HUMAN BODY DETECTING SYSTEM

• US 20130053099A1
• Filed: 08/23/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: NABATA, Toshihisa, KOYAMA, Akira, HASHIZUME, Takanori, KANAI, Akinori
• Granted Patent: US 9,377,361 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0025 Living bodies ear thermometers G01J5/0011; detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/025 Interfacing a pyrometer to an external device or network; User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/026 Control of working procedures of a pyrometer, other than calibration; Bandwidth calculation; Gain control
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0265 Handheld, portable ear thermometers G01J5/049
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/028 using a charging unit or battery
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/047 Mobile mounting; Scanning arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/064 Ambient temperature sensor; Housing temperature sensor; Constructional details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0846 having multiple detectors for performing different types of detection, e.g. using radiometry and reflectometry channels
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0893 Arrangements to attach devices to a pyrometer, i.e. attaching an optical interface; Spatial relative arrangement of optical elements, e.g. folded beam path G01J5/049 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/34 using capacitors, e.g. pyroelectric capacitors

Abstract

According to an aspect, a human body detecting system includes a mobile communication device, a stand, and a false detection reducing unit. The mobile communication device includes a communication unit for performing communication. The stand includes a human sensor for detecting a human body based on an ambient temperature distribution, and a storage unit for storing detection information of the human sensor. The false detection reducing unit is configured to perform false detection reducing processing on at least either one of the detection information of the human sensor and operation of the human sensor.

Claims

1. A human body detecting system comprising:

a mobile communication device;

a stand; and

a false detection reducing unit, wherein

the mobile communication device includes

a communication unit for performing communication, the stand includes

a human sensor for detecting a human body based on an ambient temperature distribution, and

a storage unit for storing detection information of the human sensor, and

the false detection reducing unit is configured to perform false detection reducing processing on at least either one of the detection information of the human sensor and operation of the human sensor.

2. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, wherein

the mobile communication device is configured to transmit the detection information processed by the false detection reducing unit to an external communication device.

3. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, wherein,

the false detection reducing unit is configured to

determine whether it is a situation in which a false detection by the human sensor is likely to occur, and

perform the false detection reducing processing when it is determined that it is the situation in which the false detection is likely to occur.

4. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein,

the false detection reducing unit is configured to perform the false detection reducing processing by stopping a detection operation of the human sensor.

5. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured to perform the false detection reducing processing by storing time information on time at which it is determined that the false detection is likely to occur, and invalidating the detection information corresponding to the time information.

6. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured to determine that it is the situation in which the false detection is likely to occur while the mobile communication device performs wireless communication by the communication unit.

7. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the false detection reducing unit includes a detector circuit for detecting a high frequency signal that reaches a vicinity of the human sensor, and is configured to determine that it is the situation in which the false detection is likely to occur while the high frequency signal is detected by the detector circuit.

8. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the mobile communication device includes a vibration unit for vibrating a housing, and

the false detection reducing unit is configured to determine that it is the situation in which the false detection is likely to occur while the vibration unit vibrates.

9. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the false detection reducing unit includes an acceleration sensor for detecting a vibration of the stand, and is configured to determine that it is the situation in which the false detection is likely to occur while the acceleration sensor detects the vibration of the stand.

10. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured to

detect a movement of an object by analyzing the detection information of the human sensor, and

prevent a determination that a human body is detected in a case where a movement pattern of the object is a movement pattern of an object other than a human body.

11. The human body detecting system according to claim 3, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured to

detect a movement of an object by analyzing the detection information of the human sensor, and

prevent a determination that a human body is detected in a case where a movement pattern of the object is not a movement pattern of a human.

12. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, wherein

the human sensor includes a switching unit for switching a detection sensitivity of the ambient temperature distribution among a plurality of detection sensitivities.

13. The human body detecting system according to claim 12, wherein

the switching unit includes a plurality of amplifiers for amplifying a detected signal, and is configured to switch the detection sensitivity by switching an amplifier used to amplify the detected signal among the plurality of amplifiers.

14. The human body detecting system according to claim 12, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured to

set the detection sensitivity of the human sensor to a first sensitivity when the ambient temperature detected by the human sensor is within a threshold range with respect to a reference temperature of a human body, and

set the detection sensitivity of the human sensor to a second sensitivity when the ambient temperature detected by the human sensor is not within the threshold range with respect to the reference temperature of a human body, the second sensitivity being a lower sensitivity than the first sensitivity.

15. The human body detecting system according to claim 12, wherein

the mobile communication device includes a temperature sensor, and

the false detection reducing unit is configured to

set the detection sensitivity of the human sensor to a first sensitivity when a temperature detected by the temperature sensor is within a threshold range with respect to a reference temperature of a human body, and

set the detection sensitivity of the human sensor to a second sensitivity when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is not within the threshold range with respect to the reference temperature of a human body, the second sensitivity being a lower sensitivity than the first sensitivity.

16. The human body detecting system according to claim 12, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured to

switch the detection sensitivity of the human sensor to a second sensitivity when an object corresponding to a human body is detected in a state in which the detection sensitivity of the human sensor is set to a first sensitivity, the second sensitivity being a lower sensitivity than the first sensitivity, and

prevent a determination that a human body is detected when an object corresponding to the human body is not detected in the state in which the detection sensitivity of the human sensor is switched to the second sensitivity.

17. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured such that a calculation processing function is embedded in the mobile communication device.

18. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured such that a calculation processing function is embedded in the stand.

19. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, further comprising a server configured to perform communication with the mobile communication device, wherein

the false detection reducing unit is configured such that a calculation processing function is embedded in the server.

20. The human body detecting system according to claim 1, wherein

the human sensor includes a pyroelectric infrared sensor for detecting the ambient temperature distribution.