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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2006
Applicants:

Kou Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;

Kenichiro Imai, Kanagawa, JP;

Katsuhiko Watanabe, Saitama, JP;

Junichi Yokota, Kanagawa, JP;

Ryogo Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroshi Shimono, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kou Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;

Kenichiro Imai, Kanagawa, JP;

Katsuhiko Watanabe, Saitama, JP;

Junichi Yokota, Kanagawa, JP;

Ryogo Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroshi Shimono, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An information processing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, and an information processing method, and a computer program are provided. An information processing apparatus includes: an acceleration detecting part which detects an acceleration generated in the information processing apparatus; a storage part which stores history information based on information detected by the acceleration detecting part; and a control part which executes a determination process whether the information processing apparatus is in a falling state based on information detected by the acceleration detecting part and history information stored in the storage part.


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