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US 12,626,511 · App. 17/802,397 · Granted May 12, 2026

Detection method

Inventors: Marina Kato (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Terasawa (Tokyo, JP); Yohei Itou (Tokyo, JP); Natsuki Yui (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G06V20/52A61B5/1116A61H3/061G06V40/103
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Patent No.
US 12,626,511
App. No.
17/802,397
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection system 100 of the present invention includes a position detection means 121 for detecting position information representing a position of a predetermined part of a person and a position of an accessory in a specific shape held by the person, and a separation detection means 122 for detecting that the accessory is separated from the person based on the position information.

Claims (49)

1 . A detection method comprising:

detecting position information representing a position of a predetermined part of a person and a position of an accessory in a specific shape held by the person;

based on the position information, detecting that the accessory is separated from the person;

detecting a posture of the person after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person and detecting that the person is looking for the accessory based on the posture; and

transmitting notification information to an information processing terminal, the notification information including the posture of the person,

wherein the detection method further comprises detecting that the accessory is separated from the person for a preset time or more.

2 . The detection method according to claim 1 , further comprising

detecting the position information of the predetermined part of the person and the accessory by detecting a skeleton of the person from a captured image in which the person is captured.

3 . The detection method according to claim 1 , further comprising

detecting that the accessory is separated from the person by a preset distance or more.

4 . The detection method according to claim 1 , further comprising

when detecting that the accessory is separated from the person, performing a preset notifying process.

5 . The detection method according to claim 1 , further comprising

detecting a posture of the person after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person.

6 . The detection method according to claim 5 , further comprising

detecting the posture of the person by detecting a skeleton of the person from a captured image in which the person is captured after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person.

7 . The detection method according to claim 5 , further comprising

detecting a motion of the person on a basis of the posture of the detected person.

8 . The detection method according to claim 6 , further comprising

performing a preset second notifying process on a basis of the detected posture of the person.

9 . The detection method according to claim 1 , wherein

the accessory is a rod-shaped body having a predetermined length.

10 . The detection method according to claim 9 , wherein

the accessory is a white cane.

11 . An information processing device comprising:

at least one memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute instructions to:

detect position information representing a position of a predetermined part of a person and a position of an accessory in a specific shape held by the person;

detect that the accessory is separated from the person based on the position information;

detect a posture of the person after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person and detect that the person is looking for the accessory based on the posture; and

transmit notification information to an information processing terminal, the notification information including the posture of the person,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to detect that the accessory is separated from the person for a preset time or more.

12 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

detect the position information of the predetermined part of the person and the accessory by detecting a skeleton of the person from a captured image in which the person is captured.

13 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

detect that the accessory is separated from the person by a preset distance or more.

14 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to, when detecting that the accessory is separated from the person, perform a preset notifying process.

15 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions detect a posture of the person after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person.

16 . The information processing device according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to,

detect the posture of the person by detecting a skeleton of the person from a captured image in which the person is captured after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person.

17 . The information processing device according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform a preset second notifying process on a basis of the detected posture of the person.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon a program comprising instructions for causing an information processing device to execute processing to:

detect position information representing a position of a predetermined part of a person and a position of an accessory in a specific shape held by the person;

detect that the accessory is separated from the person based on the position information;

detect a posture of the person after it is detected that the accessory is separated from the person and detect that the person is looking for the accessory based on the posture; and

transmit notification information to an information processing terminal, the notification information including the posture of the person,

wherein the instructions further cause the information processing device to execute processing to detect that the accessory is separated from the person for a preset time or more.

19 . The detection method according to claim 1 , further comprising detecting that the person is looking for the accessory based on the posture of bending.

20 . The detection method according to claim 1 , further comprising detecting that the person is looking for the accessory based on the posture of a head position and an eye direction of the person.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2023
From: KATO, MARINA; TERASAWA, SATOSHI; ITOU, YOHEI; YUI, NATSUKI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062556/0800 →
Continuity (1)
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