MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INDIVIDUAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INDIVIDUAL SEARCH SYSTEM

• US 20180279583A1
• Filed: 04/06/2016
• Published: 10/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yajima, Masakazu, Niikura, Hideo
• Granted Patent: US 10,212,922 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/004 with electronic identification means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/006 Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals identification systems for access to feeding pens A01K1/0209; ear tags with electronic identification means A01K11/004
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/008 incorporating GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/68 Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/01 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/14 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0029 the arrangement being specially adapted for wireless interrogation of grouped or bundled articles tagged with wireless record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

[Object] To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition.

[Solving Means] A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.

Claims

1. A management apparatus, comprising

a control unit that extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.

2. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit generates the position information on the basis of second information related to a communication state between the sensor device worn by the specific individual and a relay apparatus that receives the first information transmitted from the sensor device.

3. The management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the control unit includes

an individual extraction unit configured to extract the specific individual on the basis of the first information, and

a position capturing unit configured to generate the position information of the specific individual on the basis of the second information.

4. An individual management system, comprising:

a plurality of sensor devices each including a detection unit that detects first information related to a living body of an individual and a first communication unit capable of transmitting the first information, the plurality of sensor devices being respectively worn by a plurality of individuals to be managed; and

a management apparatus including a control unit that extracts, on the basis of the first information, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.

5. The individual management system according to claim 4, further comprising

at least one relay apparatus including a second communication unit capable of receiving the first information transmitted from each of the plurality of sensor devices and transmitting individual information of each individual including second information related to a communication state with respect to the plurality of sensor devices and the first information,

wherein the control unit generates the position information related to the position of the specific individual on the basis of the second information.

6. The individual management system according to claim 5, wherein

the relay apparatus includes a plurality of relay apparatuses, and

the control unit is configured to extract a relay apparatus closest to the specific individual out of the plurality of relay apparatuses on the basis of the second information, and generate the position information of the specific individual on the basis of the individual information transmitted from the relay apparatus closest to the specific individual.

7. The individual management system according to claim 4, further comprising

an information processing apparatus including a display unit that displays the position of the specific individual on the basis of the position information generated by the management apparatus.

8. The individual management system according to claim 4, wherein

the detection unit includes at least one power generation element capable of generating electric power in accordance with a peripheral environment, and

the first communication unit is configured to transmit information related to a power generation amount of the power generation element using electric power supplied from the power generation element.

9. The individual management system according to claim 4, wherein

the relay apparatus is at least one sensor device selected from the plurality of sensor devices.

10. An individual search system, comprising:

a plurality of sensor devices each including a detection unit that detects first information related to a living body of an individual and a first communication unit capable of transmitting the first information, the plurality of sensor devices being respectively worn by a plurality of individuals to be managed;

at least one relay apparatus including a second communication unit capable of receiving the first information transmitted from each of the plurality of sensor devices and transmitting individual information of each individual including second information related to a communication state with the first communication unit and the first information;

a mobile object; and

a management apparatus including a control unit that receives the individual information of each individual transmitted from the relay apparatus, extracts a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition on the basis of the first information, generates position information related to a position of the specific individual on the basis of the second information, and generates search information for moving the mobile object to the position of the specific individual on the basis of the position information.

11. The individual search system according to claim 10, wherein

the mobile object is an unmanned flying object configured to be capable of flying autonomously.

12. The individual management system according to claim 10, wherein

the mobile object is an unmanned traveling object configured to be capable of traveling autonomously.

13. The individual search system according to claim 10, wherein

the management apparatus further includes a third communication unit capable of transmitting the search information to the mobile object and receiving mobile object information including information related to a position of the mobile object, and

the individual search system further comprises

an information processing apparatus including a display unit that displays the mobile object information.

14. The individual search system according to claim 13, wherein

the mobile object includes an image pickup apparatus and a fourth communication unit capable of transmitting an output image of the image pickup apparatus to the management apparatus as the mobile object information.

15. The individual search system according to claim 10, wherein

the relay apparatus includes a plurality of relay apparatuses, and

the mobile object is configured as a part of the plurality of relay apparatuses.

16. The individual search system according to claim 10, wherein

the mobile object includes a display apparatus that externally displays the position of the specific individual.

17. The individual search system according to claim 10, wherein

the control unit further generates a guidance instruction for guiding the specific individual to a predetermined location, and

the mobile object includes a guidance tool that is used to guide the specific individual to the predetermined location on the basis of the guidance instruction.