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US 11,000,952 B2Granted
More endearing robot, method of controlling the same, and non-transitory recording medium
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorsKouichi Nakagome, Takashi Yamaya, Keisuke Shimada
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Abstract
A more endearing robot includes an operation unit that causes the robot to operate, a viewing direction determiner that determines whether a viewing direction of a predetermined target is toward the robot or not, and an operation controller that controls the operation unit based on a result of determination by the viewing direction determiner.
Claims22
A robot comprising:
- an operation unit that causes the robot to operate;
- a viewing direction determiner that determines whether a viewing direction of a predetermined target is toward the robot;
- an operation controller that controls the operation unit based on a determination result by the viewing direction determiner;
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- a solo operation determiner that determines whether the robot is executing a spontaneous solo operation, the solo operation being executed by the robot alone independently from the predetermined target in a case in which the predetermined target exists around the robot, and the solo operation being an operation not involving interaction with the predetermined target,
- wherein in a case in which the solo operation determiner determines that the robot is executing the solo operation, the viewing direction determiner determines whether the viewing direction of the predetermined target is toward the robot.
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A method of controlling a robot, the method comprising:
- causing the robot to operate;
- determining whether the robot is executing a spontaneous solo operation, the solo operation being executed by the robot alone independently from a predetermined target in a case in which the predetermined target exists around the robot, and the solo operation being an operation not involving interaction with the predetermined target;
- determining, in a case in which it is determined that the robot is executing the solo operation, whether a viewing direction of the predetermined target is toward the robot;
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- controlling operation of the robot based on a result of the determination with respect to the viewing direction.
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A non-transitory recording medium storing a program thereon, the program being executable to control a computer of a robot to function as:
- an operation unit that causes the robot to operate;
- a viewing direction determiner that determines whether a viewing direction of a predetermined target is toward the robot;
- an operation controller that controls the operation unit based on a determination result by the viewing direction determiner;
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- a solo operation determiner that determines whether the robot is executing a spontaneous solo operation, the solo operation being executed by the robot alone independently from the predetermined target in a case in which the predetermined target exists around the robot, and the solo operation being an operation not involving interaction with the predetermined target,
- wherein in a case in which the solo operation determiner determines that the robot is executing the solo operation, the viewing direction determiner determines whether the viewing direction of the predetermined target is toward the robot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.