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US 10,205,887 · App. 16/023,474 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Information communication method

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Patent No.
US 10,205,887
App. No.
16/023,474
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor having a plurality of exposure line. The method includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, obtaining identification information of the subject, and sending the identification information to a server. The method further includes obtaining reservation information related to the identification information from the server, the reservation information related to a content displayed by the subject, and displaying the reservation information on a display of the terminal device.

Claims (48)

1. An information communication method for obtaining information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines, the information communication method comprising:

setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject;

obtaining a bright line image, including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time;

obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image;

sending the identification information to a server;

obtaining reservation information related to the identification information from the server, the reservation information related to a content displayed by the subject; and

displaying the reservation information on a display of the terminal device.

2. The information communication method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the subject is an electric bulletin board.

3. The information communication method according to claim 2 ,

wherein the content is an advertisement of a movie.

4. The information communication method according to claim 2 ,

wherein the content is an advertisement of a theater.

5. The information communication method according to claim 2 ,

wherein the content is an advertisement of a shop.

6. The information communication method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the content is an advertisement of a movie.

7. The information communication method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the reservation information includes a date, a time, and vacant sheet information related to the movie.

8. The information communication method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

selecting the date, the time, and the vacant sheet information, and

reserving a sheet related to the selected date, the time, and the vacant sheet information.

9. The information communication method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the content is an advertisement of a theater.

10. The information communication method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the obtaining of the reservation information includes obtaining a plurality of reservation information, each of which is related to each of a plurality of movies, and

the displaying includes displaying the plurality of reservation information.

11. The information communication method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

selecting one of the plurality of reservation information,

wherein the displaying includes displaying the selected one of the plurality of reservation information.

12. The information communication method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the content is an advertisement of a shop.

13. The information communication method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the reservation information includes vacant sheet information related to the shop.

14. An information communication device for obtaining information from a subject, the information communication device including a processor and an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines, the processor executes operations comprising:

setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject;

obtaining a bright line image, including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time;

obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image;

sending the identification information to a server;

obtaining reservation information related to the identification information from the server, the reservation information related to a content displayed by the subject; and

displaying the reservation information on a display of the terminal device.

15. A non-transitory recording medium that stores a program for controlling an information communication device for obtaining information from a subject, the information communication device including a processor and an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines, the program executed by the processor causing the information communication device to execute:

setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject;

obtaining a bright line image, including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time;

obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image;

sending the identification information to a server;

obtaining reservation information related to the identification information from the server, the reservation information related to a content displayed by the subject; and

displaying the reservation information on a display of the terminal device.