Information processing apparatus and information processing method, and computer program

An information processing equipment and information synthesis technology, applied in the fields of information processing equipment and information processing and computer programs, can solve the problems of low-precision data, lack of robustness, etc., and achieve the effect of high-precision processing

CN101452529AInactive Publication Date: 2009-06-10SONY CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Publication Date
2009-06-10
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The information provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and computer program. An information processing apparatus includes information input units which inputs observation information in a real space; an event detection unit which generates event information including estimated position and identification information on users existing in the actual space through analysis of the input information; and an information integration processing unit which sets hypothesis probability distribution data regarding user position and user identification information and generates analysis information including the user position information through hypothesis update and sorting out based on the event information, in which the event detection unit detects a face area from an image frame input from an image information input unit, extracts face attribute information from the face area, and calculates and outputs a face attribute score corresponding to the extracted face attribute information to the information integration processing unit, and the information integration processing unit applies the face attribute score to calculate target face attribute expectation values.
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[0001] The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP2007-317711 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Dec. 7, 2007, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

[0002] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program. Specifically, the present invention relates to a processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program in which information from the outside world such as images or audio is input, and an analysis of the external environment is performed based on the input information, specifically, an analysis of the speaker The processing of the analysis of the position of the speaker or the identity of the speaker. Background technique

[0003] A system for performing mutual processing between a human and an information processing device such as a PC or a robot is called a human-computer interaction sy...

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[0053] Hereinafter, details of an information processing device and an information processing method and a computer program according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0054] First, referring to FIG. 1 , an overview of processing performed by an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained. The information processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention inputs image information and audio information from sensors configured to input observation information in a real space, such as a camera 21 and a plurality of microphones 31 to 34, and performs environmental analysis based on these input information . Specifically, analysis of the positions of the plurality of users 1 to 4 denoted by reference numerals 11 to 14 and identification of users located at the positions are performed.

[0055] In the example shown in the drawings, for example,...