IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEASURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20170186178A1
• Filed: 09/19/2016
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: NAGASAKA, Tomoaki, YAMAMOTO, Ryohei
• Granted Patent: US 10,389,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication

Abstract

Data receiving or sending is accomplished without using a wireless transmitter.

An image processing apparatus comprises an obtainer and an acquirer. The obtainer obtains video information including video of a measurement target and a visible light signal that includes measurement information of the measurement target measured by a measuring apparatus attached to the measurement target, the visible light signal being transmitted by the measuring apparatus. The acquirer acquires the measurement information from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained by the obtainer.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an obtainer for obtaining video information including video of a measurement target and a visible light signal that includes measurement information for the measurement target measured by a measuring apparatus attached to the measurement target, the visible light signal being transmitted by the measuring apparatus; and

an acquirer for acquiring the measurement information from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained by the obtainer.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtainer is a capturer for capturing the video information.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtainer is a receiver for receiving the video information from a capturing apparatus that captures the video information.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display for simultaneously displaying the video information obtained by the obtainer and the measurement information acquired by the acquirer.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the obtainer obtains the video information including the visible light signal that further includes a measurement time at which the measuring apparatus measured the measurement information; and

the acquirer acquires the measurement time from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained by the obtainer, and synchronizes timewise the measurement information and the video information, on the basis of the measurement time acquired.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the obtainer obtains the video information including the visible light signal that further includes identification information identifying the measuring apparatus; and

the acquirer acquires the identification information from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained by the obtainer.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtainer obtains the video information including the visible light signal that further includes an evaluation value calculated by the measuring apparatus analyzing the measuring information.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

the obtainer obtains the video information including the visible light signal that further includes an alert flag indicating that an evaluation value calculated by the measuring apparatus analyzing the measurement information exceeds a threshold value;

the acquirer acquires the alert flag from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained by the obtainer; and

the display displays with highlights the part including the measuring apparatus in the video information, when the acquirer has acquired the alert flag.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a receiver for receiving instructions for selecting a specific measuring apparatus out of a plurality of the measuring apparatuses;

and

the display simultaneously displays the video information and the measurement information of the measurement target to which the selected measuring apparatus is attached.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the measuring information includes movement information acquired by the measuring apparatus from the measurement target that is moving.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes biological information acquired by the measuring apparatus from the measurement target.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the measurement information includes environment information acquired by the measuring apparatus from an environment surrounding the measurement target.

13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visible light signal includes a flashing pattern of visible light.

14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the visible light signal includes a plurality of visible light which have different wavelength.

15. A measuring apparatus, comprising:

a measurer attached to a measurement target, for measuring measurement information of the measurement target; and

a light emitter for transmitting a visible light signal including the measurement information measured by the measurer;

wherein the measurer measures geomagnetism and acquires an angular displacement of the measurement target; and

the light emitter transmits the visible light signal when the angular displacement does not exceed a threshold value, and does not transmit the visible light signal when the angular displacement exceeds the threshold value.

16. An image processing system, comprising:

a measuring apparatus attached to a measurement target, for measuring measurement information of the measurement target and transmitting a visible light signal including the measurement information measured; and

an image processing apparatus including an obtainer for obtaining video information that includes the visible light signal and video of the measurement target, and an acquirer for acquiring the measurement information from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained by the obtainer.

17. An image processing method that includes:

obtaining video information including video of a measurement target and a visible light signal that includes measurement information for the measurement target measured by a measuring apparatus attached to the measurement target, the visible light signal being transmitted by the measuring apparatus; and

acquiring the measurement information from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded a program for causing image processing executed in an image processing apparatus to be realized with a computer, the recording medium causing the computer to execute:

an obtaining process for obtaining video information including video of a measurement target and a visible light signal possessing measurement information for the measurement target measured by a measuring apparatus attached to the measurement target, the visible light signal being transmitted by the measuring apparatus; and

an acquiring process for acquiring the measurement information from the visible light signal included in the video information obtained.