PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of further accurately measuring a tympanic temperature for measuring a temperature of the depth of a human body.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes: a tympanic membrane recognition section that recognizes a position of the tympanic membrane on the basis of image information of the tympanic membrane a temperature measuring section that acquires a temperature of the interior of the external auditory canal including the tympanic membrane and a temperature processing section that determines the temperature of the tympanic membrane on the basis of the recognition result of the tympanic membrane recognition section and the measured temperature of the temperature measuring section.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】人体の深部体温を測定するために、より正確に鼓膜温度を測定可能な情報処理装置を提供する。【解決手段】本技術の情報処理装置は、鼓膜の画像情報に基づいて鼓膜の位置を認識する鼓膜認識部と、鼓膜を含む外耳道内の温度を取得する温度測定部と、鼓膜認識部の認識結果および温度測定部の測定温度に基づいて、鼓膜の温度を決定する温度処理部と、を備える。【選択図】図7