Robot Identification Device Using Adaptive Face and Voice Learning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing identification technologies face challenges in accurately identifying individuals when facial or vocal features change over time due to factors like aging, environmental conditions, or variations in appearance and voice, leading to inconsistent identification results.

Innovation Solution

A robot equipped with both face and voice identification capabilities, which uses a learning mechanism to update and adapt identification data based on successful identifications by one method while failing with the other, ensuring continuous recognition through feature relearning and data updating.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple identification methods (face and voice) are used to improve identification accuracy, then identification reliability improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentification accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The identification system is segmented into separate face identification and voice identification modules, each handling specific identification tasks. This allows the system to maintain multiple identification methods while managing complexity through modular design, where each module can be independently optimized and maintained.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The identification device is designed with multi-functionality by integrating both face and voice identification capabilities into a single system. This universal approach allows the device to adapt to different identification scenarios and maintain high reliability across various conditions without requiring separate dedicated systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If identification thresholds are adjusted according to environmental conditions (brightness, noise) to improve accuracy, then identification precision improves, but measurement difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentification precisionVSAvoidenvironmental condition detection
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring environmental conditions such as brightness and noise levels, and automatically adjusting identification thresholds based on this feedback. This allows the system to maintain high identification precision across varying environmental conditions without requiring manual intervention or complex detection systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The identification thresholds are dynamically changed based on environmental parameters such as brightness and noise levels. By adjusting these parameters in response to environmental conditions, the system maintains optimal identification precision without requiring complex detection and measurement infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system learns from identification failures to improve future performance, then adaptability improves, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelearning capabilityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary learning actions by capturing and storing identification data during successful identifications, preparing this data for future learning processes. This preliminary action allows the system to build learning datasets without adding significant processing time to the current identification task, as the data collection occurs concurrently with normal operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The identification system implements self-service learning by automatically analyzing its own identification results, both successful and failed, and using this information to improve future performance. This self-service approach eliminates the need for external training interventions and allows the system to continuously adapt without requiring additional processing time or resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11514269B2Identification device, robot, identification method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2022.11.29 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD
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AI summary

An identification device has a processor configured to carry out plural identification processing by which an individual is identified based on plural acquired data different from each other indicating the individual and, when the identification of the individual by one or more identification processing of the plural identification processing fails and the identification of the individual by one or more other identification processing of the plural identification processing succeeds, learn the at least one identification processing by which the identification of the individual fails.