Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional technologies fail to effectively prevent illegal actions by restricting operations only after they occur, and periodic monitoring does not synchronize with the timing of illegal actions, leading to ineffective prevention.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that acquires sensor data to detect individuals likely to violate rules and restrict operations on objects of interest, providing warnings before allowing resumption of operations based on predetermined rules.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If operation restriction is applied only after illegal action occurs, then the system maintains operational freedom, but the prevention effect of illegal actions is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveillegal action prevention effectVSAvoidoperational freedom
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of persons likely to violate rules before the illegal action occurs. By identifying individuals based on sensor data and rule databases beforehand, the system can proactively restrict operations related to these persons, preventing illegal actions before they happen rather than reacting after detection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies preliminary anti-action by restricting operations on objects of interest before illegal actions can be committed. When a person likely to violate rules is detected, the system preemptively limits their ability to operate relevant objects, creating a preventive barrier against potential rule violations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

2Measurement precision

If periodic monitoring is performed irrespective of timing, then the monitoring system operates continuously, but the operation restriction does not synchronize with illegal action timing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection timing accuracyVSAvoidresponse time synchronization
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static periodic monitoring to dynamic event-driven monitoring. Instead of checking at fixed intervals, the system actively detects specific events (persons likely to violate rules) and responds in real-time, making the monitoring rhythm adapt to actual conditions rather than following a rigid schedule.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by continuously analyzing sensor data to detect persons likely to violate rules and immediately responding with appropriate operation restrictions. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that monitoring and restriction actions are synchronized with actual illegal action timing, improving both detection accuracy and response timing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11835931B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.12.05 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

To provide an information processing apparatus capable of enhancing an illegal action prevention effect by restricting an operation leading to an illegal action, an information processing method, and a storage medium. An information processing apparatus including a sensor data acquisition part configured to acquire sensor data output from a sensor, and a control part configured to restrict an operation on an object of interest when detecting a person who is likely to violate a predetermined rule after operating the object of interest on the basis of the sensor data, and to remove the restriction of the operation on the object of interest after giving a warning on the basis of the predetermined rule via a notification part.