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Position detecting device, autonomous mobile device, method, and computer program product

US8045418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2007
Grant dateOct 25, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0255
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device includes a visual-feature detecting unit that detects a visual feature of a sound source based on an image and visual information thereof and outputs visually localizing information indicative of at least a direction thereof, an auditory-feature detecting unit that detects an auditory feature of the sound source based on a sound and auditory information of the sound source and outputs auditorily localizing information indicative of at least the direction thereof, and a sound-source detecting unit that detects a position of the sound source based on the visually localizing information and the auditorily localizing information.

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