Information processing system and method, information processing apparatus, image-capturing device and method, recording medium, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing system for performing monitor processing based on sensor data, comprising:
- sensor means for obtaining sensor data;
feature extracting means for extracting a feature of an object based on the sensor data obtained by said sensor means;
event determining means for obtaining the feature extracted by said feature extracting means so as to determine whether an event has occurred based on determination parameters;
display-data generating means for generating, when the occurrence of the event is determined by said event determining means, display data including event data for reporting the occurrence of the event;
display means for giving an indication based on the display data generated by said display-data generating means;
input reception means for receiving the input of a user decision based on the indication given by said display means; and
control means for performing control processing based on the input of the user decision received by said input reception means.
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Abstract
A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked.
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52 Claims
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1. An information processing system for performing monitor processing based on sensor data, comprising:
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sensor means for obtaining sensor data;
feature extracting means for extracting a feature of an object based on the sensor data obtained by said sensor means;
event determining means for obtaining the feature extracted by said feature extracting means so as to determine whether an event has occurred based on determination parameters;
display-data generating means for generating, when the occurrence of the event is determined by said event determining means, display data including event data for reporting the occurrence of the event;
display means for giving an indication based on the display data generated by said display-data generating means;
input reception means for receiving the input of a user decision based on the indication given by said display means; and
control means for performing control processing based on the input of the user decision received by said input reception means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information processing method for an information processing system for performing monitor processing based on sensor data, said information processing method comprising:
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a sensor step of obtaining sensor data;
a feature extracting step of extracting a feature of an object based on the sensor data obtained in said sensor step;
an event determining step of obtaining the feature extracted in said feature extracting step so as to determine whether an event has occurred based on determination parameters;
a display-data generating step of generating, when the occurrence of the event is determined in said event determining step, display data including event data for reporting the occurrence of the event;
a display step of giving an indication based on the display data generated in said display-data generating step;
an input reception step of receiving the input of a user decision based on the indication given in said display step; and
a control step of performing control processing based on the input of the user decision received in said input reception step.
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14. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing monitor processing based on sensor data is recorded, said program comprising:
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a feature extracting step of extracting a feature of an object based on the sensor data;
an event determining step of obtaining the feature extracted in said feature extracting step so as to determine whether an event has occurred based on determination parameters;
a display-data generating step of generating, when the occurrence of the event is determined in said event determining step, display data including event data for reporting the occurrence of the event;
an input reception step of receiving the input of a user decision; and
a control step of performing control processing based on the input of the user decision received in said input reception step.
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15. A program for executing monitor processing based on sensor data, said program allowing a computer to execute:
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a feature extracting step of extracting a feature of an object based on the sensor data;
an event determining step of obtaining the feature extracted in said feature extracting step so as to determine whether an event has occurred based on determination parameters;
a display-data generating step of generating, when the occurrence of the event is determined in said event determining step, display data including event data for reporting the occurrence of the event;
an input reception step of receiving the input of a user decision; and
a control step of performing control processing based on the input of the user decision received in said input reception step.
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- 16. An information processing apparatus for performing monitor processing based on sensor data, comprising sensor means for obtaining a plurality of items of said sensor data by using a plurality of sensors, wherein said sensor means turns ON or OFF the plurality of sensors according to a decision signal based on a user instruction transmitted from a first information processing apparatus.
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22. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which comprises sensor means for obtaining a plurality of items of sensor data by using a plurality of sensors so as to perform monitor processing based on the sensor data, said information processing method comprising the step of turning ON or OFF the plurality of sensors according to a decision signal based on a user instruction transmitted from a first information processing apparatus.
- 23. An information processing apparatus for performing monitor processing, comprising display-data generating means for generating, in case of the occurrence of an event, display data by inserting event data for reporting the occurrence of the event into data based on a predetermined signal, wherein, when an event has not occurred, said display-data generating means generates the data based on the predetermined signal as the display data.
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31. An information processing apparatus for processing information, comprising:
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reception means for receiving remote-controller display data consisting of event data for reporting the occurrence of an event from a first information processing apparatus;
display means for displaying the remote-controller display data received by said reception means;
input reception means for receiving the input of a user decision based on an indication of said display means; and
transmission means for transmitting a decision signal based on the user decision received by said input reception means to said first information processing apparatus.
