Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system and information processing program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- sensor means for detecting a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom;
storage means for storing information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to different distances;
determination means for determining in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned, from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage means and an output signal of the sensor means; and
control means for executing a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result from the determination means.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: sensor means for detecting a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom; storage means for storing information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to different distances; determination means for determining in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned, from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage means and an output signal of the sensor means; and control means for executing a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result from the determination means.
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13 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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sensor means for detecting a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom; storage means for storing information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to different distances; determination means for determining in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned, from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage means and an output signal of the sensor means; and control means for executing a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result from the determination means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus having sensor means, storage means, determination means and control means, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom by the sensor means; storing information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to a different distances in a storage section by the storage means; determining in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned by the determination means from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage section and an output signal of the sensor means; and causing the control means to execute a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result made in the determination step.
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11. An information processing system comprising:
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a sensor device which detects a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom; and an information processing apparatus which receives an output signal from the sensor device, wherein the information processing apparatus includes storage means for storing information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to different distances; determination means for determining in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned, from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage means and an output signal of the sensor device; and control means for executing a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result from the determination means.
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12. An information processing program for allowing a computer equipped in an information processing system that receives a detection output from sensor means detecting a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom to function as:
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storage means for storing information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to different distances; determination means for determining in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned, from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage means and an output signal of the sensor means; and control means for executing a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result from the determination means.
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13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a sensor unit configured to detect a distance to a detection target spatially separated therefrom; a storage unit configured to store information on boundary values of a plurality of layers to which different functions are respectively assigned, and which are set according to different distances; a determination unit configured to determine in which one of the plurality of layers the detection target is positioned, from the boundary values of the plurality of layers in the storage unit and an output signal of the sensor unit; and a control unit configured to execute a process about the function assigned to that layer where the detection target is positioned, based on a determination result from the determination unit.
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