# US 10,768,591 B2 · Behavior identification device, air conditioner, and robot control device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,591 B2 - Document ID: US10768591B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/569,818 - Filed: 2015-09-03 - Published: 2018-05-17 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-03 - Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Inventors: Toshiyuki Hatta; Shotaro Miwa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768591B2 ## CPC - G05B 19/042: using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) - A61B 5/11: Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} - B25J 9/1651: {acceleration, rate control} - F24F 11/63: Electronic processing - F24F 2120/14: Activity of occupants - G05B 19/0428: {Safety, monitoring (G05B19/0423 takes precedence)} - G05B 2219/33051: BBC behavior based control, stand alone module, cognitive, independent agent - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) ## Abstract The present invention provides a behavior identification device that can identify various behaviors without specifically defining a component constituting a behavior in advance. The behavior identification device comprising: a sensor-value obtaining unit (10) that obtains the sensor value and calculates a sensor value distribution that is a distribution of the sensor value measured within a predetermined time; a component database (42) that stores therein a set of basic distributions that are basic components constituting the sensor value distribution; a ratio calculating unit (21) that calculates a first component ratio that is a ratio of each of the basic distributions included in the sensor value distribution; a component ratio database (43) that stores therein a second component ratio that is the ratio determined in association with a behavior to be identified; and an identification unit (22) that compares the first component ratio to the second component ratio to identify the behavior, wherein the basic distribution is calculated as a sensor value distribution that is a base when each sensor value distribution is assumed to be a vector based on a set of the sensor value distributions obtained in advance for each of a plurality of types of the behavior. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air conditioner comprising: a behavior identification device that identifies a behavior of a target using a sensor value measured by a sensor for the behavior of the target, the behavior identification device including: processing circuitry configured to obtain the sensor value and calculate a sensor value distribution that is a distribution of the sensor value measured within a predetermined time, a component memory that stores therein a set of basic distributions that are basic components constituting the sensor value distribution, and a component ratio memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate a first component ratio that is a ratio of each of the basic distributions included in the sensor value distribution, the component ratio memory stores therein a second component ratio that is the ratio determined in association with a behavior to be identified, the processing circuitry is configured to compare the first component ratio to the second component ratio to identify the behavior, the basic distribution is calculated as a sensor value distribution that is a base when each sensor value distribution is assumed to be a vector based on a set of the sensor value distributions obtained in advance for each of a plurality of types of the behavior, and the air conditioner identifies a biological index corresponding to the behavior of the target to control an operation of an outdoor unit or an indoor unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate the basic distribution and control storing of the basic distribution in the component memory. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to store a ratio of each of the basic distributions included in the sensor value distribution obtained in advance and control storing of the ratio in the component ratio memory in association with the behavior when the sensor value is obtained. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to estimate the basic distribution and a ratio of each of the basic distributions included in the sensor value distribution obtained in advance, and evaluate the basic distribution and the ratio that are estimated and control storing of the basic distribution in the component database only when an evaluation result satisfies a predetermined evaluation criteria. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate an average value of a ratio of the basic distribution included in the sensor value distribution obtained in advance for each of the basic distributions, and determine that an evaluation result satisfies the evaluation criteria when all of the average values calculated exceed a predetermined ratio. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The air conditioner according to claim 5 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to compare the basic distributions calculated in different behavior modes and integrate a plurality of the basic distributions that are similar to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to estimate the basic distribution and a ratio of each of the basic distributions included in the sensor value distribution obtained in advance, and evaluate the basic distribution and the ratio that are estimated and control storing of the basic distribution in the component memory only when an evaluation result satisfies a predetermined evaluation criteria. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate an average value of a ratio of the basic distribution included in the sensor value distribution obtained in advance for each of the basic distributions, and determine that an evaluation result satisfies the evaluation criteria when all of the average values calculated exceed a predetermined ratio. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The air conditioner according to claim 10, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The air conditioner according to claim 14, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to compare the basic distributions calculated in different behavior modes and integrate a plurality of the basic distributions that are similar to each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect a behavior mode of a target, and calculate the basic distribution for each behavior mode based on the sensor value distribution obtained for each behavior mode of the target. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The air conditioner according to claim 16, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to compare the basic distributions calculated in different behavior modes and integrate a plurality of the basic distributions that are similar to each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The air conditioner according to claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to obtain the sensor value from each of different sensors, and identify a behavior based on a plurality of identification results. ### Claim 19 A robot control device comprising: a behavior identification device that identifies a behavior of a target using a sensor value measured by a sensor for the behavior of the target, the behavior identification device including: processing circuitry configured to obtain the sensor value and calculate a sensor value distribution that is a distribution of the sensor value measured within a predetermined time, a component memory that stores therein a set of basic distributions that are basic components constituting the sensor value distribution, and a component ratio memory, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to calculate a first component ratio that is a ratio of each of the basic distributions included in the sensor value distribution, the component ratio memory stores therein a second component ratio that is the ratio determined in association with a behavior to be identified, the processing circuitry is configured to compare the first component ratio to the second component ratio to identify the behavior, the basic distribution is calculated as a sensor value distribution that is a base when each sensor value distribution is assumed to be a vector based on a set of the sensor value distributions obtained in advance for each of a plurality of types of the behavior, and the robot control device identifies a safe behavior that is set in advance as the behavior of the target, a dangerous behavior that is set in advance, and a deviant behavior that is not set in advance to control an operation of a robot based on an identification result.