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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Isamu Kawabe, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Isamu Kawabe, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A proximity sensor () includes a state updating section () and a control section (). The state updating section () updates state information. In a case where the state information is updated with a state (ST) or a state (ST), the control section () supplies, to the outside of the proximity sensor (), a signal (S) indicating that at an object (B) to be detected does not come close to the proximity sensor (). In a case where the state information is updated with a state (ST) or a state (ST), the control section () supplies, to the outside of the proximity sensor (), a signal (S) indicating that the object (B) to be detected comes close to the proximity sensor ().