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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Atsushi Ishihara, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Chosokabe, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/12 (2006.01); G01S 13/08 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic device includes a main body, a drive mechanism configured to move the main body, a detector having a plurality of sensors mounted in the main body for detecting distances to an object which is present in a space around the main body, a calculator configured to calculate a direction of the object relative to the main body based on the detected distances, and a controller configured to control the drive mechanism to change an orientation of the main body dependent on the calculated direction.