Information processing device

Abstract

To provide an information processing device which visually presents information on evaluation of an evaluation target that has been verbalized based on five senses, so as to make it easier to change parameters of the evaluation target compared with a case where no visual presentation is made.SOLUTION: An information processing device is provided, comprising an acquisition unit for acquiring feature quantities of measurement data of an evaluation target and evaluation information representing verbalized evaluation of the evaluation target, and a presentation unit configured to visually present the evaluation information acquired by the acquisition unit according to the feature quantities.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an image evaluation technique for accurately evaluating the impression of image data composed of multiple colors. This technique associates a visual impression with color conditions that define one or more colors that give that impression, and calculates a color evaluation value that is an evaluation value of the image data for each color condition of the impression. Then, an evaluation value of the image data for that impression is calculated based on the color evaluation values ​​for each color condition. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-248717 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Although there are systems that quantify and verbalize information based on the five senses, such as sight, smell, and taste, the relationship between the material's analytical data and the comments is unclear, making it difficult to specify what parameters should be changed and to what extent when changing the verbalized characteristics.Furthermore, if the perception differs between the material developer and the evaluator, even if the developer changes the material, the evaluator's evaluation results may not be as expected.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide an information processing device that visually presents verbalized information about the evaluation of the evaluation object based on the five senses, thereby making it easier to change the parameters of the evaluation object compared to when the information is not presented visually. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit that acquires features of measurement data of an evaluation object and evaluation information in which the evaluation of the evaluation object is verbalized, and a presentation unit that visually presents the evaluation information acquired by the acquisition unit based on the features.

[0007] According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, by visually presenting verbalized information, it is possible to facilitate changing the parameters of the evaluation target.

[0008] An information processing device according to a second aspect of the present disclosure is the information processing device according to the first aspect, wherein the presentation unit maps the evaluation information on a map based on the feature amount and presents the evaluation information.

[0009] According to the second aspect of the present disclosure, by presenting verbalized information on a map, it is possible to more easily change the parameters to be evaluated compared to when the information is not presented on a map.

[0010] An information processing device according to a third aspect of the present disclosure is the information processing device according to the second aspect, wherein the presentation unit proposes and presents a change amount of the feature amount of the evaluation target.

[0011] According to the third aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to show how much the feature amount needs to be changed to create a desired evaluation object.

[0012] An information processing device according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure is the information processing device according to the first aspect, wherein the evaluation information is information evaluating the appearance of the evaluation target.

[0013] According to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, by visually presenting verbalized information about the appearance evaluation, it is possible to facilitate changing the parameters of the evaluation target.

[0014] An information processing device according to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is the information processing device according to the first aspect, wherein the evaluation information is information evaluating a feature of a product in which the evaluation target is used.

[0015] According to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, by visually presenting verbalized information regarding the characteristics of a product, it is possible to facilitate changing the parameters of the evaluation target. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present disclosure, by visually presenting verbalized information based on the five senses about the evaluation of an evaluation target, it is possible to provide an information processing device that makes it easier to change the parameters of the evaluation target compared to when the information is not presented visually. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a storage. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of information presented by a presentation unit. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of information processing by an information processing device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] An example of an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to designate identical or equivalent components and parts. The dimensional proportions of the drawings are exaggerated for illustrative purposes and may differ from the actual proportions.

[0019] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing device according to this embodiment. The information processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that visually presents information that has been verbalized based on the five senses. In the information processing device 10, a CPU 11 functions as an acquisition unit 101 and a presentation unit 102. A storage 14 stores evaluation information acquired by the acquisition unit 101. The evaluation information is information in which evaluation of an evaluation target has been verbalized. The evaluation information of an evaluation target is an evaluation of the five senses, such as the appearance, smell, taste, sound, and touch of the evaluation target.

[0020] The information processing device 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a read-only memory (ROM) 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, and a storage 14.

[0021] The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each component. That is, the CPU 11 reads programs from the ROM 12 or storage 14 and executes the programs using the RAM 13 as a work area. The CPU 11 controls the above components and performs various arithmetic operations in accordance with the programs recorded in the ROM 12 or storage 14. In this embodiment, the ROM 12 or storage 14 stores an information processing program that executes information processing for visually presenting information about the evaluation of the evaluation target that has been verbalized based on the five senses.

[0022] The ROM 12 stores various programs and various data. The RAM 13 temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 14 is configured with a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), or flash memory, and stores various programs including the operating system and various data.

[0023] When executing the above information processing program, the information processing device 10 uses the above hardware resources to realize various functions. The functional configuration realized by the information processing device 10 will be described.

