INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT SET

• US 20170143263A1
• Filed: 02/03/2017
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: SOMA, Haruhiko
• Granted Patent: US 9,820,693 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/291 for electroencephalography [EEG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/386 Accessories or supplementary instruments therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/684 Indicating the position of the sensor on the body
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30196 Human being; Person
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30204 Marker
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/74 involving reference images or patches

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a retaining unit, an image acquisition unit, an image processor, a comparator, and an image generator. The retaining unit is configured to retain a defined attachment position being an attachment position of a biological detection sensor with respect to a body site of a user, the defined attachment position being defined in advance. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire a capture image captured by an imaging unit. The image processor is configured to extract, from the capture image, a body shape of the user. The comparator is configured to compare the body shape with the defined attachment position. The image generator is configured to generate, based on a comparison result by the comparator, a display image to be displayed on a display unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

acquire an image of a user that wears a biosignal detection sensor;

detect an attachment position of the biosignal detection sensor from the image;

compare the detected attachment position with a defined attachment position of the biosignal detection sensor;

acquire information indicating an attachment state of the biosignal detection sensor from the biosignal detection sensor;

determine the attachment state of the biosignal detection sensor based on the information indicating the attachment state; and

provide the comparison and the determined attachment state.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information indicating the attachment state includes at least one of an attachment direction of the biosignal detection sensor or a degree of contact of the biosignal detection sensor.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to display the image with a marker located at a position on the image, the position is corresponding to the defined attachment position.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry, to generate a display image based on the defined attachment position that is different from the detected attachment position, is further configured to display the image with a marker located at a position on the image, the position is corresponding to the defined attachment position different from the detected attachment position.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biosignal detection sensor includes an electroencephalographic electrode, and

wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine the attachment state based on contact resistance of the electroencephalographic electrode.

6. An information processing method, comprising:

in an information processing apparatus;

acquiring an image of a user wearing a biosignal detection sensor;

detecting an attachment position of the biosignal detection sensor from the image;

comparing the detected attachment position with a defined attachment position of the biosignal detection sensor;

acquiring information indicating an attachment state of the biosignal detection sensor from the biosignal detection sensor;

determining the attachment state of the biosignal detection sensor based on the information indicating the attachment state; and

providing the comparison and the determined attachment state.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

acquiring an image of a user wearing a biosignal detection sensor;

detecting an attachment position of the biosignal detection sensor from the image;

comparing the detected attachment position with a defined attachment position of the biosignal detection sensor;

acquiring information indicating an attachment state of the biosignal detection sensor from the biosignal detection sensor;

determining the attachment state of the biosignal detection sensor based on the information indicating the attachment state; and

providing the comparison and the determined attachment state.