FACIAL-EXPRESSION ASSESSMENT DEVICE, DANCE ASSESSMENT DEVICE, KARAOKE DEVICE, AND GAME DEVICE

• US 20160063317A1
• Filed: 02/18/2014
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: NAGAI, Katsuyuki, MORISHITA, Koji, NODA, Hisashi, FUJITA, Mitsuhiro
• Application Number:
  US14/781,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20160063317A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/174 Facial expression recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0015 Dancing

Abstract

The present invention provides a facial expression grading system that can achieve improved quantitative evaluation of expressiveness of a user by grading a facial expression of the user. The facial expression grading system (1) of the present invention includes: a face image acquisition unit (11) configured to acquire a face image of a target person subjected to grading; a facial expression estimation unit (12) configured to estimate a facial expression from the acquired face image; a facial expression grading unit (13) configured to grade the estimated facial expression of the face image with reference to a predetermined criterion; and a grading result display unit (14) configured to display a grading result.

Claims

1. A facial expression grading system comprising:

a face image acquisition unit configured to acquire a face image of a target person subjected to grading;

a facial expression estimation unit configured to estimate a facial expression from the acquired face image;

a facial expression grading unit configured to grade the estimated facial expression of the face image with reference to a predetermined criterion; and

a grading result display unit configured to display a grading result.

2. The facial expression grading system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a grading criterion display unit configured to display the grading criterion to the target person.

3. The facial expression grading system according to claim 2, further comprising:

an image display unit,

wherein the image display unit displays the grading result and the grading criterion.

4. The facial expression grading system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a target person attribute determination unit configured to determine an attribute of the target person from the face image,

wherein the facial expression grading unit adjusts the grading criterion according to the determined attribute.

5. The facial expression grading system according to claim 4, further comprising:

an advertisement selection unit,

wherein the advertisement selection unit selects an advertisement according to the attribute of the target person, and the grading result display unit displays the grading result together with the selected advertisement.

6. A dance grading device comprising:

the facial expression grading system according to claim 1.

7. A karaoke device comprising:

the facial expression grading system according to claim 1.

8. A game device comprising:

the facial expression grading system according to claim 1.