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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masashi Ookubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshitaka Suga, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/487 (2006.01); B62J 99/00 (2020.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/487 (2013.01); B62J 99/00 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/13 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/92 (2013.01); B62J 2099/002 (2013.01); B62J 2099/004 (2013.01); B62J 2099/0013 (2013.01); B62J 2099/0026 (2013.01); B62K 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotation rate detecting apparatus that includes a rotation rate calculating unit configured to calculate a rotation rate of a pedal in a riding apparatus having the pedal rotating by pedaling operation of a user, based on sensor information of an acceleration sensor. The rotation rate calculating unit calculates a rotation rate based on information corresponding to acceleration in a traveling direction of the riding apparatus or a roll direction with respect to the traveling direction in association with movement of the user or the riding apparatus.