Processing apparatus, processing method, and non-transitory storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12205384-B2
Application number	US-202117800613-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2021
Priority date	Mar 13, 2020
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

A processing apparatus includes at least one memory storing one or more instructions and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to acquire an image of a management target, where the image includes an object. The at least one processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to further determine, based on layout information indicating locations of pieces of equipment installed in the management target and indicating a location of a marker installed in the management target, to which of the pieces of equipment the object included in the image is equivalent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A processing apparatus comprising:
at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
acquire an image of a management target, the image including an object;
determine, based on layout information indicating locations of plurality of pieces of equipment installed in the management target and indicating a location of a marker installed in the management target, to which of the plurality of pieces of equipment the object included in the image is equivalent.

2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to cause a storage to store information for identifying the piece of equipment to which the object included in the image is equivalent and information indicating a location in the image of the piece of equipment to which the object is equivalent, in association with each other.

3. The processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
detect a predetermined event, based on the image; and
output, when the predetermined event is detected in a location in the image of the piece of equipment to which the object is equivalent, a detection result and information for identifying the piece of the equipment to which the object is equivalent, in association with each other.

4. The processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to determine, based on a determination result of the piece of the equipment to which the object included in the image is equivalent, which area of the management target is included in the image.

5. The processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to cause a storage to store information for identifying a camera that generates the image and information indicating a partial area of the management target included in the image, in association with each other.

6. The processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
detect a predetermined event, based on the image; and
output, when the predetermined event is detected, a detection result and information indicating a partial area of the management target included in the image, in association with each other.

7. The processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
acquire the image generated by each of a plurality of cameras, and
determine to which of the plurality of pieces of equipment the object included in the image generated by each of the plurality of cameras is equivalent.

8. The processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to determine which area of the management target is included in the image generated by each of the plurality of cameras.

9. A processing method performed by a computer and comprising:
acquiring an image of a management target, the image including an object;
determining, based on layout information indicating locations of plurality of pieces of equipment installed in the management target and indicating a location of a marker installed in the management target, to which of the plurality of pieces of equipment the object included in the image is equivalent.

10. A non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a computer to:
acquire an image of a management target, the image including an object;
determine, based on layout information indicating locations of plurality of pieces of equipment installed in the management target and indicating a location of a marker installed in the management target, to which of the plurality of pieces of equipment the object included in the image is equivalent.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Uchimura Jun
• Tahara Yuji
• TOMITA Rina
• KAZO Yasuyo

Classifications

• G06V20/44

  Event detection · CPC title

• G06Q10/087 Primary

  Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders · CPC title

• G06V2201/07

  Target detection · CPC title

• G06V20/52

  Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) · CPC title

• G06Q30/06

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title