Information processing method, recording medium, and information processing system

A recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the recording medium being nonvolatile and computer-readable, the process comprising:

• detecting a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in a predetermined space;
• acquiring an image of the predetermined space captured when the cough or the sneeze is detected;
• recognizing a state around a mouth of the person from the image;
• generating, based on the state around the mouth, a control signal for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space;
• and
• outputting the generated control signal.

An information processing system comprising:

• a camera that captures an image of a predetermined space;
• an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space;
• and
• an information processing apparatus, wherein
• the information processing apparatus
• detects a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in the predetermined space,
• acquires an image of the predetermined space captured by the camera when the cough or the sneeze is detected,
• recognizes a state around a mouth of the person from the image,
• generates, based on the state around the mouth, a control signal for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from the airflow generation apparatus, and
• outputs the generated control signal.