IP Library Granted Patent US 8,712,740
Granted Patent B2
US 8,712,740 · App. 12/992,382 · Granted Apr 29, 2014

Signal judgment method, signal judgment apparatus, program, and signal judgment system

Inventors: Kenichi Morio (Tokyo, JP); Yoshio Tadahira (Tokyo, JP); Koichi Yamashita (Tokyo, JP); Shinji Ohashi (Tokyo, JP); Toshihito Matsui (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: Nittobo Acoustic Engineering Co., Ltd.
G06F17/5018
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Patent No.
US 8,712,740
App. No.
12/992,382
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-accuracy signal judgment method for noise or vibrations of a living environment. Provided is a signal judgment method associated with noise or vibrations of a living environment. The signal judgment method includes: inputting, into a model equation of a to-be-measured/analyzed target, unknown data; and obtaining an output value as a probability value of whether the unknown data is a to-be-measured/analyzed target. The model equation of the to-be-measured/analyzed target is created with the use of measured already-known data. The model equation is created by prediction model equation calculation means. Incidentally, a logistic regression equation can be used as the prediction model equation.

Claims (51)

1. A signal judgment method that is a sound noise or vibrations judgment method of determining by a computer whether data is a signal judgment target, comprising:

inputting, into a model of a signal judgment target associated with the sound noise or vibrations, unknown data for which a type of the sound noise or vibrations is unknown; and,

obtaining an output value of the model of the signal judgment target as a probability value of whether the unknown data is a signal judgment target.

2. The signal judgment method according to claim 1 , wherein

the model of the signal judgment target is created with the use of measured already-known data for which a type of the sound noise or vibrations is already known.

3. The signal judgment method according to claim 2 , wherein:

the model of the signal judgment target is created by prediction model equation calculator with the use of the already-known data;

unknown data is input into the created model of the signal judgment target associated with the sound noise or vibrations; and

an output value calculated by an output value calculator that uses model of the signal judgment target is obtained as a probability value which is a prediction probability that the unknown data is a signal judgment target.

4. The signal judgment method according to claim 3 , wherein

the signal judgment target is a model of a signal judgment target that uses data concerning a sound noise or vibrations of a living environment.

5. The signal judgment method according to claim 4 , wherein:

a logistic regression equation is used for a prediction model equation associated with the model of the signal judgment target;

the logistic regression equation uses a prediction factor associated with the model of the signal judgment target as an explanatory variable;

the logistic regression equation uses the fact of whether the unknown data is the signal judgment target as an response variable; and

the probability value which is a prediction probability is calculated by adapting and inputting the unknown data to the logistic regression equation.

6. The signal judgment method according to claim 5 , wherein

some of the explanatory variables are adapted to prediction model equation after being classified into categories.

7. The signal judgment method according to claim 6 , wherein

the adaptation to the prediction model equation is made with the use of a degree of similarity between a plurality of items of the unknown data and sample data of a signal that becomes a signal judgment target, and the probability value which is a prediction probability is calculated.

8. The signal judgment method according to claim 7 , wherein

the adaptation to the prediction model equation is made with the use of the degree of dissimilarity between a plurality of items of the unknown data and sample data of a signal that is not a signal judgment target, and the probability value which is a prediction probability is calculated.

9. The signal judgment method according to claim 8 , wherein

data of a type that has a significant impact to an evaluation amount in case of being mistakenly determined to be a noise on a prediction model equation of the signal judgment target is used as sample data of a signal that is not a signal judgment target.

10. The signal judgment method according to claim 7 , wherein

the sample data is created with the use of a statistical method from sampled time-series data of a predetermined period of time.

11. The signal judgment method according to claim 5 , wherein

a model equation of a signal judgment target is created by calculating a coefficient of an explanatory variable of the logistic regression equation with the use of the already-known data.

12. The signal judgment method according to claim 5 , wherein

a process of carrying out a test of a prediction model equation of the prediction model or explanatory variable and a process of carrying out an examination or test of validity are further performed.

13. The signal judgment method according to claim 5 , wherein

the already-known data is accumulated, and the prediction model equation is created again on the basis of the accumulated data.

14. The signal judgment method according to claim 3 , wherein

a plurality of signal judgment targets is changed, the unknown data is applied to the prediction model equation for the changed signal judgment target, and a probability value which is a prediction probability that the unknown data is the changed signal judgment target is obtained.

15. The signal judgment method according to claim 3 , wherein

a plurality of the prediction model equations are provided, and, if one portion of the unknown data is not acquired, a prediction model equation that does not apply the unknown data is used among a plurality of the prediction models equations.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which causes a processor to perform the signal judgment method according to claim 1 when executed by the processor.

17. A signal judgment apparatus, comprising:

storage for storing a prediction equation of a model of a signal judgment target associated with a sound noise or vibrations, already-known data for which a type of the sound noise or vibrations is already known, unknown data for which a type of the sound noise or vibrations is already unknown, sample data of a signal that is to be judged, and sample data of a signal that is not to be judged;

prediction model equation calculator for creating a prediction model equation by calculating a coefficient of an explanatory variable with the use of a degree of similarity or dissimilarity between the already-known data and sample data of a signal that becomes a signal judgment target and/or sample data of a signal that is not a signal judgment target;

an input unit configured to input an input value to the storage;

an output value calculator configured to apply and calculate each value of the unknown data to the prediction model equation of a model of the signal judgment target;

an output unit configured to output the output value; and

a judgment unit configured to measure and/or analyze a type of the unknown data by using the output value.

18. The signal judgment apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein:

the storage is a storage in which a plurality of the prediction model equations is stored when the explanatory variable is added;

the signal judgment apparatus further includes a data integrator configured to integrate output values of a plurality of the prediction model equations; and

the output value calculator applies data concerning the explanatory variable to a plurality of the prediction model equations by the integrator for calculation.

19. A signal judgment apparatus, comprising:

the signal judgment apparatus claimed in claim 17 or 18 ; and

a sensor that transmits the unknown data to the input unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: NITTOBO ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING CO., LTD
To: NIHON ONKYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040005/0037 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2010
From: MORIO, KENICHI; TADAHIRA, YOSHIO; YAMASHITA, KOICHI; OHASHI, SHINJI; MATSUI, TOSHIHITO
To: NITTOBO ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025362/0490 →
Continuity (1)
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