Human interface system using a plurality of sensors
First Claim
1. A human interface system using a plurality of sensors, comprising:
- at least two kinds of sensors, each determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity and acquiring a particular detection signal from the detection target at the detection sensitivity, the detection signals acquired by the sensors being of different types;
a total analyzing part for investigating whether or not there is inconsistency among signal detection results obtained by the respective sensors, and generating control information to the respective sensors;
an application utilizing the signal detection results obtained by the respective sensors; and
communication units for communicating data and control information between the respective sensors, between the respective sensors and the total analyzing part, and between the total analyzing part and the application, wherein each of the sensors uses either of or a combination of the signal detection results or control information obtained from the other sensors, and the control information obtained from the total analyzing part, thereby determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, each of the sensors outputs its signal detection results and control information used by the other sensors for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, to the other sensors through the communication units, and the total analyzing part outputs control information used by each of the sensors for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition through the communication units.
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Abstract
An image sensor, a voice sensor, an auxiliary sensor part (infrared sensor, etc.), a total analyzing part, and an application communicate with each other through data/control signal communication units. Each sensor provides feedback on its signal detection results and control information used by the other sensors for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, to the other sensors through the communication units. The total analyzing part investigates whether or not there is inconsistency among the results detected by the respective sensors, and provide control information to each sensor. Each sensor determines a range of a signal detection target and a detection sensitivity based on the obtained information, and acquires a signal in accordance with the determination.
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16 Claims
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1. A human interface system using a plurality of sensors, comprising:
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at least two kinds of sensors, each determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity and acquiring a particular detection signal from the detection target at the detection sensitivity, the detection signals acquired by the sensors being of different types;
a total analyzing part for investigating whether or not there is inconsistency among signal detection results obtained by the respective sensors, and generating control information to the respective sensors;
an application utilizing the signal detection results obtained by the respective sensors; and
communication units for communicating data and control information between the respective sensors, between the respective sensors and the total analyzing part, and between the total analyzing part and the application, wherein each of the sensors uses either of or a combination of the signal detection results or control information obtained from the other sensors, and the control information obtained from the total analyzing part, thereby determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, each of the sensors outputs its signal detection results and control information used by the other sensors for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, to the other sensors through the communication units, and the total analyzing part outputs control information used by each of the sensors for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition through the communication units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A human interface processing method using a plurality of sensors, comprising:
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at least two kinds of sensor processings, each determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity and acquiring a particular detection signal from the detection target at the detection sensitivity, the detection signals acquired by the sensor processings being of different types;
total analyzing processing for investigating whether or not there is inconsistency among signal detection results detected by the respective sensor processings, and generating control information to the respective sensor processings;
application processing utilizing the signal detection results obtained by the respective sensor processings; and
communication processing for communicating data and control information between the respective sensor processings, between the respective sensor processings and the total analyzing processing, and between the total analyzing processing and the application processing, wherein each of the sensor processings uses either of or a combination of the signal detection results or control information obtained from the other sensor processings, and the control information obtained from the total analyzing processing, thereby determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, each of the sensor processings outputs its signal detection results to the other sensor processings through the communication processing, and the other sensor processings output control information used by the other sensor processings for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, and the total analyzing processing outputs control information used by each of the sensor processings for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition through the communication processings. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 15)
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12. A human interface processing method using a plurality of sensors according 11, wherein either of or a combination of ultrasonic sensor processing, infrared sensor processing, and range sensor processing is used as the auxiliary sensor processing.
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14. A human interface processing method using a plurality of sensors according 13, wherein either of or a combination of ultrasonic sensor processing, infrared sensor processing, and range sensor processing is used as the auxiliary sensor processing.
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16. A human interface processing method using a plurality of sensors according 15, wherein either of or a combination of ultrasonic sensor processing, infrared sensor processing, and range sensor processing is used as the auxiliary sensor processing.
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