Electronic device and method of controlling same

Details Electronic device and method of controlling same Electronic device and method of controlling same

2006-11-09

2008-10-07

Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2831)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Electrostatic field

C342S047000, C700S245000

Reexamination Certificate

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07432718

ABSTRACT:
An electronic device includes a main body, a drive mechanism configured to move the main body, a detector having a plurality of sensors mounted in the main body for detecting distances to an object which is present in a space around the main body, a calculator configured to calculate a direction of the object relative to the main body based on the detected distances, and a controller configured to control the drive mechanism to change an orientation of the main body dependent on the calculated direction.

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