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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Naoki Takeda, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Takeda, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsujiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object detecting apparatus and method accurately detect an event while reducing power consumption. A photosensor is used to detect an object entering a monitoring region, and a microwave sensor is used to detect the object, which enters another monitoring region. State data representing the state of the object is generated based on detection information obtained by both sensors.