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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Ikehara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiko Matsukawa, Nara, JP;
Abstract
A mobile terminal includes: an image capturer which captures a video of one or more lighting devices each transmitting identification information of the lighting device through visible light communication; an input device which obtains an indication from an operator; a wireless communicator which wirelessly communicates with lighting devices; and a controller which controls the image capturer, the input device, and the wireless communicator, wherein the controller detects, by analyzing a video obtained by the image capturer, identification information of a lighting device included in the video, and if the input device obtains an operation indication directed to the lighting device, transmits a control signal corresponding to the operation indication via the wireless communicator to the lighting device (at least one of the lighting devices) having the detected identification information.