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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
Yoshifumi Ishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotsugu Tomizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a position detector including a member having a surface and a plurality of vertically and horizontally arranged antennas; a controller for sequentially driving the vertically arranged antennas in vertical positive and vertical negative directions, and for sequentially driving the horizontally arranged antennas in horizontal positive and horizontal negative directions so that the antennas sequentially radiate radio waves; a receiver for receiving the sequentially radiated radio waves on the surface of the member; and a detector for detecting the position of the receiver on the surface of the member based on the levels of the received radio waves. The detector detects the position of the receiver as an average position for a first position detected based on the levels of the radio waves which are sequentially radiated in the vertical positive and horizontal positive directions, and a second position detected based on the levels of the radio waves which are sequentially radiated in the vertical negative and horizontal negative directions. Therefore, since the receiver position detected by the detector does not vary, no delay time adjustment circuit is required, and the position of the receiver can be accurately detected.