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Control method
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1998-11-25
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Granted: 2002-03-05
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Expires: 2018-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A control method is to monitor a person's attributes and based on the results, in predetermined content of the control, to control equipment to be controlled, further, to monitor said person's peripheral environment and also by using these results to execute said control.
Inventors
- 👤 Taro Imagawa
- 👤 Michiyo Kamei
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Mekata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:53
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/017; G06T; G06T7/00; G06T7/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A control method of controlling a predetermined control object comprising the steps of: (a) monitoring attributes of a plurality of persons, (b) detecting a predetermined attribute of a predetermined person from the attributes of the plurality of persons being monitored, and (c) controlling the predetermined control object using the detected predetermined attribute of the predetermined person.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A control method of controlling a predetermined control object comprising the steps of: (a) monitoring attributes of a plurality of persons, (b) detecting a predetermined attribute of a predetermined person from the attributes of the plurality of persons being monitored, and (c) controlling the predetermined control object using the detected predetermined attribute of the predetermined person.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control method according to claim 1 , in which a control object is selected on the basis of the detection of a predetermined attribute of a predetermined person.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A control method according to claim 2 , in which a set of control contents is selected on the basis of the detection of a predetermined attribute of a predetermined person.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A control method according to claim 1 including the steps of: monitoring a peripheral environment of persons, and controlling the predetermined control object on the basis of detection of both a predetermined attribute of a predetermined person and a predetermined peripheral environment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A control method according to claim 4 , in which physical environment in the periphery of persons is used as said peripheral environment of persons.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A control method according to claim 4 or 5 , in which said peripheral environment of persons is at least one selected from the group consisting of temperature, humidity, illuminance, sound level, state of air flow, concentration of a specific gas within air, and time.
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