Apparatus for sensing user condition to assist handwritten entry and a method therefor
AssigneeOki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorTokuo Yamaguchi
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Abstract
In an entry assistance apparatus, when the user makes handwritten entry on a medium, a detector detects person condition information on a condition regarding the body of the user. The person condition information may include either or both of positional information on the position of the user and postural information on the posture of the user. Based on the person condition information, a condition estimator estimates one or more conditions of the user. Based on the condition of the user, a presentation information selector selects presentation information on one or more information contents to be presented to the user. The information content indicated by the presentation information will be presented to the user by an information presenter.
Claims10
An entry assistance apparatus comprising:
- a detector which detects, when a user makes handwritten entry on a medium, person condition information on a condition on a body of the user, the person condition information including either or both of positional information on a position of the user and postural information on a posture of the user;
- a condition estimator which estimates at least one condition of the user based on the person condition information;
- a presentation information selector which selects, based on the condition of the user, presentation information on at least one information content to be presented to the user;
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- an information presenter which presents the information content indicated by the presentation information to the user.
A method of assisting a user in making handwritten entry on a medium when the user uses an input tool supporting handwriting entry, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting person condition information on a condition regarding a body of the user, the person condition information including either or both of positional information on a position of the user and postural information on a posture of the user;
- estimating at least one condition of the user based on the person condition information;
- selecting, based on the condition of the user, presentation information on at least one information content to be presented to the user;
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- presenting the information content indicated by the presentation information to the user.
A storage medium having a computer program stored which controls the computer, when executed on the computer, to function as an entry assistance apparatus, the entry assistance apparatus being operable to assist a user in making handwritten entry on a medium with an input tool supporting handwriting entry, said program being capable of causing the computer to execute the steps of:
- detecting person condition information on a condition regarding a body of the user, the person condition information including either or both of positional information on a position of the user and postural information on a posture of the user;
- estimating at least one condition of the user based on the person condition information;
- selecting, based on the condition of the user, presentation information on at least one information content to be presented to the user;
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- presenting the information content indicated by the presentation information to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.