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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Michiaki Shinotsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiaki Shinotsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A locational information transmission apparatus that transmits information for identifying a location is provided. The locational information transmission apparatus includes a radio communication unit that performs radio communication; a sound wave transmitting unit that transmits a sound wave including first identification information; a radio wave transmitting unit that transmits a radio wave including second identification information; and a transmission control unit that changes, depending on control information reported via the radio communication, a method of transmitting the sound wave or a method of transmitting the radio wave.