SYSTEM FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION

• US 20100141397A1
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: PARK, Seon Hee, PARK, Soo Jun, SONG, Sa Kwang, JUNG, Ho Youl, JANG, Jae Won, KIM, Min Ho
• Application Number:
  US12/556,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20100141397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.500
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0415 detecting absence of activity per se
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0423 detecting deviation from an expected pattern of behaviour or schedule

Abstract

A sensor-based activity recognition system is disclosed. Activity information is received by using various sensors that can detect activities in daily life and analyzed to recognize daily activities of an individual. A required device can be controlled or relevant information is transferred to a management center according to the recognized daily activity to thus quickly cope with various situations.

Claims

1. A system for activity recognition comprising:

a sensor reception module configured to recognize an individual from one or more sensors and receive a signal regarding a remaining battery capacity of the sensors;

a go-out recognizer configured to recognize whether or not the individual is out by analyzing a time when the individual is recognized and the remaining battery capacity;

a database configured to store the time when the individual is recognized, the remaining battery capacity, and the information about whether or not the individual is out; and

a control unit configured to control an external device according to whether or not the individual is out as recognized by the go-out recognizer.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein if a time duration during which the individual is not recognized is longer than a prespecified threshold value and if a finally detected remaining battery capacity is larger than another prespecified threshold value, the go-out recognizer recognizes that the individual is out, and stores relevant information in the database.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein in the state that the individual is recognized to be currently out based on the relevant information stored in the database, if the individual is recognized by the system, the go-out recognizer recognizes that the individual has returned, and stores relevant information in the database.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein when the go-out recognizer recognizes the individual'"'"'s return, the control unit actuates at least one of a heating apparatus, an air-conditioner, and a lighting equipment.

5. A system for activity recognition comprising:

a sensor reception module configured to receive signals detected by an object sensor and a temperature sensor;

an excretion recognizer configured to recognize a type of excretion by analyzing signal patterns of the received signals;

a database configured to store the recognized type of excretion; and

a control unit configured to adjust the amount of water to be flushed in a toilet bowl according to the type of excretion.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein if only a temperature change is detected by the temperature sensor, the excretion recognizer recognizes the individual'"'"'s activity as urination, and if signals are detected by both the object sensor and the temperature sensor, the excretion recognizer recognizes the individual'"'"'s activity as a bowel movement.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the sensor reception module receives signals from pressure sensors installed at a toilet seat and on the floor.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein if the pressure sensor installed on the floor detects signals and then the pressure sensor installed at the toilet seat detects signals, the excretion recognizer recognizes an excretion anticipated activity, and then if the object sensor and the temperature sensor detect signals, the excretion analyzer recognizes the individual'"'"'s activity as a bowel movement, whereas if only the temperature sensor detects signals, the excretion recognizer recognizes the individual'"'"'s activity as urination.

9. A system for activity recognition comprising:

a sensor reception module configured to receive detect signals from one or more sensors;

an activity recognizer configured to analyze the signal patterns of the signals which have been detected by the sensor reception module to recognize a particular activity corresponding to the analyzed signal patterns;

a database configured to store information about the recognized particular activity; and

a control unit configured to transfer a control command corresponding to the recognized particular activity to an external device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the activity recognizer comprises:

a pattern recognition unit configured to recognize signal patterns of the detect signals transferred from the sensor reception module;

a pattern analysis unit configured to analyze the recognized patterns; and

an activity recognition unit configured to recognize a particular activity corresponding to the analyzed patterns.