Controlling a video capture device based on cognitive personal action and image identification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018343378-A1
Application number	US-201715836997-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 11, 2017
Priority date	May 25, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for controlling an operation of a video capture device (e.g., in a cognitive robotic device). In an embodiment, a set of conditions is obtained using a cognitive computer system. Each of the obtained conditions includes a specific individual and a potential action that may be performed by the individual. The cognitive computer system analyzes video being captured by the video capture device to determine whether the video satisfies any of the set of conditions (e.g., the individual in the video is performing the action). If the cognitive computer system determines that one of the set of conditions has been satisfied, the operation of the video capture device (e.g., capture rate of the video) is modified to account for the satisfied condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for controlling an operation of a video capture device, comprising:
a memory medium comprising instructions; a bus coupled to the memory medium; and a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to perform a method, comprising:
obtaining, using a cognitive computer system, a set of conditions, each of the set of conditions corresponding to an individual and an action performed by the individual;
determining, using the cognitive computer system, whether video currently being captured by the video capture device satisfies the set of conditions; and
modifying an operation of the video capture device in response to a determination that the video currently being captured by the video capture device satisfies the set of conditions.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the modifying of the operation of the video capture device includes stopping a capture of the video until the set of conditions is no longer satisfied.

3 . The system of claim 2 , the method further comprising:
determining whether the set of conditions is no longer satisfied; and resuming the capture of the video in response to a determination that the set of conditions is no longer satisfied.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the determining of whether the set of conditions is no longer satisfied includes:
determining an expected period of time necessary to complete the action; performing a monitoring activity after an expiration of the expected period of time; and continuing the stopping of the capture of the video in response to a determination that the set of conditions is still satisfied, wherein the monitoring activity is selected from a group consisting of: capturing a monitoring video image and receiving an indication from the individual as to whether the action has been completed.

5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the determining of whether the set of conditions is no longer satisfied includes capturing audio associated with the video.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the modifying of the operation of the video capture device includes applying a heightened examination level to the video.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the video capture device is part of a cognitive robotic (CR) device.

8 . A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executed by a computer device, performs a method for controlling an operation of a video capture device, the method comprising:
obtaining, using a cognitive computer system, a set of conditions, each of the set of conditions corresponding to an individual and an action performed by the individual; determining, using the cognitive computer system, whether video currently being captured by the video capture device satisfies the set of conditions; and modifying an operation of the video capture device in response to a determination that the video currently being captured by the video capture device satisfies the set of conditions.

9 . The program product of claim 8 , wherein the modifying of the operation of the video capture device includes stopping a capture of the video until the set of conditions is no longer satisfied.

10 . The program product of claim 9 , the method further comprising:
determining whether the set of conditions is no longer satisfied; and resuming the capture of the video in response to a determination that the set of conditions is no longer satisfied.

11 . The program product of claim 10 , wherein the determining of whether the set of conditions is no longer satisfied includes:
determining an expected period of time necessary to complete the action; performing a monitoring activity after an expiration of the expected period of time; and continuing the stopping of the capture of the video in response to a determination that the set of conditions is still satisfied, wherein the monitoring activity is selected from a group consisting of: capturing a monitoring video image and receiving an indication from the individual as to whether the action has been completed.

12 . The program product of claim 10 , wherein the determining of whether the set of conditions is no longer satisfied includes capturing audio associated with the video.

13 . The program product of claim 8 , wherein the modifying of the operation of the video capture device includes applying a heightened examination level to the video.

14 . The program product of claim 8 , wherein the video capture device is part of a cognitive robotic (CR) device.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Choo Kristina Y
• Hodge Rashida A
• Ramachandran Krishnan K
• Sivakumar Gandhi

Classifications

• H04N23/64

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04N23/66 Primary

  Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices · CPC title

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title

• H04N5/23203 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23219

  Electricity · mapped topic