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US 12,646,627 · App. 18/272,866 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Terminal device, information processing system, and information processing method

Inventor: Mana Aihara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G16H50/80A61B5/01G06V20/53G06V40/16
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Patent No.
US 12,646,627
App. No.
18/272,866
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to suitably collect information relating to a person who is suspected to have an infectious disease, a terminal device A includes: a communication means communicating with a first terminal device and a second terminal device; a difficulty information obtaining means that obtains information relating to difficulty in obtaining physical condition information in a place around the first terminal device; a selecting means that selects one of the first and second terminal devices based on the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information; and a physical condition information obtaining means that obtains, from the terminal device selected by the selecting means, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

Claims (48)

1 . A terminal device comprising at least one processor,

the at least one processor executing:

a process of communicating with a first terminal device including a detecting section that detects information relating to a physical condition of a pedestrian and with a second terminal device including an obtaining section that obtains information relating to a physical condition of the pedestrian from a mobile terminal of the pedestrian;

a process of obtaining information relating to difficulty in obtaining physical condition information in a place around the first terminal device;

a process of selecting one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device on a basis of the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information; and

a process of obtaining, from the one of the first and second terminal devices thus selected, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian

wherein:

in the process of obtaining the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, the at least one processor obtains, as the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, a difference between a total number of living bodies recognized, through biometric authentication, by the detecting section included in the first terminal device in a predetermined period and a total number of faces recognized by the detecting section included in the first terminal device in the predetermined period.

2 . The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one processor executes a process of giving, to the one of the first and second terminal devices thus selected, an instruction to obtain the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

3 . The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian detected by the first terminal device and the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian obtained by the second terminal device each include information relating to a body temperature of the pedestrian.

4 . The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein:

in the process of obtaining the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, the at least one processor obtains, as the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, information relating to a status of communication between a mobile terminal of a user and the second terminal device.

5 . The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the obtaining section included in the second terminal device obtains, from the mobile terminal of the pedestrian through near field communication, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

6 . An information processing system comprising at least one processor,

the at least one processor executing:

a process of communicating with a first terminal device including a detecting section that detects information relating to a physical condition of a pedestrian and with a second terminal device including an obtaining section that obtains information relating to a physical condition of the pedestrian from a mobile terminal of the pedestrian;

a process of obtaining information relating to difficulty in obtaining physical condition information in a place around the first terminal device;

a process of selecting one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device on a basis of the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information; and

a process of obtaining, from the one of the first and second terminal devices thus selected, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian,

wherein:

in the process of obtaining the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, the at least one processor obtains, as the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, a difference between a total number of living bodies recognized, through biometric authentication, by the detecting section included in the first terminal device in a predetermined period and a total number of faces recognized by the detecting section included in the first terminal device in the predetermined period.

7 . The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein:

the at least one processor gives, to the one of the first and second terminal devices thus selected, an instruction to obtain the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

8 . The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein:

the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian detected by the first terminal device and the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian obtained by the second terminal device each include information relating to a body temperature of the pedestrian.

9 . The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein:

in the process of obtaining the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, the at least one processor obtains, as the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, information relating to a status of communication between a mobile terminal of a user and the second terminal device.

10 . The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein:

the obtaining section included in the second terminal device obtains, from the mobile terminal of the pedestrian through near field communication, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

11 . An information processing method comprising:

obtaining information relating to difficulty in obtaining physical condition information in a place around a first terminal device including a detecting section that detects information relating to a physical condition of a pedestrian;

selecting, on a basis of the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information, one of the first terminal device and a second terminal device including an obtaining section that obtains information relating to a physical condition of the pedestrian from a mobile terminal of the pedestrian; and

obtaining, from the one of the first and second terminal devices thus selected, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian,

wherein,

in the obtaining the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information,

a difference between a total number of living bodies recognized, through biometric authentication, by the detecting section included in the first terminal device in a predetermined period and a total number of faces recognized by the detecting section included in the first terminal device in the predetermined period is obtained as the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information.

12 . The information processing method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

giving, to the one of the first and second terminal devices thus selected, an instruction to obtain the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

13 . The information processing method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian detected by the first terminal device and the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian obtained by the second terminal device each include information relating to a body temperature of the pedestrian.

14 . The information processing method according to claim 11 ,

in the obtaining the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information,

information relating to a status of communication between a mobile terminal of a user and the second terminal device is obtained as the information relating to the difficulty in obtaining the physical condition information.

15 . The information processing method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the obtaining section included in the second terminal device obtains, from the mobile terminal of the pedestrian through near field communication, the information relating to the physical condition of the pedestrian.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: AIHARA, MANA
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064296/0179 →
Continuity (1)
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