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Granted Patent B2
US 9,972,116 · App. 15/389,979 · Granted May 15, 2018

Information processing apparatus, system, and method for displaying bio-information or kinetic information

Inventors: Akane Sano (Tokyo, JP); Masamichi Asukai (Kanagawa, JP); Taiji Ito (Kanagawa, JP); Yoichiro Sako (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G06T13/40A61B3/113A61B5/0006A61B5/0008A61B5/0022A61B5/01A61B5/02055A61B5/0402A61B5/0476A61B5/0488A61B5/1118A61B5/1123A61B5/14551A61B5/4266A61B5/742G06K9/00335G06T7/20A61B5/021A61B5/024A61B5/026A61B5/0533A61B5/08
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Patent No.
US 9,972,116
App. No.
15/389,979
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a bio-information obtaining unit configured to obtain bio-information of a subject; a kinetic-information obtaining unit configured to obtain kinetic information of the subject; and a control unit configured to determine an expression or movement of an avatar on the basis of the bio-information obtained by the bio-information obtaining unit and the kinetic information obtained by the kinetic-information obtaining unit and to perform a control operation so that the avatar with the determined expression or movement is displayed.

Claims (33)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

receive bio-information of a first subject from a bio-information sensor and kinetic information of the first subject from a kinetic information sensor;

determine a state of the first subject based on at least one of the bio-information of the first subject or the kinetic information of the first subject;

determine a first figure indicating the state of the first subject;

control display, on a map, of the first figure at a position corresponding to a position of the first subject;

control provision of state history data of the first subject; and

simultaneously display time information and position information regarding the first subject.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control provision of position history data of the first subject.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to display, on the map, a second figure representing a second subject different from the first subject.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein simultaneously displaying time information and position information further comprises simultaneously displaying a plurality of time and date information and a plurality of position information regarding the first subject.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the state of the first subject includes an emotion of the first subject.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first figure includes an avatar having an emotion matching an emotion of the first subject.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the kinetic information indicates at least one of a still state, a walking state, a running state, an exercising state, or movement of a body element.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of pulse rate, heart rate, electrocardiogram, electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, saturation of pulse oximetry oxygen, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, temperature, or status of eyes.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising the bio-information sensor and the kinetic information sensor.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the state of the first subject is determined based on both the bio-information and the kinetic information.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method comprising:

receiving bio-information of a first subject from a bio-information sensor and kinetic information of the first subject from a kinetic information sensor;

determining a state of the first subject based on at least one of the bio-information of the first subject or the kinetic information of the first subject;

determining a first figure indicating the state of the first subject;

displaying, on a map, the first figure at a position corresponding to a position of the first subject;

controlling provision of state history data of the first subject; and

simultaneously displaying time information and position information regarding the first subject.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises controlling provision of position history data of the first subject.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises displaying, on the map, a second figure representing a second subject different from the first subject.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein displaying time information and position information further comprises simultaneously displaying a plurality of time and date information and a plurality of position information regarding the first subject.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the state of the first subject includes an emotion of the first subject.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the first figure includes an avatar having an emotion matching an emotion of the first subject.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the kinetic information indicates at least one of a still state, a walking state, a running state, an exercising state, or movement of a body element.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of pulse rate, heart rate, electrocardiogram, electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, saturation of pulse oximetry oxygen, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, temperature, or status of eyes.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein receiving the bio-information and the kinetic information further comprises receiving the bio-information and the kinetic information over a network from a server that stores the bio-information and the kinetic information in association with information identifying the first subject.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the state of the first subject is determined based on both the bio-information and the kinetic information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: SANO, AKANE; ASUKAI, MASAMICHI; ITO, TAIJI; SAKO, YOICHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041736/0034 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-204114 · Aug 6, 2007 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14314385 · Jun 25, 2014
Continuation 12221526 · Aug 4, 2008
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