Mobile information apparatus and moving method therefor, and information system and position estimation method
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1. A mobile information apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit configured to collect usage states of a plurality of devices on a network;
an estimation unit configured to estimate a position of a user on the basis of the usage states of said plurality of devices collected by the communication unit; and
a moving unit configured to move a housing of the mobile information apparatus in accordance with the position of the user estimated by the estimation unit.
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Abstract
A mobile information apparatus has a communication unit configured to collect usage states of a plurality of devices on a network, an estimation unit configured to estimate a position of a user on the basis of the usage states of the plurality of devices collected by the communication unit, and a moving unit configured to move a housing of the mobile information apparatus in accordance with the position of the user estimated by the estimation unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile information apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit configured to collect usage states of a plurality of devices on a network; an estimation unit configured to estimate a position of a user on the basis of the usage states of said plurality of devices collected by the communication unit; and a moving unit configured to move a housing of the mobile information apparatus in accordance with the position of the user estimated by the estimation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information system comprising:
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a communication unit configured to collect usage states of a plurality of devices on a network; and an estimation unit configured to estimate a position of a user on the basis of the usage states of said plurality of devices collected by the communication unit.
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11. A moving method for a mobile information apparatus, comprising:
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collecting usage states of a plurality of devices on a network; estimating a position of a user on the basis of the collected usage states of said plurality of devices; and moving a housing of the mobile information apparatus in accordance with the estimated position of the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of determining a position of an information system, comprising:
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collecting usage states of a plurality of devices on a network via the network; and estimating a position of a user on the basis of the collected usage states of said plurality of devices.
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