FEELING MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20150078632A1
• Filed: 04/04/2013
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Hachisuka, Satori, Enya, Takeshi, Nozoe, Satoshi, Sakai, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 9,465,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2576/02 specially adapted for a particular organ or body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7415 Sound rendering of measured values, e.g. by pitch or volume variation A61B5/741 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/59 inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/175 Static expression
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

A feeling monitoring system includes a facial image acquisition portion, a feeling information acquisition section, and a feeling display generation section. The facial image acquisition portion is capable of acquiring a facial image of an occupant individually sitting in each seating position of two or more seating positions in a vehicle. The feeling information acquisition section acquires feeling information representing the feeling of the occupant based on the facial image acquired from the facial image acquisition portion. The feeling display generation section generates a feeling display corresponding to the feeling information acquired by the feeling information acquisition section.

Claims

1. A feeling monitoring system comprising:

a facial image acquisition portion capable of acquiring a facial image of an occupant individually sitting in each seating position of two or more seating positions in a vehicle;

a feeling information acquisition section that acquires feeling information representing feeling of the occupant based on the facial image acquired from the facial image acquisition portion;

a feeling display generation section that generates a feeling display corresponding to the feeling information acquired by the feeling information acquisition section;

a first storage portion that holds a basis pertaining to a type of the feeling information, wherein the feeling display generation section generates the feeling display with respect to the feeling information agreeing with the basis pertaining to the type of the feeling information; and

a display portion that shows the feeling display in connection with the seating position of the occupant corresponding to the feeling display.

4. The feeling monitoring system according to claim 1, comprising:

an occupant identification section that identifies the occupant individually,

wherein the first storage portion stores the basis pertaining to the type of the feeling information specific to the occupant, and

wherein the feeling display generation section uses the basis pertaining to the type of the feeling information specific to the occupant based on a result of identification by the occupant identification section.

5. The feeling monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second storage portion that holds correspondence between an intensity of the feeling and a mode of the feeling display,

wherein the feeling information contains the intensity of the feeling, and

wherein the feeling display generation section determines the mode of the feeling display generated based on the correspondence between the intensity of the feeling and the mode of the feeling display.

6. The feeling monitoring system according to claim 5, comprising:

an occupant identification section identifying the occupant individually,

wherein the second storage portion stores the correspondence specific to the occupant, and

wherein the feeling display generation section uses the correspondence specific to the occupant based on a result of identification by the occupant identification section.

7. The feeling monitoring system according to claim 1, comprising:

an occupant identification section that identifies the occupant individually,

wherein;

the feeling display generation section generates the feeling display corresponding to the feeling information acquired by the feeling information acquisition section based on the occupant identified by the occupant identification section; and

the display portion shows the feeling display in connection with the occupant identified by the occupant identification section as well as in connection with the seating position of the occupant identified by the occupant identification section.

2-3. -3. (canceled)