Video Scene Retrieval Using Skeleton Behavior and Face IDs

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video processing systems struggle to efficiently search for scenes showing specific behaviors of specific persons using simple keyword searches, as they lack the ability to associate behavior information with person identification.

Innovation Solution

A video processing system that generates skeleton information from body regions, converts it into behavior IDs, specifies person IDs based on facial regions, and registers these IDs and scene-related information in a database for easy retrieval.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If facial image recognition is used to identify persons, then person identification capability is improved, but the system cannot search for specific behaviors performed by persons

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperson identification capabilityVSAvoidbehavior search capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the video analysis into two independent components: facial region analysis for person identification and body region analysis for behavior recognition. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function while working together through the database integration mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges facial recognition results and body behavior recognition results into a unified database structure where person IDs and behavior IDs are associated with scene information, enabling combined search capabilities for both person and behavior.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Measurement precision

If detailed behavior information is stored in the database, then search accuracy is improved, but system complexity and data storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesearch accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential behavior characteristics needed for search purposes and stores them as behavior IDs in the database, rather than storing complete video segments or detailed motion analysis data, thereby reducing storage requirements while maintaining search accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms complex behavior information into simplified parameter representations (behavior IDs) that capture the essential characteristics needed for keyword-based searching, reducing data complexity while preserving search functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12469330B2Video processing system, video processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
Publication Date: 2025.11.11 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A video processing system (10) includes: an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires at least one frame image included in video data; a skeleton information generation unit (13) that generates skeleton information based on a body region of a person included in the at least one frame image; a behavior conversion unit (14) that converts the skeleton information into a behavior ID; a person specifying unit (18) that specifies, based on a facial region of the person included in the at least one frame image, a person ID for identifying features of a person estimated to be an identical person; and a registration unit (20) that registers the behavior ID, the person ID, and scene-related information related to the at least one frame image in a database in association with each other.