Position detecting device, autonomous mobile device, method,...

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2007-03-23

2011-10-25

Lobo, Ian (Department: 3662)

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Distance or direction finding

By combining or comparing signals

C700S245000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08045418

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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