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Optical communication method
US10749599B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10749599-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916589762-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
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An optical communication method is an optical communication method for performing optical communication with a light-emitting device serving as a communication target. The optical communication method includes: a first step of reading information relating to a distance to the light-emitting device and information relating to a size of a light-emitting region included in the light-emitting device, the information relating to the distance and the information relating to the size being stored in advance; a second step of controlling an imaging range of a camera based on the information relating to the distance and the information relating to the size, the camera capturing an image of light from the light-emitting device; and a third step of extracting a signal from light emitted from the light-emitting device based on image data that the camera has captured in the imaging range.
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What is claimed is: 1. An optical communication method for performing optical communication with a light-emitting device serving as a communication target, the optical communication method comprising: a first step of reading information relating to a distance to the light-emitting device and information relating to a size of a light-emitting region included in the light-emitting device, the information relating to the distance and the information relating to the size being stored in advance; a second step of controlling an imaging range of a camera based on the information relating to the distance and the information relating to the size, the camera capturing an image of light from the light-emitting device; and a third step of extracting a signal from light emitted from the light-emitting device based on image data that the camera has captured in the imaging range. 2. The optical communication method according to claim 1 , wherein in the second step, a cut-out range that will be cut out from the imaging range is determined based on the information relating to the distance and the information relating to the size, and processing for cutting out image data that corresponds to the cut-out range is performed on the image data captured by the camera, and in the third step, the signal is extracted from the light emitted from the light-emitting device based on the image data that has been cut out.
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Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof · CPC title
via wireless transmission · CPC title
- H04B10/1141Primary
One-way transmission · CPC title
using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title
including functional features of a camera · CPC title
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- What does patent US10749599B2 cover?
- An optical communication method is an optical communication method for performing optical communication with a light-emitting device serving as a communication target. The optical communication method includes: a first step of reading information relating to a distance to the light-emitting device and information relating to a size of a light-emitting region included in the light-emitting devic…
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- Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04B10/1141. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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