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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuaki Oshima, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Nakanishi, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Aoyama, Osaka, JP;
Koji Aoto, Hyogo, JP;
Toshiyuki Maeda, Hyogo, JP;
Akira Shiokawa, Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Ueki, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A visible light communication signal display method of displaying (i) an image represented by video signals and (ii) an image obtained by encoding visible light communication signals includes: encoding at least part of the visible light communication signals to generate an encoded image; generating a plurality of sub-images which correspond to respective partial images obtained by dividing the encoded image and each of which (i) includes a corresponding one of the partial images and (ii) except for the corresponding partial image, is an image having a substantially uniform luminance value lower than or equal to a predetermined luminance value; and displaying, in a video display period, the image represented by the video signals, and displaying the sub-images in time series in a communication period different from the video display period.