IP Library Patent Application 13785977
Patent Application
App. No. 13/785,977

DISCRIMINATING APPARATUS, DISCRIMINATING METHOD AND DISCRIMINATING SYSTEM

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App. No.
13/785,977
Abstract

A discriminating apparatus includes a discrimination section configured to discriminate the presence or absence of an abnormality, in accordance with information on power generation from a power generation section.

Claims (37)

1 . A discriminating apparatus, comprising:

a discrimination section configured to discriminate the presence or absence of an abnormality, in accordance with information on power generation from a power generation section.

2 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the power generation section is formed by being disposed a plurality of power generation elements at a contact member.

3 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

by moving of a moving object to a predetermined area on the contact member, the power generation element corresponding to the predetermined area generates power.

4 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the information on power generation includes positional information of the power generation element having generated power, and

the discrimination section is configured to discriminate the presence or absence of an abnormality in accordance with the positional information.

5 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the information on power generation includes an amount of power generation of the power generation element having generated power, and

the discrimination section is configured to discriminate the presence or absence of an abnormality in accordance with the amount of power generation of the power generation element having generated power.

6 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the plurality of power generation elements is disposed in matrix form at the contact member.

7 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the power generation element generates power by a pressure applied due to the movement of a moving object.

8 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the discrimination section is configured to discriminate the presence or absence of an abnormality in accordance with the information on power generation and sensor information from a sensor section.

9 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the sensor information includes information indicating at least one of a user's location, direction of movement of the user and a body situation of the user.

10 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the information on power generation includes information indicating a change in an amount of power generation, and

the discrimination section discriminates that there is the abnormality, in a case where the change in the amount of the power generation is greater than a threshold value.

11 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a positional information-obtaining section configured to obtain positional information of a moving object, and

a sending section configured to send the positional information to other apparatus at least in the case where the abnormality is discriminated to be present.

12 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

power is supplied from the power generation section to the discrimination section.

13 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a processing section configured to perform a process to address the abnormality in the case where the abnormality is discriminated to be present.

14 . The discriminating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the power generation section generates power on the basis of the energy present in the surrounding environment.

15 . A discriminating method in a discriminating apparatus, comprising:

discriminating the presence or absence of an abnormality in accordance with information on power generation from a power generation section.

16 . A discriminating system, comprising:

a power generation section which generates power on the basis of the energy present in the surrounding environment; and

a discrimination section configured to discriminate the presence or absence of an abnormality, in accordance with information on power generation from the power generation section.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2016
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 040350/0891 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2013
From: KABASAWA, HIDETOSHI; HIRABAYASHI, TAKAYUKI; NIIKURA, HIDEO; YAJIMA, MASAKAZU; SHIMIZU, KOHEI; HONDA, SHINICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 030225/0389 →