US Patent Application 18191281. NOTIFICATION SYSTEM NOTIFYING USER OF MESSAGE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR simplified abstract

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NOTIFICATION SYSTEM NOTIFYING USER OF MESSAGE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA


Inventor(s)

RYOSUKE Kasahara of Ibaraki (JP)


SHUICHI Takenaka of Chiba (JP)


NOTIFICATION SYSTEM NOTIFYING USER OF MESSAGE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18191281 Titled 'NOTIFICATION SYSTEM NOTIFYING USER OF MESSAGE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a notification system that can send messages to people who are closely related to the content of the message. The system uses an image pickup unit to capture an image that includes a person. It then determines the role of that person in the image and based on that role, determines the content of a message related to a specific event. Finally, the system notifies the person with the message that was determined.


Original Abstract Submitted

A notification system that is capable of sending a message to a person who is highly related to the message. The notification system includes an image pickup unit that picks up an image including a person as an object, an obtainment unit that obtains a role of the person in the image based on the image picked up by the image pickup unit, a determination unit that determines a content of a message about a predetermined event corresponding to the role obtained by the obtainment unit, and a notification unit that notifies of the message determined by the determination unit.