Patent ID: 6686844
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G06F,G07C

Abstract:
A human interface processing method using a plurality of sensors, comprising:at least two kinds of sensor processings, each determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity and acquiring a particular detection signal from the detection target at the detection sensitivity, the respective detection signals acquired by the sensor processings being of different types; total analyzing processing, investigating whether or not there is inconsistency among signal detection results detected by the respective sensor processings, and generating control information for the respective sensor processings; application processing utilizing the signal detection results obtained by the respective sensor processings; and communication processing communicating data and control information between the respective sensor processings, between the respective sensor processings and the total analyzing processing, and between the total analyzing processing and the application processing, wherein each of the sensor processings uses either of, or a combination of: the signal detection results or control information obtained from the other sensor processings, and the control information obtained from the total analyzing processing, thereby determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition; each of the sensor processings outputs its signal detection results, and control information used by the other sensor processings to determine a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition to the other sensor processings through the communication processing, and the total analyzing processing outputs control information used by each of the sensor processings to determine a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition through the communication processings.