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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Susumu Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuharu Sakurai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Tsubota, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-propelled work apparatus includes a traveling unit, a work unit, and a user interface. The traveling unit moves in a self-propelled manner to a position near a user. The work unit performs predetermined work. The user interface adjusts a position of the traveling unit located near the user, in accordance with a motion of the user. The work unit starts the predetermined work when the user interface is activated in accordance with the user motion.