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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Masanori Kosugi, Aichi, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A sensor outputs distance information indicating a first distance to a first object located in a detection area and a second distance to a second object located in the detection area. A control device allows an operation control of a device to be controlled based on a fact that the distance information satisfies prescribed conditions that include: i) a condition that the first distance and the second distance exhibit changes corresponding to entries of the first object and the second object into the detection area; and ii) a condition that one of the first distance and the second distance monotonically decreases and then monotonically increases while the other one of the first distance and the second distance maintains a first value.