[0024] 1, the information processing device 10 has, as functional components, an acquisition unit 101 and a presentation unit 102. Each functional component is realized by a CPU 11 reading and executing an information processing program stored in a ROM 12 or a storage 14.

[0025] The acquisition unit 101 acquires feature quantities of measurement data of an evaluation object and evaluation information in which the evaluation of the evaluation object is verbalized. The evaluation object is, for example, an object whose appearance can be evaluated, such as a molded resin made by mixing a pigment into a plastic resin. The acquisition unit 101 then acquires, as feature quantities of the evaluation object, information such as L*a*b* values, gloss values, angle-dependent L*a*b* values, and spectral shape measured using a colorimeter, gloss meter, absorbance meter, etc. for the evaluation object.

[0026] The evaluation target may be anything related to the five senses, such as smell, taste, sound, touch, etc., in addition to appearance. The evaluation target may be a tangible or intangible object.

[0027] The acquiring unit 101 further acquires evaluation information in which the evaluation of the evaluation object is verbalized. The evaluation information is the content of the evaluation made by the evaluator about the evaluation object. For example, when the evaluator evaluates the appearance, the evaluator may make evaluations such as "no gloss," "has a sense of depth," "is lonely," "has a strong bluish tint," and "is solid." The acquiring unit 101 associates the acquired feature amounts of the evaluation object with the evaluation information and stores them in the storage 14.

[0028] The evaluation information provided by the evaluator regarding the evaluation object may be "lonely" or "not grainy," or may be an evaluation of the characteristics of the product in which the evaluation object is used. For example, the evaluation information provided may be that the object matches a specific vehicle model or does not match a specific vehicle model. The evaluation information provided by the evaluator may also include items. For example, the evaluation information provided by the evaluator may include comments regarding color tone such as bluish, intuitive comments such as lonely or cold, comments regarding the vehicle model or grade, etc.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in storage 14. FIG. 2 shows how, for a sample to be evaluated whose appearance is to be evaluated, feature quantities for the sample and evaluation information for the sample are stored in association with each other. While FIG. 2 shows L* values ​​and gloss values ​​as examples of feature quantities, other feature quantities may also be stored. FIG. 2 also shows how the results of the appearance evaluations made by evaluators for each sample are stored.

[0030] The presentation unit 102 visually presents evaluation information in which the evaluation of the evaluation object is verbalized based on the feature quantities of the measurement data of the evaluation object acquired by the acquisition unit 101. Specifically, the presentation unit 102 presents the evaluation information by mapping it on a predetermined map, for example, a two-dimensional plane. The axis in this case is one of the feature quantities in the measurement data. For example, the evaluation information is presented on a two-dimensional plane with the horizontal axis representing the gross value and the vertical axis representing the L* value.

[0031] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information presented by the presentation unit 102. Fig. 3 is an example of a two-dimensional graph with, for example, gross value on the horizontal axis and, for example, L* value on the vertical axis. The presentation unit 102 can visually present evaluation information in which the evaluation of the evaluation target is verbalized, using information stored in the storage 14 in which feature values ​​and evaluation information are associated for each sample.

[0032] 3, the presentation unit 102 visually presents the evaluation information, as in the graph shown in Fig. 3, and the material developer can refer to the evaluation information presented by the presentation unit 102 and identify the parts that need to be changed in order to change the verbalized characteristics. For example, by referring to the evaluation information visually presented by the presentation unit 102, the material developer can understand that in order to make a material with a granite-like texture cool and advanced, it is necessary to increase the absorption rate of red wavelength light by 50%, decrease the total reflectance of light by 10%, and increase the scattering intensity by 20%.

[0033] The presentation unit 102 may propose and present a change amount for the feature quantity of the evaluation target. For example, if the relationship between the compounding ratio of materials and the parameters is known, the presentation unit 102 may present a change in the compounding ratio of materials in addition to a change in the parameters.

[0034] When presenting the evaluation information on a two-dimensional plane, the presentation unit 102 may display a range of feature quantities that match a specific vehicle, as shown in Fig. 3. By displaying a range of feature quantities that match a specific vehicle, the presentation unit 102 can present, for example, for a sample that does not match any vehicle, which parameters should be changed and how to change them to match a specific vehicle. In the example of Fig. 3, the presentation unit 102 can display that a useless prototype can become a sample that matches vehicle B by lowering the L* value.

[0035] When presenting the evaluation information, if there are three or more feature amounts corresponding to the evaluation information, the presenting unit 103 may present the evaluation information in a three-dimensional space in addition to presenting it on a two-dimensional plane.

