Information processing apparatus and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11915522-B2
Application number	US-202117172263-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2021
Priority date	Sep 29, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an estimation unit, and a prediction unit. The detection unit detects a target object from an input image. The estimation unit estimates a posture of the detected target object. The prediction unit predicts an action of the target object on a basis of the estimated posture.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
calculate a path of a vehicle;
detect a target object from an input image;
estimate a framework of the target object;
predict a movement direction of the target object based on the estimated framework of the target object and a movement history of the target object;
predict a collision accident of the vehicle and the target object, based on the predicted movement direction of the target object and the calculated path of the vehicle;
generate danger avoidance information based on the predicted movement direction of the target object, wherein
the generated danger avoidance information is related with avoidance of a danger related to a drive of the vehicle, and
the generated danger avoidance information includes an image that includes the predicted movement direction of the target object; and

output the generated danger avoidance information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
detect a pedestrian from the input image;
estimate a framework of the pedestrian; and
predict a movement of the pedestrian based on the estimated framework of the pedestrian.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
detect a two-wheeled vehicle and a rider from the input image;
estimate a framework of the rider; and
predict a movement of the two-wheeled vehicle and a movement of the rider, based on the estimated framework of the rider.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
estimate a framework of the two-wheeled vehicle; and
predict the movement of the two-wheeled vehicle and the movement of the rider, based on the estimated framework of each of the two-wheeled vehicle and the rider.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to predict an abrupt acceleration of the target object.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus is mountable on the vehicle.

7. An information processing method, comprising:
calculating a path of a vehicle;
detecting a target object from an input image;
estimating a framework of the target object;
predicting a movement direction of the target object based on the estimated framework of the target object and a movement history of the target object;
predicting a collision accident of the vehicle and the target object, based on the predicted movement direction of the target object and the calculated path of the vehicle;
generating danger avoidance information based on the predicted movement direction of the target object, wherein
the generated danger avoidance information is related with avoidance of a danger related to a drive of the vehicle, and
the generated danger avoidance information includes an image that includes the predicted movement direction of the target object; and

outputting the generated danger avoidance information.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to execute operations, the operations comprising:
calculating a path of a vehicle;
detecting a target object from an input image;
estimating a framework of the target object;
predicting a movement direction of the target object based on the estimated framework of the target object and a movement history of the target object;
predicting a collision accident of the vehicle and the target object, based on the predicted movement direction of the target object and the calculated path of the vehicle;
generating danger avoidance information based on the predicted movement direction of the target object, wherein
the generated danger avoidance information is related with avoidance of a danger related to a drive of the vehicle, and
the generated danger avoidance information includes an image that includes the predicted movement direction of the target object; and

outputting the generated danger avoidance information.

9. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
calculate a path of a vehicle;
detect a two-wheeled vehicle and a rider from an input image;
estimate a framework of the rider and the two-wheeled vehicle;
predict a movement of the two-wheeled vehicle and a movement of the rider, based on the estimated framework of each of the two-wheeled vehicle and the rider; and
predict a collision accident of the vehicle and the two-wheeled vehicle, based on the predicted movement of the two-wheeled vehicle and the calculated path of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Aoki Suguru
• Akama Taketo
• Oyaizu Hideki
• Hirasawa Yasutaka
• Kondo Yuhi

Classifications

• B60W2554/4026

  Cycles · CPC title

• B60W2554/4029

  Pedestrians · CPC title

• G06V40/20 Primary

  Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition (recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16) · CPC title

• G06T7/246

  using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments · CPC title

• G06T7/60

  Analysis of geometric attributes · CPC title