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State information acquisition system, state information acquisition apparatus, attachable terminal apparatus, and state information acquisition method

  • US 6,616,607 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2001
  • Issued: 09/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A state information acquisition system comprising:

  • a terminal which has physiological state detecting means of detecting a physiological state of a person or animal, posture/action detecting means of detecting a posture and/or action state of said person or animal, and detection signal transmitting means of transmitting detection signals based on the detection of (1) said physiological state and (2) said posture and/or action state, and is attached to said person or animal;

    movement direction detecting means of detecting a movement direction of the person or animal upon entering or exiting a room, the movement direction detecting means detached from the person or animal;

    position detecting means of detecting two-dimensional coordinates of the person or animal in the room; and

    signal receiving and processing means which receives and processes a signal transmitted from said terminal and the movement direction detecting means and the position detecting means, and is located in a predetermined region;

    thereby obtaining state information indicating the state of said person or animal on the basis of said detection signal.

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