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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1998
Kenji Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A data processing apparatus having breath detecting function and an image display control method using breath detection in such a data processing apparatus where in a breathing sound inputted by input means such as a microphone is detected, a feature quantity such as a voice power is transformed into another physical amount such as a temperature and a moving speed, and a display state of an image on a display screen or a driving state of a movable object such as a robot is controlled, whereby a user can feel that the user's breath directly operates the image and robot so that a feeling of physical disorder is eliminated, and thus a difference between the user and a virtual world on the display screen or robot is eliminated.