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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuaki Oshima, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Nakanishi, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Aoyama, Osaka, JP;
Chikara Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Shigehiro Iida, Osaka, JP;
Shinsuke Ogata, Osaka, JP;
Kengo Miyoshi, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
An information communication method includes: determining whether conflict over use of a light receiving unit will occur between a first program for performing visible light communication and a second program for performing processing different from the visible light communication; notifying a user that the conflict will occur if it is determined that the conflict will occur; permitting one of the first program and the second program to use the light receiving unit in response to an operation by the user; and causing, by the first program, a computer to execute visible light communication according to light detected by the light receiving unit if the first program is permitted to use the light receiving unit.