Information processing device, information processing method, and program for recognizing facial expression and permitting use of equipment based on the recognized facial emotion expression

Abstract

An information processing device includes a recognition unit which recognizes a facial expression of a user taken on a captured image, and a control unit which controls equipment to permit the user to use the equipment when the facial expression recognized by the recognition unit is a specific facial expression.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 circuitry configured to obtain a statistic based on a recognition result of a facial emotion expression of a user from captured images, and   initiate output of a statistic information based on the obtained statistic.   
     
     
         2 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the obtained statistic corresponds to a number of a predetermined emotion expression that is counted during a predetermined period of time from the captured images. 
     
     
         3 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the predetermined emotion expression is a smile. 
     
     
         4 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the statistic information comprises the counted number of the predetermined emotion expression. 
     
     
         5 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the statistic information is output by displaying the counted number of the predetermined emotion expression. 
     
     
         6 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the counted number corresponds to a number of captured images within which the predetermined emotion expression of the user is recognized. 
     
     
         7 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry obtains the statistic by counting a number of times a predetermined emotion expression is recognized. 
     
     
         8 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined emotion expression is a smile. 
     
     
         9 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the statistic information comprises the counted number of the predetermined emotion expression. 
     
     
         10 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the statistic information is output to be shared with another user. 
     
     
         11 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the statistic information is output in relation to a calendar. 
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the statistic information comprises the obtained statistic correlated with days indicated by the calendar. 
     
     
         13 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the statistic information is output as displayed icons correlated with dates the captured images were captured. 
     
     
         14 . An information processing method implemented via an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
 obtaining a statistic based on a recognition result of a facial emotion expression of a user from captured images; and   outputting a statistic information based on the obtained statistic.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
 obtaining a statistic based on a recognition result of a facial emotion expression of a user from captured images; and   outputting a statistic information based on the obtained statistic.