.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the output circuitry outputs a signal for displaying in the list an indication prompting input of information for determining whether to perform relearning using a plurality of pieces of the second image data after the change is made.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image data is image data determined to be misrecognized in the image recognition.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generation circuitry generates the second image data using generative adversarial networks (GAN).

11 . An information processing method, comprising:

generating, by an information processing apparatus, based on attribute information of first image data resulting from capturing a first object in a first environment, second image data that simulates an image in which a second object other than the first object is placed in the first environment, wherein simulation of the image includes changing a direction of lights;

evaluating, by the information processing apparatus, accuracy of image recognition for the second object based on the second image data; and

outputting, by the information processing apparatus, an evaluation result of the accuracy, wherein

the evaluation result includes information indicating a probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data in the image recognition, and

the information processing method further comprises:

outputting a signal for displaying the information indicating the probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data, and

outputting a signal for displaying information of the second object with the probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data exceeding a predetermined threshold distinguishing from information of the second object with the probability not exceeding the predetermined threshold.

12 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to perform processing, the processing comprising:

generating, based on attribute information of first image data resulting from capturing a first object in a first environment, second image data that simulates an image in which a second object other than the first object is placed in the first environment, wherein simulation of the image includes changing a direction of lights;

evaluating accuracy of image recognition for the second object based on the second image data; and

outputting an evaluation result of the accuracy,

wherein

the evaluation result includes information indicating a probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data in the image recognition, and

the processing further comprises:

outputting a signal for displaying the information indicating the probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data, and

outputting a signal for displaying information of the second object with the probability of successful recognition of the second object in the second image data exceeding a predetermined threshold distinguishing from information of the second object with the probability not exceeding the predetermined threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: UETA, DAISUKE
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067102/0531 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-077603 · Apr 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240273791A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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