# US 2021/0329982 A1 · Kigurumi staging support apparatus, kigurumi staging support system, and kigurumi staging support method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0329982 A1 - Document ID: US20210329982A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/346,297 - Filed: 2021-06-14 - Published: 2021-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-14 - Assignees: The Pokémon Company - Applicants: The Pokemon Company - Inventors: Junichi YAMAGIWA; Masami ISHIKAWA; Kana TAKIZAWA; Miki SAKURAI; Masafumi NAKAMURA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210329982A1 ## CPC - A41D 1/002: {adapted to accommodate electronic equipment (patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085)} - A63J 7/005: {Disguises for one or more persons for life-like imitations of creatures, e.g. animals, giants (masks A41G7/00; hand-puppets A63H3/14)} - G06V 40/16: Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions - G10L 25/48: specially adapted for particular use - G06V 40/178: {estimating age from face image; using age information for improving recognition} - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A63J: DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract A kigurumi staging support apparatus to be worn by a performer of kigurumi. The kigurumi staging support apparatus acquires environmental information of surroundings of the kigurumi, stores staging information of the kigurumi, and outputs, based on the staging information, staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the environmental information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A kigurumi staging support apparatus to be worn by a performer of kigurumi, the kigurumi staging support apparatus comprising: an interface configured to acquire environmental information of surroundings of the kigurumi; a memory configured to store staging information of the kigurumi; and processing circuitry configured to output, based on the staging information, staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the environmental information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: analyze a situation of a spectator from the environmental information; and output the staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the analyzed situation of the spectator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The kigurumi staging support apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a microphone configured to capture sound of surroundings of the kigurumi; and a camera configured to capture images of the surroundings of the kigurumi. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 3, wherein the interface is configured to acquire a sound captured by the microphone as the environmental information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 3, wherein the interface us configured to acquire an image photographed by the camera as the environmental information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine an age and/or a gender of the spectator based on the environmental information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform at least one of staging of changing an external appearance of the kigurumi, moving at least a part of the kigurumi, and outputting a sound from the kigurumi. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a biometric sensor configured to acquire biometric information of the performer of the kigurumi. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to output the staging of the kigurumi when the biometric information satisfies a predetermined condition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to not output the staging of the kigurumi when the biometric information does not satisfy the predetermined condition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 8, wherein the biometric sensor is a wearable device configured to be worn by the performer of the kigurumi. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a costume configured to cover at least the head of the performer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The kigurumi staging support apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a communication interface configured to receive the staging information. ### Claim 14 A kigurumi staging support system that is a staging support system with respect to kigurumi, the kigurumi staging support system comprising: an information terminal that transmits staging information of the kigurumi; and a kigurumi staging support apparatus to be worn by a performer of the kigurumi, wherein the kigurumi staging support apparatus includes an interface configured to acquire environmental information of surroundings of the kigurumi; a memory configured to store staging information of the kigurumi; and processing circuitry configured to output, based on the staging information, staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the environmental information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The kigurumi staging support system of claim 14, wherein the kigurumi staging support apparatus included a communication interface configured to receive the staging information from the information terminal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The kigurumi staging support system of claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: analyze a situation of a spectator from the environmental information; and output the staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the analyzed situation of the spectator. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The kigurumi staging support system of claim 16, wherein the kigurumi staging support apparatus comprises: a microphone configured to capture sound of surroundings of the kigurumi; a camera configured to capture images of the surroundings of the kigurumi; and the processing circuitry is configured to determine an age and/or a gender of the spectator based on the sound captured by the microphone and the images captured by the camera; and output the staging of the kigurumi in accordance with the determined age and/or gender of the spectator. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The kigurumi staging support system of claim 17, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to output the staging information by at least one of changing an external appearance of the kigurumi, moving at least a part of the kigurumi, and outputting a sound from the kigurumi. ### Claim 19 A kigurumi staging support method that is a staging support method with respect to a performer to wear a kigurumi staging support apparatus, the method comprising: acquiring, by an interface of the kigurumi staging support apparatus, environmental information of surroundings of the kigurumi; storing, by a memory of the kigurumi staging support apparatus, staging information of the kigurumi; and causing the kigurumi staging support apparatus to output a staging characteristic based on the staging information and the environmental information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein causing the kigurumi staging support apparatus to output a staging characteristic includes at least one of changing an external appearance of the kigurumi, moving at least a part of the kigurumi, and outputting a sound from the kigurumi.