公开(公告)号：US20170318318A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15522824

申请日：2015-09-18

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： TOMOO MITSUNAGA ,  KENSEI JO ,  HIROAKI TAKAHASHI ,  TAKEYUKI FUJII ,  JUNICHI KOSAKA

IPC: H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4784 ,  H04N21/41 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/237 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/83 ,  H04N21/44

Abstract: [Object] To improve convenience for providing a coupon with the use of a spatial or temporal modulation component added to light that can be captured while a service is being used.[Solution] Provided is a method for providing a coupon by using a terminal device and at least one server configured to provide a service to the terminal device, the method including: capturing light while the service is being used, transmitting key information based on a spatial or temporal modulation component of the light to the server, and receiving coupon information related to the service transmitted from the server by using the terminal device; and receiving the key information from the terminal device and issuing the coupon information in accordance with the key information by using the server.