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Device control method for estimating a state of an animal and for determining a control detail for an electronic device

US9807983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateNov 7, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/61
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device including: a living thing state estimator that determines whether or not at least an animal other than a human is present in a space based on information on the space in which the electronic device is disposed, and estimates a state of the animal that is determined to be present; and a control detail determiner that determines a control detail for the electronic device, according to a result of the determination or the estimated state of the animal.

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