IP Library Granted Patent US 9,262,913
Granted Patent B2
US 9,262,913 · App. 14/698,947 · Granted Feb 16, 2016

Communication device

Inventors: Kazunori Yamada (Aichi, JP); Kohei Yamaguchi (Kanagawa, JP); Shigehiro Iida (Osaka, JP); Mizuho Sakakibara (Tokyo, JP); Toshiaki Ohnishi (Kyoto, JP); Masaru Yamaoka (Osaka, JP); Mitsuaki Oshima (Kyoto, JP); Tomoaki Ohira (Tokyo, JP); Michihiro Matsumoto (Shiga, JP); Tsutomu Mukai (Osaka, JP); Yosuke Matsushita (Osaka, JP); Shohji Ohtsubo (Osaka, JP); Hironori Nakae (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
G08C23/04G08C2201/32G08C2201/70
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,262,913
App. No.
14/698,947
Granted
Feb 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile device includes a position sensing unit, a remote control information obtainment unit, and a storage unit. Position information obtained by the position sensing unit is stored in the storage unit in association with remote control information. The mobile device further includes a directional space obtainment unit and an apparatus specification unit. The mobile device recognizes a direction pointed by a user using the mobile device, and enables operation of a terminal apparatus existing in the pointing direction.

Claims (10)

1. A wireless communication terminal comprising:

a position information obtainment unit configured to estimate terminal position information which is position information of the wireless communication terminal, using an internal sensor;

a peripheral apparatus information storage unit configured to store, as unique information corresponding to a peripheral apparatus registered beforehand, at least an apparatus ID, position information, and an identifier of the peripheral apparatus, the identifier indicating whether or not the peripheral apparatus supports optical communication for modulating information as a light emitting pattern and transmitting the modulated information;

an imaging device that obtains light generated by the peripheral apparatus modulating the information as the light emitting pattern;

an optical communication information obtainment unit configured to decode the information from the light emitting pattern of the light obtained by the imaging device;

a server cooperative communication unit configured to notify the apparatus ID obtained by the optical communication information obtainment unit and state information which is information indicating a state of the apparatus to a server via a network, and obtain user presentation information from the server, the user presentation information being at least one of screen information, sound information, an application, a script, a URL, and link information to another server that correspond to the state information; and

a peripheral apparatus limiting unit configured to select a peripheral apparatus capable of the optical communication based on a current position of the wireless communication terminal, from the terminal position information and the peripheral apparatus information,

wherein the optical communication information obtainment unit is configured to complement the information received by the optical communication, using information corresponding to the selected peripheral apparatus.

2. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless communication terminal compares the information of the selected peripheral apparatus and the information already received by the optical communication, and complement the information before obtaining all information transmitted by the optical communication.

Priority Claims (7)
JP 2010-262993 · Nov 25, 2010 · national
WO PCT/JP2010/006901 · Nov 26, 2010 · international
JP 2011-131653 · Jun 13, 2011 · national
JP 2011-175453 · Aug 10, 2011 · national
JP 2011-238148 · Oct 31, 2011 · national
JP 2011-238149 · Oct 31, 2011 · national
JP 2011-250170 · Nov 15, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 13989252
Provisional Application 61521813 · Aug 10, 2011
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