IP Library Granted Patent US 10,382,690
Granted Patent B2
US 10,382,690 · App. 15/176,574 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Information acquiring device, information playback device, information acquiring method, information playback method, and computer-readable recording medium

Inventors: Toshikazu Hayashi (Sagamihara, JP); Toshihiro Ogata (Hachioji, JP); Kazuo Kanda (Higashiyamato, JP); Hideaki Yoshida (Hachioji, JP); Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: Olympus Corporation
H04N5/23293G01L19/00G06F16/51H04N5/772
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Patent No.
US 10,382,690
App. No.
15/176,574
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object includes: a condition detecting unit configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device; and a file generating unit configured to generate a file in which the information data, the use condition data, and information on response characteristics of the condition detecting unit are associated with one another. A method for acquiring information executed by an information acquiring device includes: acquiring information data of an object and storing the information data in a storage unit; detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device and storing the use condition data in the storage unit; and reading the information data and the use condition data from the storage unit, and generating a file in which the information data and the use condition data are associated with information on response characteristics in detecting the use condition data.

Claims (44)

1. An information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object, the information acquiring device comprising:

a condition detecting sensor configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device; and

a file generating unit configured to generate a file in which the information data, the use condition data detected by the condition detecting sensor, and information on at least one response characteristic of the condition detecting sensor are associated with one another.

2. The information acquiring device according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on the at least one response characteristic includes information on arrangement or performance of the condition detecting sensor.

3. An information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object, the information acquiring device comprising:

a condition detecting sensor configured to periodically detect use condition data of the information acquiring device; and

a file generating unit configured to generate a file in which time data when the use condition data is detected, the use condition data, and information on at least one response characteristic of the condition detecting sensor are associated with one another.

4. The information acquiring device according to claim 3 , wherein

the information on the at least one response characteristic includes information on arrangement or performance of the condition detecting unit.

5. An information playback device for playing back information acquired by an information acquiring device, the information acquiring device being configured to acquire information data of an object and including a condition detecting sensor configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device, the information playback device comprising:

a playback control unit configured to:

acquire a file in which the information data of the object acquired by the information acquiring device, the use condition data of the information acquiring device, and information on at least one response characteristic of the condition detecting sensor are associated with one another; and

play back information which has been processed according to the at least one response characteristic, together with the information data.

6. A method for acquiring information executed by an information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object, the method comprising:

acquiring the information data of the object and storing the information data in a storage unit;

detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device and storing the use condition data in the storage unit; and

reading the information data and the use condition data from the storage unit, and generating a file in which the information data and the use condition data are associated with information on at least one response characteristic in detecting the use condition data.

7. A method for acquiring information executed by an information acquiring device for acquiring information data of an object, the method comprising:

acquiring the information data of the object and storing the information data in a storage unit;

periodically detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device and storing the use condition data in the storage unit; and

reading, from the storage unit, the use condition data and time data when the use condition data is detected, and generating a file in which the time data and the use condition data are associated with information on at least one response characteristic in detecting the use condition data.

8. A method for playing back information executed by an information playback device for playing back information acquired by an information acquiring device, the information acquiring device being configured to acquire information data of an object and including a condition detecting sensor configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device, the method comprising:

acquiring, from a storage unit, a file in which the information data of the object acquired by the information acquiring device, the use condition data of the information acquiring device, and information on at least one response characteristic of the condition detecting sensor are associated with one another; and

playing back information which has been processed according to the at least one response characteristic, together with the information data.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program instructing an information acquiring device that acquires information data of an object, to execute:

acquiring the information data of the object;

detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device; and

generating a file in which the information data, the use condition data, and information on at least one response characteristic in detecting the use condition data are associated with one another.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program instructing an information acquiring device that acquires information of an object, to execute:

acquiring the information data of the object and storing the information data in a storage unit;

periodically detecting use condition data of the information acquiring device; and

generating a file in which time data when the use condition data is detected, the use condition data, and information on at least one response characteristic in detecting the use condition data are associated with one another.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program instructing an information playback device that plays back information acquired by an information acquiring device, the information acquiring device being configured to acquire information data of an object and including a condition detecting sensor configured to detect use condition data of the information acquiring device, to execute:

acquiring, from a storage unit, a file in which the information data of the object acquired by the information acquiring device, the use condition data of the information acquiring device, and information on at least one response characteristic of the condition detecting unit are associated with one another, and playing back information which has been processed according to the at least one response characteristic, together with the information data.

12. The information playback device of claim 5 wherein processing the play back information according to the at least one response characteristic includes determining an error due to the time delay of the condition detecting sensor.

13. The information playback device of claim 5 wherein processing the play back information according to the at least one response characteristic includes correcting an error due to the time delay of the condition detecting sensor.

14. The information playback device of claim 5 wherein the condition detecting sensor is a water depth detecting unit.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein processing the play back information according to the at least one response characteristic includes determining an error due to the time delay of the condition detecting sensor.

16. The method of claim 8 wherein processing the play back information according to the at least one response characteristic includes correcting an error due to the time delay of the condition detecting sensor.

17. The method of claim 8 wherein the condition detecting sensor is a water depth detecting unit.

18. The information acquiring device of claim 1 wherein the at least one response characteristic includes a time delay of the condition detecting sensor.

19. The method of claim 6 wherein the at least one response characteristic includes a time delay in detecting the use condition data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 9 wherein the at least one response characteristic includes a time delay in detecting the use condition data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058294/0274 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2016
From: HAYASHI, TOSHIKAZU; OGATA, TOSHIHIRO; KANDA, KAZUO; YOSHIDA, HIDEAKI; NONAKA, OSAMU
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038844/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-187023 · Sep 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015085694 · Dec 21, 2015
Related Publication 20170094177A1 · Mar 30, 2017