公开(公告)号：US10225015B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15652848

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Shigehiro Iida

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04B10/116

Abstract: A visible light communication method is provided that includes obtaining a first information, by a receiver, through visible light communication with a light source. The method also includes sending the first information and a second information, by the receiver, to a first server, the second information related to a membership information of a specified organization which is stored in the receiver. The method further includes obtaining, by the receiver, information from the first server using the first information and the second information.

公开(公告)号：US10225014B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15386814

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada ,  Toshiyuki Maeda ,  Akihiro Ueki ,  Takashi Suzuki ,  Akira Shiokawa ,  Koji Aoto

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04B10/516 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04W4/20

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a display, an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines, a processor, and a memory storing a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include displaying a first assist image on the display, and executing a visible light communication mode. In the visible light communication mode, the operations include (i) setting a second exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject by the image sensor, a plurality of bright lines corresponding to the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appear according to a change in luminance of the subject, (ii) obtaining a bright line image including the plurality of bright lines, and (iii) obtaining information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines.

公开(公告)号：US10142020B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15451605

申请日：2017-03-07

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Hideki Aoyama ,  Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Toshiyuki Maeda ,  Akihiro Ueki ,  Kengo Miyoshi ,  Tsutomu Mukai

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/67 ,  H04L7/00

Abstract: In one embodiment, such a method may include receiving a visible light signal by a sensor of a terminal device from a transmitter which transmits the visible light signal by a light source changing in luminance. The terminal device may transmit a request signal for requesting content associated with the visible light signal, from the terminal device to a server, and receive a content from the server. The content may include time points and data to be reproduced at the time points. Thereafter the terminal device may reproduce data included in the content and corresponding to a time point of a clock included in the terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US09918016B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US15161657

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04W4/20

CPC classification number: H04N5/2353 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04B10/1143 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a recording medium having a program, the program causing the processor to execute operations. The operations include providing a normal mode and a visible light communication mode, wherein the normal mode and the visible light communication mode are switchable. In the normal mode, first image data is obtained by image capture with a first exposure time by sequentially starting exposure for a plurality of exposure lines in an image sensor each at a different time and each of the plurality of exposure lines partially overlaps in exposure time an adjacent exposure line. In the visible light communication mode, (i) a second exposure time of the image sensor is set, (ii) a bright line image is obtained, and (iii) information is obtained by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image.

公开(公告)号：US09871587B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15063896

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Hideki Aoyama ,  Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Toshiyuki Maeda ,  Akihiro Ueki ,  Kengo Miyoshi ,  Tsutomu Mukai

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04N21/436

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04N21/436

Abstract: An information processing program causes a computer to execute: encoding information to be transmitted, to determine a luminance change frequency; and outputting a signal of the determined luminance change frequency to cause a light emitter to change in luminance according to the determined luminance change frequency to transmit the information. In the encoding, each of a first frequency and a second frequency different from the first frequency is determined as the luminance change frequency. In the outputting, each of a signal of the first frequency and a signal of the second frequency is output as the signal of the determined luminance change frequency, to cause the light emitter to change in luminance according to the first frequency during a first time and change in luminance according to the second frequency during a second time different from the first time after the first time elapses.

公开(公告)号：US09742494B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US15007689

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Shigehiro Iida

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04B10/116

CPC classification number: H04B10/116

Abstract: A visible light communication method is provided that includes obtaining a first ID indicating a default interpolation ID previously stored in a receiver. The method also includes obtaining a second ID, by the receiver, through visible light communication with a light source, and generating a third ID, by the receiver, by combining the first ID and the second ID. The method further includes obtaining, by the receiver, information from a server using the third ID, which is a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

公开(公告)号：US09680572B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US15000393

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Chikara Yoshida ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Shinsuke Ogata ,  Kengo Miyoshi

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N5/23254 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/2352

Abstract: An information communication method is provided that includes continuously capturing an image of a subject that transmits a signal by changing luminance, with an image sensor. The method also includes displaying a captured image that includes a box and a subject image for identifying the subject, while continuously updating a position of the subject image on the captured image, according to a positional relationship between the image sensor and the subject established when the image of the subject is captured. The method further includes determining whether the subject image is in the box, and receiving the signal transmitted by the subject when it is determined that the subject image is in the box. In the receiving, information is obtained by demodulating a bright line pattern that appears in a second image data and corresponds to the plurality of exposure lines.

