Biological Region Identification Using Site-Specific Selective Identifiers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current techniques for identifying biological regions based on image data struggle to improve accuracy and are resource-intensive, especially when dealing with multiple biological sites.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that acquire image data and site information for a biological region, select an appropriate identifier based on the site information, and perform an identification process using the selected identifier and image data, thereby improving accuracy while reducing resource requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a single identifier is used for all biological regions, then device complexity is reduced, but identification accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentifier management complexityVSAvoididentification accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the identification system by creating multiple identifiers, each specialized for a specific biological region (e.g., lung, liver, kidney). The identification unit selects the appropriate identifier based on the target biological region, allowing each identifier to be optimized for its specific region while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated selection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If multiple identifiers are created for different biological regions, then identification accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentification accuracyVSAvoididentifier management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an identification unit as an intermediary component that manages the selection among multiple identifiers. This intermediary automatically matches the target biological region with the appropriate identifier, eliminating the need for manual management of multiple identifiers and preventing system complexity from increasing despite having region-specific identifiers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive model data is generated for all biological regions, then identification accuracy is improved, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentification accuracyVSAvoidprocessing resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and uses only the necessary portion of model data by selecting identifiers specific to the target biological region. Instead of processing comprehensive model data for all biological regions, the system extracts and applies only the relevant identifier for the specific region being analyzed, significantly reducing processing resource consumption while maintaining high identification accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS20250140415A1Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system

Publication Date: 2025.05.01 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

An information processing device is provided that includes an identification data acquisition unit that acquires image data for identification in which a first biological region is captured and first site information of the first biological region, and an identification unit that selects an identifier corresponding to the first site information from identifiers associated respectively with a plurality of pieces of site information, and performs an identification process on the basis of the identifier and the image data for identification.