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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenta Ogata, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a distance measurement sensor that outputs a voltage according to a distance to a measurement object; and a control unit that supplies power to the distance measurement sensor at preset intervals and stops the power supply after a preset first period has elapsed. When performing control to determine that the measurement object has approached the apparatus in a state where an output voltage from the distance measurement sensor is equal to or higher than a preset threshold value, the control unit supplies power again and stops the power supply after a preset second period has elapsed, and then performs control to determine that the output voltage from the distance measurement sensor is a falsely detected output voltage when the output voltage during the power supply is equal to or higher than a preset voltage.