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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuhide Murofushi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10207 (2013.01); G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10099 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reader apparatus detects a communication object by radiating radio waves and receiving a response, determines a change in a state based on at least one of a position and an inclination of the reader apparatus, and controls power consumed in the reader apparatus by setting a length of a first period, in which a reduction of power consumed in the detection is not performed, and a length of a second period, in which a reduction of the power is performed, based on the change in the state.