ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND GROUPING METHOD
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing movements of respective housings of a plurality of electronic devices;
a calculation unit that calculates the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices acquired by the acquisition unit; and
a grouping unit that generates grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices calculated by the calculation unit.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided, including an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing movements of respective housings of a plurality of electronic devices, a calculation unit that calculates the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices acquired by the acquisition unit, and a grouping unit that generates grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices calculated by the calculation unit.
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11 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing movements of respective housings of a plurality of electronic devices; a calculation unit that calculates the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices acquired by the acquisition unit; and a grouping unit that generates grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices calculated by the calculation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9)
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4. An electronic device comprising:
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an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing a grip on a housing by a user based on a result of sensing by a sensing unit which senses a contact position on each side surface of respective housings of a plurality of electronic devices; a calculation unit that calculates the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices acquired by the acquisition unit; and a grouping unit that generates grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices calculated by the calculation unit.
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5. An electronic device comprising:
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an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing the pattern of temporal or spatial change of objects in respective captured images of a plurality of electronic devices; a calculation unit that calculates the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the respective objects acquired by the acquisition unit; and a grouping unit that generates grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the respective objects calculated by the calculation unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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10. A grouping method for grouping a plurality of electronic devices, comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing movements of respective housings of the plurality of electronic devices; calculating the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices which are acquired; and generating grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the plurality of electronic devices which is calculated.
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11. A grouping method for grouping a plurality of electronic devices, comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of pieces of rhythm information representing the pattern of temporal or spatial change of objects in respective captured images of the plurality of electronic devices; calculating the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the respective objects which are acquired; and generating grouping information for grouping the plurality of electronic devices based on the degree of similarity between the plurality of pieces of rhythm information of the respective objects which is calculated.
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