Data processing apparatus having breath detecting function and image display control method using breath detection

摘要

A data processing apparatus having breath detecting function and an image display control method using breath detection in such a data processing apparatus where in a breathing sound inputted by input means such as a microphone is detected, a feature quantity such as a voice power is transformed into another physical amount such as a temperature and a moving speed, and a display state of an image on a display screen or a driving state of a movable object such as a robot is controlled, whereby a user can feel that the user's breath directly operates the image and robot so that a feeling of physical disorder is eliminated, and thus a difference between the user and a virtual world on the display screen or robot is eliminated.