Crowd Image Person Attribute Matching for Suspicious Person Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies struggle to efficiently detect a desired person, such as a suspicious individual, in crowded places due to the difficulty in processing biological data from a large number of unspecified individuals, leading to missed detections.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that includes a storage means for reference attribute information, an extraction means to extract person attribute information from captured images, and a detection means to identify a predetermined person based on the reference attribute information and the extracted data, allowing for easy detection of desired individuals by comparing their attributes and actions with predefined criteria.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If biological data of persons are collected to detect suspicious persons, then detection capability is improved, but the difficulty in detecting biological data from a large number of unspecified persons increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuspicious person detection capabilityVSAvoidbiological data collection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary attribute information (gender, age, clothing color) from the complex biological data of persons in the crowd. Instead of processing complete biological data for all individuals, the system selectively extracts specific visual attributes that are sufficient for suspicious person detection, thereby reducing processing difficulty while maintaining detection capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies different detection strategies to different regions or types of attribute information. By focusing on specific local attributes (such as clothing color matching reference information) rather than processing all biological data uniformly, the system achieves effective detection while reducing overall processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If automatic detection techniques are implemented, then detection efficiency is improved, but the ability to detect desired persons in crowded places deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection efficiencyVSAvoiddesired person detection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-storing reference attribute information (gender, age, clothing color) of persons who should not be detected as suspicious in a database before actual detection. This allows the detection system to efficiently compare extracted attributes against pre-prepared reference data, achieving both high efficiency and accurate detection of desired persons without requiring complex real-time analysis of all crowd members.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If reference attribute information is used for detection, then detection accuracy is improved, but the complexity of the detection system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperson detection accuracyVSAvoiddetection system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a simplified copy of the detection problem by using reference attribute information that replicates the essential characteristics of persons of interest. Instead of processing complex biological data directly, the system compares extracted visual attributes against simplified reference copies, reducing computational complexity while maintaining detection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS20250349153A1Information processing device
Publication Date: 2025.11.13 NEC CORP
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AI summary

An information processing device according to the present invention includes: a storage means that stores reference attribute information representing an attribute of a person corresponding to a target place; an extraction means that extracts person attribute information representing an attribute of a person in a captured image obtained by capturing an image of the target place; and a detection means that detects a predetermined person in the captured image based on the reference attribute information and the person attribute information.