US 11,744,497 B2
Method for predicting arousal level and arousal level prediction apparatus
Koichi Kusukame, Nara (JP); Shinichi Shikii, Nara (JP); and Kazuki Funase, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/860,890.
Application 17/860,890 is a continuation of application No. 17/328,699, filed on May 24, 2021, granted, now 11,412,970.
Application 17/328,699 is a continuation of application No. 16/894,202, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,045,127, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/894,202 is a continuation of application No. 16/439,257, filed on Jun. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,716,502, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/439,257 is a continuation of application No. 15/203,627, filed on Jul. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,362,980, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/195,355, filed on Jul. 22, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-006681 (JP), filed on Jan. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0338774 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); G08B 21/06 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 5/0295 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/091 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 5/0285 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); G04F 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/18 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/0295 (2013.01); A61B 5/02405 (2013.01); A61B 5/02444 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/0878 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/165 (2013.01); A61B 5/4806 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61M 21/00 (2013.01); B60H 1/00742 (2013.01); B60K 28/06 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G08B 21/06 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/0261 (2013.01); A61B 5/0285 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/091 (2013.01); A61B 5/1032 (2013.01); A61B 5/7278 (2013.01); A61B 2503/22 (2013.01); A61B 2503/24 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0242 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0044 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0083 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3303 (2013.01); B60K 2370/193 (2019.05); G04F 10/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. An arousal level prediction apparatus, comprising:
a first obtaining unit that obtains first biological information by a first sensor that detects user's biological information indicating current biological information of the user;
a second obtaining unit that obtains first environment information by a second sensor that detects the user's environment information indicating a current environment around the user;
a third obtaining unit that obtains living information of the user indicating an activity history of the user; and
a processor
that calculates a first arousal level indicating a current arousal level of the user based on the first biological information,
that predicts a second arousal level, which is an arousal level of the user at a certain period of time later, based on the first arousal level, the first environment information and the living information, and
that outputs the second arousal level.