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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2019
Murakami Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayoshi Mochizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
MURAKAMI CORPORATION, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
An operation detection device according to an embodiment is an operation detection device that detects an object approaching an operation unit. The operation detection device includes: a sensor that detects a distance from the object as a plurality of pixels; and an object detection unit that detects the object. The object detection unit specifies a first pixel corresponding to the distance that is the shortest among the plurality of pixels, scans a plurality of second pixels located around the first pixel, and detects the object when the number of second pixels for which a difference between a distance corresponding to each of the second pixels and the shortest distance is equal to or less than a predetermined value, among the plurality of second pixels, is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.