Cognitive sensor and method of operating of the same
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1. A recognition apparatus comprising:
- a first cognitive sensor comprising;
a sensor unit configured to generate electric signals in response to outside stimulations;
a signal processing unit configured to generate sensed data regarding the outside stimulations by processing electric signals generated by the sensor unit;
a cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor configured to continuously specify an area of interest in the sensed data processed by the signal processing unit when a target is signaled in the sensed data and periodically specify the area of interest when the target is not signaled in the sensed area; and
an output unit configured to output the sensed data generated by the signal processing unit,wherein at least a portion of the sensed data output by the output unit corresponds to the area of interest; and
a second sensor configured to obtain initial information for specifying an area of interest,wherein the cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor is configured to specify the area of interest based on information obtained via the second sensor.
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Abstract
A cognitive sensor and a method of operating the same. The cognitive sensor includes a sensor unit, which generates electric signals in response to outside stimulations; a signal processing unit, which generates sensed data regarding the outside stimulations by processing electric signals generated by the sensor unit; a cognitive circuit unit, which specifies an area of interest in the sensed data processed by the signal processing unit; and an output unit, which outputs the sensed data generated by the signal processing unit, wherein at least a portion of the sensed data output by the output unit is sensed data regarding the area of interest.
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1. A recognition apparatus comprising:
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a first cognitive sensor comprising; a sensor unit configured to generate electric signals in response to outside stimulations; a signal processing unit configured to generate sensed data regarding the outside stimulations by processing electric signals generated by the sensor unit; a cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor configured to continuously specify an area of interest in the sensed data processed by the signal processing unit when a target is signaled in the sensed data and periodically specify the area of interest when the target is not signaled in the sensed area; and an output unit configured to output the sensed data generated by the signal processing unit, wherein at least a portion of the sensed data output by the output unit corresponds to the area of interest; and a second sensor configured to obtain initial information for specifying an area of interest, wherein the cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor is configured to specify the area of interest based on information obtained via the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A recognition apparatus comprising:
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a first cognitive sensor including; a sensor unit configured to generate electric signals in response to outside stimulations; a signal processing unit configured to generate sensed data regarding the outside stimulations by processing electric signals generated by the sensor unit; a cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor configured to continuously specify an area of interest in the sensed data processed by the signal processing unit when a target is signaled in the sensed data and periodically specify the area of interest when the target is not signaled in the sensed area; and an output unit configured to output the sensed data generated by the signal processing unit, wherein at least a portion of the sensed data output by the output unit corresponds to the area of interest; a second sensor configured to obtain initial information for specifying an area of interest, and a computing device, to which the first cognitive sensor is connected via a network, wherein the cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor is configured to specify the area of interest in conjunction with the computing device based on information obtained via the second sensor.
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15. A method of operating a recognition apparatus comprising a first cognitive sensor including a sensor unit which generates electric signals in response to outside stimulations, a signal processing unit which generates sensed data regarding the outside stimulations by processing electric signals generated by the sensor unit, a cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor which specifies an area of interest in the sensed data processed by the signal processing unit, and an output unit which outputs the sensed data generated by the signal processing unit, and a second sensor configured to obtain initial information for specifying an area of interest, the method comprising:
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converting the outside stimulations into electric signals at the sensor unit; continuously specifying the area of interest via the cognitive circuit unit when a target is signaled in the sensed data and periodically specifying the area of interest when the target is not signaled in the sensed area; generating sensed data regarding the area of interest by processing electric signals corresponding to the area of interest from among the electric signals; and outputting the sensed data generated by the signal processing unit via an input/output unit, wherein at least a portion of the sensed data output by the output unit is sensed data regarding the area of interest, and wherein the cognitive circuit unit of the first cognitive sensor is configured to specify the area of interest based on information obtained via the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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