IP Library Granted Patent US 9,341,014
Granted Patent B2
US 9,341,014 · App. 14/142,413 · Granted May 17, 2016

Information communication method using change in luminance

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Patent No.
US 9,341,014
App. No.
14/142,413
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information communication method that enables communication between various devices is an information communication method of transmitting a signal using a change in luminance, and includes: determining a pattern of the change in luminance, by modulating the signal to be transmitted; and transmitting the signal, by a plurality of light emitters changing in luminance according to the determined pattern of the change in luminance, wherein the plurality of light emitters are arranged on a surface so that a non-luminance change area does not extend across the surface between the plurality of light emitters along at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the surface, the non-luminance change area being an area in the surface outside the plurality of light emitters and not changing in luminance.

Claims (14)

1. An information communication method of transmitting a signal using a change in luminance, the information communication method comprising:

determining a pattern of the change in luminance, by modulating the signal to be transmitted; and

transmitting the signal, by a plurality of light emitters changing in luminance according to the determined pattern of the change in luminance,

wherein the plurality of light emitters are arranged on a surface so that a non-luminance change area is provided between each of the plurality of light emitters, and does not extend linearly across the entire surface along at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the surface, the non-luminance change area being an area in the surface between adjacent light emitters of the plurality of light emitters and not changing in luminance.

2. An information communication device that transmits a signal using a change in luminance, the information communication device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

determining a pattern of the change in luminance, by modulating the signal to be transmitted; and

transmitting the signal, by a plurality of light emitters changing in luminance according to the determined pattern of the change in luminance,

wherein the plurality of light emitters are arranged on a surface so that a non-luminance change area is provided between each of the plurality of light emitters, and does not extend linearly across the entire surface along at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the surface, the non-luminance change area being an area in the surface between adjacent light emitters of the plurality of light emitters and not changing in luminance.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for transmitting a signal using a change in luminance, the program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform a process comprising:

determining a pattern of the change in luminance, by modulating the signal to be transmitted; and

transmitting the signal, by a plurality of light emitters changing in luminance according to the determined pattern of the change in luminance,

wherein the plurality of light emitters are arranged on a surface so that a non-luminance change area is provided between each of the plurality of light emitters, and does not extend linearly across the entire surface along at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the surface, the non-luminance change area being an area in the surface between adjacent light emitters of the plurality of light emitters and not changing in luminance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 033182/0895 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2014
From: OSHIMA, MITSUAKI; NAKANISHI, KOJI; AOYAMA, HIDEKI; FUCHIGAMI, IKUO; SHIN, HIDEHIKO; MUKAI, TSUTOMU; MATSUSHITA, YOSUKE; IIDA, SHIGEHIRO; YAMADA, KAZUNORI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032732/0303 →