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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Yasuo Namioka, Nerima, JP;
Nobuaki Takahashi, Kamakura, JP;
Koichi Yamagata, Kamakura, JP;
Atsushi Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Keisuke Nogami, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an information collection system comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter emits a signal. The receiver receives the signal. The processor calculates a distance between the transmitter and the receiver from a strength of the signal received by the receiver. The processor calculating the distance between the transmitter and the receiver from the strength of the signal for each of the signals received during a first interval, and using an average distance as the distance between the transmitter and the receiver, the average distance being obtained by averaging the plurality of calculated distances.