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32. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus for processing information, comprising:
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a reception step of receiving remote-controller display data consisting of event data for reporting the occurrence of an event from a first information processing apparatus;
a display control step of controlling an indication of the remote-controller display data received in said reception step;
an input reception step of receiving the input of a user decision based on the indication controlled in said display control step; and
a transmission step of transmitting a decision signal based on the user decision received in said input reception step to said first information processing apparatus.
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33. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing information processing is recorded, said program comprising:
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a reception step of receiving remote-controller display data consisting of event data for reporting the occurrence of an event from an information processing apparatus;
an input reception step of receiving the input of a user decision; and
a transmission step of transmitting a decision signal based on the user decision received in said input reception step to said information processing apparatus.
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34. A program for executing information processing, allowing a computer to execute:
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a reception step of receiving remote-controller display data consisting of event data for reporting the occurrence of an event from an information processing apparatus;
an input reception step of receiving the input of a user decision; and
a transmission step of transmitting a decision signal based on the user decision received in said input reception step to said information processing apparatus.
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35. An information processing apparatus for performing monitor processing based on sensor data, comprising:
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a first sensor for detecting an object;
a second sensor for detecting the object;
a battery for supplying power to said first sensor and said second sensor; and
power supply control means for supplying power to said first sensor without supplying power to said second sensor under normal conditions, and when an abnormality is detected by said first sensor, said power supply control means supplying power to said second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus comprising a first sensor for detecting an object, a second sensor for detecting the object, and a battery for supplying power to said first sensor and said second sensor so as to perform monitor processing based on data from said first sensor and said second sensor, said information processing method comprising the step of controlling power supply so that power is supplied to said first sensor without supplying power to said second sensor under normal conditions, and when an abnormality is detected by said first sensor, power is supplied to said second sensor.
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44. An image-capturing device comprising:
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image-capturing means installed inside a vehicle at a position to capture an image outside the vehicle through a rear window;
direction setting means for setting an image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means in a monitor mode;
determining means for determining whether the vehicle is in a first usage mode in which the vehicle is reversed or in a second usage mode in which the vehicle is not used; and
direction control means for controlling the image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means to be a direction in the back of the vehicle when the vehicle is in the first usage mode, and for controlling the image-capturing direction to be a direction set by said direction setting means when the vehicle is in the second usage mode. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An image-capturing method for an image-capturing apparatus which comprises image-capturing means installed inside a vehicle at a position to capture an image outside the vehicle through a rear window, said image-capturing method comprising:
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a direction setting step of setting an image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means in a monitor mode;
a determining step of determining whether the vehicle is in a first usage mode in which the vehicle is reversed or in a second usage mode in which the vehicle is not used; and
a direction control step of controlling the image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means to be a direction in the back of the vehicle when the vehicle is in the first usage mode, and for controlling the image-capturing direction to be a direction set in said direction setting step when the vehicle is in the second usage mode.
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51. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for an image-capturing device which comprises image-capturing means installed inside a vehicle at a position to capture an image outside the vehicle through a rear window is recorded, said program comprising:
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a direction setting step of setting an image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means in a monitor mode;
a determining step of determining whether the vehicle is in a first usage mode in which the vehicle is reversed or in a second usage mode in which the vehicle is not used; and
a direction control step of controlling the image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means to be a direction in the back of the vehicle when the vehicle is in the first usage mode, and for controlling the image-capturing direction to be a direction set in said direction setting step when the vehicle is in the second usage mode.
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52. A program for an image-capturing device which comprises image-capturing means installed inside a vehicle at a position to capture an image outside the vehicle through a rear window, said program comprising:
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a direction setting step of setting an image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means in a monitor mode;
a determining step of determining whether the vehicle is in a first usage mode in which the vehicle is reversed or in a second usage mode in which the vehicle is not used; and
a direction control step of controlling the image-capturing direction of said image-capturing means to be a direction in the back of the vehicle when the vehicle is in the first usage mode, and for controlling the image-capturing direction to be a direction set in said direction setting step when the vehicle is in the second usage mode.
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