Apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor device;
position information obtainment circuitry; and
a processor that is coupled to the sensor device and the position information obtainment circuitry and configured to;
calculate a movement amount of the apparatus using information obtained by the sensor device,execute a search for a device on an occasion where the calculated movement amount reaches a first value,obtain position information that indicates a position of the apparatus using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is detected by the search, and not obtain the position information using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is not detected by the search, andrecord device information indicating that the device is located within a certain distance from a position specified by the position information obtained by the position information obtainment circuitry in a case where the device is detected by the search.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a memory and a processor that is coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to obtain position information that indicates a position of the apparatus, calculate a movement amount of the apparatus based on the acquired position information, and execute a search for a device on an occasion where the calculated movement amount reaches a first value.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor device; position information obtainment circuitry; and a processor that is coupled to the sensor device and the position information obtainment circuitry and configured to; calculate a movement amount of the apparatus using information obtained by the sensor device, execute a search for a device on an occasion where the calculated movement amount reaches a first value, obtain position information that indicates a position of the apparatus using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is detected by the search, and not obtain the position information using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is not detected by the search, and record device information indicating that the device is located within a certain distance from a position specified by the position information obtained by the position information obtainment circuitry in a case where the device is detected by the search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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11. An information processing method using an apparatus including a sensor device and position information obtainment circuitry, the method comprising:
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calculating a movement amount of the apparatus using information obtained by the sensor device; executing a search for a device by using the apparatus on an occasion where the calculated movement amount reaches a first value; obtaining position information that indicates a position of the apparatus using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is detected by the search, and not obtaining the position information using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is not detected by the search; and recording device information indicating that the device is located at a position specified by the position information obtained by the position information obtainment circuitry in a case where the device is detected by the search.
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12. An information processing system comprising:
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an information processing device that manages position information of a device; and an apparatus that includes a sensor device, position information obtainment circuitry and a processor that is coupled to the sensor device and the position information obtainment circuitry, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a movement amount of the apparatus using information obtained by the sensor device, execute a search for the device on an occasion where the calculated movement amount reaches a first value, obtain position information that indicates a position of the apparatus using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is detected by the search, and not obtain the position information using the position information obtainment circuitry when the device is not detected by the search, record device information indicating that the device is located at a position specified by the position information obtained by the position information obtainment circuitry in a case where the device is detected by the search, and notify the information processing device of the device information in a case where the device is detected by the search.
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