Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Kouji Ichimiya

Eiichi Sasaki

Fumio Kishi

Kenji Namie

Mitsuhisa Kanaya

Yoshinori Arai

A determination unit is used for a functional apparatus, for determining whether or not an external object will use the functional apparatus. The determining unit comprises a detecting unit, a determining sub-unit, a service providing unit. The detecting unit detects movement of an external object. The determining sub-unit determines, based on the result of the detection by the detection unit, whether or not the external object will use the functional apparatus. The service providing unit provides a service which is appropriate based on the determination performed by the determining sub-unit.

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Yokohama, Japan

Kouji Ichimiya