[0036] Even when the evaluation subject is an evaluation of other sensory items, the information processing device 10 can similarly visually present the evaluation information. For example, if the evaluation subject is an odor, the information processing device 10 acquires, in association with each other, feature quantities obtained by evaluating the odor of the evaluation subject using a gas chromatograph and the verbalized evaluation results by the evaluator, and presents the acquired information on a two-dimensional plane.

[0037] For example, if the evaluation target is taste, the information processing device 10 acquires and associates the feature values ​​obtained by evaluating the taste components of the evaluation target using a taste sensor with the verbalized evaluation results by the evaluator, and presents them on a two-dimensional plane.

[0038] Furthermore, for example, if the evaluation target is sound, the information processing device 10 acquires and associates the feature values ​​obtained by evaluating the sound to be evaluated by frequency analysis with the verbalized evaluation results by the evaluator, and presents them on a two-dimensional plane.

[0039] For example, if the evaluation target is touch, the information processing device 10 acquires and associates the feature values ​​obtained by evaluating the hardness, etc. of the evaluation target using a hardness sensor with the verbalized evaluation results by the evaluator, and presents them on a two-dimensional plane.

[0040] With such a configuration, the information processing device 10 can visually present, for example, on a two-dimensional plane, information about the evaluation of an evaluation target that has been verbalized based on the five senses. By the information processing device 10 visually presenting information about the evaluation of an evaluation target that has been verbalized based on the five senses, it becomes easy to change the parameters of the evaluation target when designing the evaluation target.

[0041] Next, the operation of the information processing device 10 will be described.

[0042] 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of information processing by the information processing device 10. The CPU 11 reads out an information processing program from the ROM 12 or the storage 14, loads it into the RAM 13, and executes it, thereby performing information processing.

[0043] In step S101, the CPU 11 acquires feature quantities of the measurement data of the evaluation object and evaluation information in which the evaluation of the evaluation object is verbalized. The evaluation object is, for example, an object whose appearance can be evaluated, such as a molded resin made by mixing a pigment into a plastic resin, and information on the L*a*b* value, gloss value, angle-dependent L*a*b* value, and spectral shape of the evaluation object is acquired as feature quantities of the evaluation object using a colorimeter, gloss meter, absorbance meter, etc.

[0044] Following step S101, in step S102, CPU 11 visually presents the evaluation information acquired in step S101 based on the feature amounts also acquired in step S101. CPU 11 presents the evaluation information on a predetermined map, for example, a two-dimensional plane. The axis in this case is one of the feature amounts in the measurement data. For example, the evaluation information is presented on a two-dimensional plane with the horizontal axis representing the gross value and the vertical axis representing the L* value.

[0045] By executing this process, the information processing device 10 can visually present, for example, in a two-dimensional space, information about the evaluation of the evaluation target verbalized based on the five senses. By the information processing device 10 visually presenting information about the evaluation of the evaluation target verbalized based on the five senses, it becomes easy to change the parameters of the evaluation target when designing the evaluation target.

[0046] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is clear that a person skilled in the art of the present disclosure can conceive of various modifications or alterations within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and it is understood that these modifications or alterations also naturally fall within the technical scope of the present disclosure.

[0047] Furthermore, the effects described in the above embodiments are explanatory or exemplary and are not limited to those described in the above embodiments. In other words, the technology according to the present disclosure may achieve other effects that are obvious to a person skilled in the art of the present disclosure from the description in the above embodiments, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the above embodiments.

[0048] In the above embodiments, the information processing performed by the CPU after reading the software (program) may be performed by various processors other than the CPU. Examples of such processors include programmable logic devices (PLDs) whose circuit configuration can be changed after fabrication, such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and dedicated electrical circuits, such as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), which are processors with circuit configurations specifically designed to perform specific processing. The information processing may be performed by one of these processors, or by a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (e.g., multiple FPGAs, or a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). The hardware structure of these processors is, more specifically, an electrical circuit that combines circuit elements such as semiconductor devices.

[0049] In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the information processing program is described as being pre-stored (installed) in a ROM or storage, but this is not limiting. The program may be provided in a form recorded on a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disk Read Only Memory), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. The program may also be downloaded from an external device via a network. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 10. Information processing equipment 101 Acquisition Department 102 Presentation section

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires feature quantities of measurement data of an evaluation object and evaluation information in which an evaluation of the evaluation object is verbalized; a presentation unit that visually presents the evaluation information acquired by the acquisition unit by mapping the evaluation information on a predetermined two-dimensional plane based on two of the feature amounts, and that proposes and presents amounts of change to the feature amounts of the evaluation target; An information processing device comprising:

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the evaluation information is information evaluating the appearance of the evaluation target.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the evaluation information is information on evaluation of features of a product in which the evaluation target is used.

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