ACTION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD, MOVING-OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD, DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An action recognition apparatus includes an input unit for inputting image data, a moving-object detection unit for detecting a moving object from the image data, a moving-object identification unit for identifying the detected moving object based on the image data, a state detection unit for detecting a state or an action of the moving object from the image data, and a learning unit for learning the detected state or action by associating the detected state or action with meaning information specific to the identified moving object.