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US 8,797,331 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, system, and method thereof
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsAkane Sano, Masamichi Asukai, Taiji Ito, Yoichiro Sako
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a bio-information obtaining unit configured to obtain bio-information of a subject; a kinetic-information obtaining unit configured to obtain kinetic information of the subject; and a control unit configured to determine an expression or movement of an avatar on the basis of the bio-information obtained by the bio-information obtaining unit and the kinetic information obtained by the kinetic-information obtaining unit and to perform a control operation so that the avatar with the determined expression or movement is displayed.
Claims15
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a bio-information obtaining unit configured to obtain bio-information of a subject;
- a kinetic-information obtaining unit configured to obtain kinetic information of the subject;
- a storage unit storing a plurality of avatars reflecting a plurality of emotions;
- and
- a control unit configured to determine an emotion of the subject on the basis of the bio-information obtained by the bio-information obtaining unit and the kinetic information obtained by the kinetic-information obtaining unit and to perform a control operation to select from the storage unit an avatar having an emotion matching the determined emotion of the subject and to display the avatar on a display together with an avatar representing a person other than the subject,
- wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of an electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, or temperature, and
- wherein the bio-information obtaining unit, kinetic-information obtaining unit, display and control unit in combination form at least part of a mobile device;
- the information processing apparatus further comprising a position-information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information;
- and
- a map-image obtaining unit configured to obtain map image data,
- wherein the control unit is configured to control, on the basis of the position information obtained by the position-information obtaining unit, the map-image obtaining unit to obtain map image data to display a map image, and performs the control operation so that the avatar having the emotion matching the determined emotion of the subject is displayed at a position in accordance with the position information on the map image.
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An information processing system comprising:
- a transmitting apparatus;
- and
- an information processing apparatus,
- wherein the transmitting apparatus includes
- a bio-information detecting unit configured to detect bio-information of a subject,
- a kinetic-information detecting unit configured to detect kinetic information of the subject, and
- a transmitting unit configured to transmit the bio-information detected by the bio-information detecting unit and the kinetic information detected by the kinetic-information detecting unit, and
- wherein the information processing apparatus includes
- a communication unit configured to communicate information, and
- a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to receive the bio-information and the kinetic information, determine an emotion of the subject on the basis of the bio-information and kinetic information received by the communication unit, and perform a control operation to select, from a storage unit storing a plurality of avatars reflecting a plurality of emotions, an avatar having an emotion matching the determined emotion of the subject and to display the avatar on a display together with an avatar representing a person other than the subject,
- wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of an electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, or temperature, and
- wherein the transmitting apparatus, display, and the processing apparatus in combination form a mobile device;
- and
- wherein the control unit is further configured to cause display, on a map, of the avatar having the emotion matching the determined emotion of the subject and the avatar representing a person other than the subject.
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An information processing method comprising:
- obtaining bio-information of a subject using a bio-information obtaining unit of a mobile device;
- obtaining kinetic information of the subject using a kinetic information obtaining unit of the mobile device;
- determining an emotion of the subject on the basis of the obtained bio-information and kinetic information;
- and
- performing a control operation using a control unit of the mobile device to select, from a storage unit storing a plurality of avatars reflecting a plurality of emotions, an avatar having an emotion matching the determined emotion of the subject and to display the avatar on a display of the mobile device together with an avatar representing a person other than the subject,
- wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of an electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, or temperature,
- wherein performing the control operation further comprises causing display, on a map, of the avatar having the emotion matching the determined emotion of the subject and the avatar representing a person other than the subject.
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An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a mobile device controller, of a subject's mobile device, configured to determine an emotion of the subject on the basis of bio-information and kinetic information of the subject and to perform a control operation to select, from a storage unit storing a plurality of avatars reflecting a plurality of emotions, an avatar having an emotion matching the determined emotion and to display the avatar on a display of the mobile device together with an avatar representing a person other than the subject,
- wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of an electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, or temperature, and
- wherein the mobile device controller is further configured to cause display, on a map, of the avatar having the emotion matching the determined emotion and the avatar representing a person other than the subject.
An information processing method comprising:
- determining, with at least one processor of a subject's mobile device, an emotion of the subject on the basis of bio-information and kinetic information of the subject;
- and
- performing a control operation using the at least one processor of the mobile device to select, from a storage unit storing a plurality of avatars reflecting a plurality of emotions, an avatar having an emotion matching the emotion of the subject and to display the avatar on a display of the mobile device together with an avatar representing a person other than the subject,
- wherein the bio-information includes information representing at least one of an electromyogram, breathing, perspiration, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, skin surface temperature, brain wave, blood flow change, or temperature, and
- wherein performing the control operation further comprises causing display, on a map, of the avatar having the emotion matching the emotion of the subject and the avatar representing a person other than the subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.