公开(公告)号：US09613596B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14957800

申请日：2015-12-03

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Koji Aoto ,  Toshiyuki Maeda ,  Akira Shiokawa ,  AKihiro Ueki ,  Takashi Suzuki

IPC: G06T11/20 ,  G09G5/36 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N21/2547 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G5/37 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/654 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G09G3/34

CPC classification number: G09G5/363 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06T1/0028 ,  G06T1/0085 ,  G09G3/3406 ,  G09G5/026 ,  G09G5/37 ,  G09G2310/024 ,  G09G2320/0261 ,  G09G2320/0646 ,  G09G2340/125 ,  G09G2370/022 ,  G09G2370/04 ,  G09G2370/16 ,  G09G2370/18 ,  G09G2370/20 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/2547 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/41415 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4318 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/654 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/8133 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/8358

Abstract: A video display method is provided that displays, on a per frame basis, an image included in a video signal. The method includes generating a first visible light communication image by encoding a visible light communication signal, the first visible light communication image being an image having a stripe pattern for visible light communication, and displaying, in a predetermined frame, the image included in the video signal. The method also includes switching a pitch of the first visible light communication image to a different pitch, and generating a second visible light communication image. The method further includes displaying the second visible light communication image that has a stripe pattern configured with a different minimum pitch, which is different in resolution from the stripe pattern of the first visible light communication image.

公开(公告)号：US09571191B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US15234135

申请日：2016-08-11

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04B10/11 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/114 ,  E05F15/43 ,  H04B10/54 ,  H04M1/725

CPC classification number: H04B10/11 ,  E05F15/43 ,  E05F2015/435 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/541 ,  H04M1/7253

Abstract: An information communication method of transmitting a signal using a change in luminance is provided. The information communication method includes: determining a pattern of the change in luminance, by modulating the signal to be transmitted; and transmitting the signal, by at least one light emitter changing in luminance according to the determined pattern of the change in luminance. In the determining, a first luminance change pattern corresponding to a body, a second luminance change pattern indicating a header for specifying the body, and a third luminance change pattern indicating another header different from the header are determined. In the transmitting, the header, the body and the other header are transmitted by the at least one light emitter changing in luminance according to the first luminance change pattern, the second luminance change pattern, the first luminance change pattern and the first luminance change pattern in the stated order.

Abstract translation: 提供了使用亮度变化来发送信号的信息通信方法。 信息通信方法包括：通过调制要发送的信号来确定亮度变化的模式; 以及根据确定的亮度变化的图案，通过至少一个亮度变化的光发射信号。 在确定中，确定与身体相对应的第一亮度变化图案，指示用于指定身体的标题的第二亮度变化图案，以及指示与标题不同的另一标题的第三亮度变化图案。 在发送中，标题，主体和其他标题由根据第一亮度变化图案，第二亮度变化图案，第一亮度变化图案和第一亮度变化图案的亮度变化的至少一个发光器发送 按照规定。

公开(公告)号：US09450672B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US14526822

申请日：2014-10-29

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04B10/54

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/541 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L2012/2841

Abstract: An information communication method that enables communication between various devices includes: determining a pattern of a change in luminance; transmitting a signal by a light emitter changing in luminance; determining a sequence of first and second image units; and displaying an image including the first and second image units arranged according to the determined sequence, wherein in the displaying: for 0, the sequence of the first and second image units is determined so that a first image unit group and a second image unit group that have a same number of image units as each other are consecutive; and for 1, the sequence of the first and second image units is determined so that a first image unit group and a second image unit group that have different numbers of image units from each other are consecutive.

Abstract translation: 实现各种装置之间的通信的信息通信方法包括：确定亮度变化的模式; 通过亮度变化的发光体发射信号; 确定第一和第二图像单元的序列; 以及显示包括根据所确定的顺序排列的第一和第二图像单元的图像，其中在显示中：对于0，确定第一和第二图像单元的序列，使得第一图像单元组和第二图像单元组 具有彼此相同数量的图像单元是连续的; 对于1，确定第一和第二图像单元的顺序，使得具有彼此不同数目的图像单元的第一图像单元组和第二图像单元组是连续的。