Motion analyzer having voice acquisition unit, voice acquisition apparatus, motion analysis system having voice acquisition unit, and motion analysis method with voice acquisition

• US 8,983,843 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2012
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Yoneyama, Hirohito, Shimotani, Kei, Iida, Kiyoshi, Nishino, Yohei, Fujii, Akira, Harada, Haruo
• Primary Examiner(s): Opsasnick, Michael N
• Application Number:
  US13/565,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20130185076A1
• Time in Patent Office: 957 Days
• Field of Search: 704275-277
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 11/14 using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves

Abstract

A motion analyzer may include a motion detection unit, a speaking detection unit, and a determination unit. The motion detection unit may detect motion of a part of a body of a subject. The speaking detection unit may detect speaking of the subject. The determination unit may determine that the subject has performed predetermined motion when motion of a part of the body is detected by the motion detection unit and speaking of the subject is detected by the speaking detection unit.

Claims

1. A motion analyzer comprising:

a motion detection unit that detects motion of a part of a body of a subject;

a first voice acquisition unit that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of the subject is a first distance; and

a second voice acquisition unit that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from the mouth of the subject is smaller than the first distance,

a speaking detection unit that detects speaking of the subject on the basis of a sound pressure ratio is a ratio between sound pressure of a voice acquired by the first voice acquisition unit and sound pressure of a voice acquired by the second voice acquisition unit; and

a determination unit that determines that the subject has performed predetermined motion when motion of a part of the body is detected by the motion detection unit and speaking of the subject is detected by the speaking detection unit.

2. The motion analyzer according to claim 1,

wherein the determination unit determines that the subject has performed the predetermined motion when motion of a part of the body is detected by the motion detection unit, speaking of the subject is detected by the speaking detection unit, and a time for which the speaking detected by the speaking detection unit continues is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time.

3. The motion analyzer according to claim 1,

wherein the determination unit determines that the subject has performed the predetermined motion when motion of a part of the body is detected by the motion detection unit, speaking of the subject is detected by the speaking detection unit, and a time for which the speaking detected by the speaking detection unit continues is equal to or shorter than a predetermined time.

4. A voice acquisition apparatus comprising:

an apparatus body;

a strap that is connected to the apparatus body and is used when the apparatus body is hung from a neck of a subject;

a first voice acquisition unit that is provided in the strap or the apparatus body and that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of the subject, which is a distance when the apparatus body is hung from the neck of the subject, is a first distance;

a second voice acquisition unit that is provided in the strap and that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from the mouth of the subject, which is a distance when the apparatus body is hung from the neck of the subject, is smaller than the first distance; and

a motion detection unit that is provided in the strap and that detects motion of a part of a body of the subject.

5. The voice acquisition apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the motion detection unit is attached to the strap so as to be located behind the neck when the apparatus body is lowered from the neck of the subject, and detects motion of the neck of the subject.

6. The voice acquisition apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an identification unit that identifies whether voices acquired by the first and second voice acquisition units are a voice of the subject or voices of others on the basis of a comparison result of a voice signal of the voice acquired by the first voice acquisition unit and a voice signal of the voice acquired by the second voice acquisition unit; and

a signal transmission unit that is provided in the apparatus body and transmits information regarding the voice signals, which includes an identification result of the identification unit, and a detection result of the motion detection unit to an external device.

7. The voice acquisition apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

an identification unit that identifies whether voices acquired by the first and second voice acquisition units are a voice of the subject or voices of others on the basis of a comparison result of a voice signal of the voice acquired by the first voice acquisition unit and a voice signal of the voice acquired by the second voice acquisition unit; and

a signal transmission unit that is provided in the apparatus body and transmits information regarding the voice signals, which includes an identification result of the identification unit, and a detection result of the motion detection unit to an external device.

8. A motion analysis system comprising:

a terminal apparatus that is worn on a subject; and

a host apparatus that acquires information from the terminal apparatus,

wherein the terminal apparatus includes;

a motion detection unit that detects motion of a part of a body of the subject;

a voice acquisition unit that acquires a voice, the voice acquisition unit comprises;

a first voice acquisition unit that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of the subject is a first distance;

a second voice acquisition unit that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from the mouth of the subject is smaller than the first distance; and

a speaking detection unit that detects speaking of the subject on the basis of a sound pressure ratio which is a ratio between sound pressure of a voice acquired by the on unit and sound pressure of a voice acquired by the second voice acquisition unit;

an identification unit that identifies whether a voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit is a voice of the subject or voices of others; and

a signal transmission unit that transmits speaking information that is information regarding a voice signal, which includes an identification result of the identification unit, and a detection result of the motion detection unit to the host apparatus, and

the host apparatus includes;

a signal receiving unit that receives the speaking information and the detection result transmitted from the terminal apparatus; and

a determination unit that determines whether or not the subject has performed predetermined motion on the basis of the speaking information and the detection result received by the signal receiving unit.

9. The motion analysis system according to claim 8,

wherein the determination unit of the host apparatus determines whether or not an output satisfying predetermined conditions is included in the detection result transmitted from the terminal apparatus and checks time information of the output when it is determined that an output satisfying the predetermined conditions is included, checks time information when the subject emits the voice when an identification result indicating that the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit is a voice of the subject is transmitted from the terminal apparatus, and determines that the subject has performed the predetermined motion when a point of time when the output satisfying the predetermined conditions is made and a point of time when the subject emits the voice have a predetermined relationship.

10. A motion analysis method comprising:

detecting motion of a part of a body of a subject;

providing a first voice acquisition unit that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of the subject is a first distance;

providing a second voice acquisition unit that is provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from the mouth of the subject is smaller than the first distance,

detecting speaking of the subject on the basis of a sound pressure ratio which is a ratio between sound pressure of a voice acquired by the first voice acquisition unit and sound pressure of a voice acquired by the second voice acquisition unit;

determining that the subject has performed predetermined motion when motion of a part of the body is detected in the detecting step of the motion and speaking of the subject is detected in the detecting step of the speaking.