Conference State Determination Using Subset Biometric Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is challenging to determine the state of a conference when there are members who refuse to provide biometric information or have difficulty attaching sensors, as existing systems require biometric data from all participants to assess conference productivity and activity levels.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that specifies the position and activeness degree of conference members using video and biometric data from a subset of participants, allowing for the determination of the conference state without comprehensive biometric information from all members. This involves a position specifying unit, biometric information acquiring unit, activeness degree specifying unit, and determination unit to assess the overall conference activity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If biometric information is acquired from all members to accurately determine conference state, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to member refusal and sensor attachment difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs biometric information acquisition from a subset of members rather than all members. The biometric information acquiring unit targets specific members whose positions are detectable, accepting partial data collection instead of requiring complete coverage from all conference participants
Solution Approach 2:
The position detection unit serves as an intermediary that identifies which members have sensors attached without requiring direct biometric data from all members. This intermediary step allows the system to work with available data from a subset of members while still determining overall conference state
2Loss of information
If biometric information is acquired from all members to improve conference state assessment, then information completeness is improved, but device complexity increases due to handling missing data from refused members
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and processes only the biometric information that is actually available from members with detected sensors, rather than attempting to collect and process data from all members. This extraction approach simplifies data handling by working exclusively with the subset of available information
Solution Approach 2:
The determination unit performs state assessment using partial biometric information from a subset of members rather than requiring complete information from all members. This partial action approach reduces the complexity of handling missing data while still providing useful conference state determination
3Measurement precision
If sensors are attached to all members to ensure complete biometric data collection, then measurement coverage is improved, but ease of operation worsens due to attachment difficulty for some members
Solution Approach 1:
Members who can attach sensors do so themselves without requiring assistance from other members or system intervention. The system accepts biometric data only from those members who successfully self-attach sensors, eliminating the need for coordinated sensor distribution and attachment procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system accepts partial sensor attachment coverage among members rather than requiring universal attachment. By processing biometric information from the subset of members who have successfully attached sensors, the system avoids the operational complexity of ensuring complete coverage
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a position specifying unit that specifies a position of each member of an assembly, a biometric information acquiring unit that acquires biometric information from members of which the number is smaller than the number of all members, an activeness degree specifying unit that specifies, from the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquiring unit, an activeness degree of the member from which the biometric information is acquired by the biometric information acquiring unit, and specifies, from the activeness degree and the position specified by the position specifying unit, an activeness degree of a member other than the member from which the biometric information is acquired by the biometric information acquiring unit among the members, and a determination unit that determines a state of the assembly from the activeness degree specified by the activeness degree specifying unit.