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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Masahito Sano, Fuji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Takanose, Fuji, JP;
Akiko Numata, Mishima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of optical beacons that emit light in respective light emitting patterns containing an ID code are distributed and installed in a space in which of a mobile body are moved. The mobile body is provided with a detection unit. The detection unit identifies at least three optical beacons according to the ID codes of the lights emitted according to the optical beacons and detects the direction of light emitted according to each of the identified optical beacons. Then, it detects the position of the mobile body according to the outcome of detection.