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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuaki Oshima, Kyoto, JP;
Koji Nakanishi, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Aoyama, Osaka, JP;
Shinsuke Ogata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication method is used in a terminal having a front camera as a first image capturing unit and a back camera as a second image capturing unit. The communication method includes: switching between the front camera and the back camera according to an orientation of the terminal; and performing visible light communication by using the front camera or the back camera which is selected.