PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a face movement estimating device and a face movement estimating method by which the movement of a face can be easily perceived.SOLUTION: The face movement estimating device which estimates the movement of the face on the basis of biopotential signals which are obtained from predetermined regions of the face, includes: several electrodes for obtaining the biopotential signals corresponding to the predetermined regions of the face a filter means which filters the signals obtained from the several electrodes at predetermined wavelength bands respectively a signal processing means which separates signals by assuming the independence of predetermined signals with respect to the signals obtained by the filter means a machine learning and analysis means which subjects the signals obtained by the signal processing means to signal analysis by machine learning an expression estimating means which estimates the expression of the face and its degree from the result of analysis obtained by the machine learning and analysis means and a presentation means which performs presentation predetermined corresponding to the expression of the face and its degree.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】顔面の動作を容易に知覚できるようにする。【解決手段】顔の所定領域から得られる生体電位信号に基づいて顔の動作を推定する顔面動作推定装置において、前記顔の所定領域に対する前記生体電位信号を取得するための複数の電極と、前記複数の電極から得られるそれぞれの信号を所定の帯域でフィルタリングするフィルタ手段と、前記フィルタ手段により得られる信号に対して予め設定される信号の独立性を仮定することにより分別する信号処理手段と、前記信号処理手段により得られる信号に対して機械学習により信号解析を行う機械学習解析手段と、前記機械学習解析手段により得られる解析結果から、顔の表情及び度合いを推定する表情推定手段と、前記顔の表情及び度合いに対応させて予め設定された提示を行う提示手段とを有することにより上記課題を解決する。【選択図】図1
