INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM EXECUTED IN INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20080303643A1
• Filed: 05/05/2008
• Published: 12/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: ISHIDA, Mitsuyoshi
• Application Number:
  US12/115,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20080303643A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/332
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits

Abstract

An individual-identifying communication system of the present invention comprises: plural light-emitting devices; an imaging device; a display device capable of displaying an image based on image data obtained by said imaging device; a selection device for selecting a predetermined area within the displayed image; a storage device storing plural identification information data for specifying a mobile terminal to communicate with, each of the identification information data being associated with a unique data indicating a lighting pattern of each light-emitting device; an acquisition device acquiring acquisition lighting pattern data from the image data from the imaging device; a determination device determining the unique data corresponding to the acquisition lighting pattern data, based on the acquisition lighting pattern data acquired from selection area image data and plural unique data; and a communication device communicating with a mobile terminal assigned with identification information data corresponding to the determined unique data.

Claims

1. An individual-identifying communication system comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting devices which light up in lighting patterns different from one another;

an imaging device;

a display device capable of displaying an image based on an image data obtained by capturing images using said imaging device;

a selection device for selecting a predetermined area within the image displayed to said display device;

a storage device storing a plurality of identification information data different from one another for specifying a mobile terminal to communicate with, each of the identification information data being associated with a unique data indicating a lighting pattern of each of said light-emitting device;

an acquisition device acquiring an acquisition lighting pattern data indicating the lighting pattern of said light-emitting device, from the image data obtained by capturing images using said imaging device;

a determination device determining, based on the acquisition lighting pattern data that has been acquired by said acquisition device from a selection area image data indicating an image of the area selected by using said selection device and on the plurality of unique data previously stored in said storage device, the unique data corresponding to the acquisition lighting pattern data; and

a communication device communicating with a mobile terminal assigned with the identification information data associated with the unique data determined by said determination device.

2. The individual-identifying communication system according to claim 1,

wherein

each of said light-emitting device comprises a location-specifying light-emitting device that lights up in a lighting pattern common in all of said light-emitting devices, and a signal-transmission light-emitting device that lights up in a lighting pattern different for each of said light-emitting device.

3. The individual-identifying communication system according to claim 1,

further comprising:

a control device controlling lighting of each of said light-emitting device; and

a judging device judging whether or not said mobile terminal is in communication,

wherein

said control device lights up a light-emitting device corresponding to the unique data associated with the identification information data of the mobile terminal, in a lighting pattern indicated by said unique data of the light-emitting device, when said judging device has judged that said mobile terminal is not in communication, and

said control device lights up the light-emitting device corresponding to the unique data associated with the identification information data of the mobile terminal, in a lighting pattern different from the lighting pattern indicated by said unique data of the light-emitting device, when said judging device has judged that said mobile terminal is in communication.

4. The individual-identifying communication system according to claim 1,

wherein

said light-emitting device is an LED, and

said LED is provided on a headset.

5. The individual-identifying communication system according to claim 1,

wherein

said selection device is a pointing device.

6. The individual-identifying communication system according to claim 1,

wherein

said selection device is a touch panel installed on the front surface of said display device.

7. The individual-identifying communication system according to claim 1,

wherein

said mobile terminal is a mobile phone, and said identification information data is a phone number data indicating the phone number of said mobile phone.

8. An individual-identifying communication system comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting devices which light up in lighting patterns different from one another;

a camera;

a display device capable of displaying an image based on an image data obtained by capturing images using said camera;

an input device for selecting a predetermined area within the image displayed to said display device;

a memory storing a plurality of identification information data different from one another for specifying a mobile terminal to communicate with, each of the identification information data being associated with a unique data indicating a lighting pattern of each of said light-emitting devices;

a communication device capable of communicating with said mobile terminal; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(a) capturing images using said camera,

(b) displaying to said display device an image based on an image data obtained in said processing (a),

(c) selecting a predetermined area within the image displayed to said display device, based on an input from said input device,

(d) acquiring an acquisition lighting pattern data indicating the lighting pattern of said light-emitting device, from the image data obtained by capturing images using said camera,

(e) determining, based on an acquisition lighting pattern data acquired from a selection area image data indicating an image of the area selected in said processing (c) and the plurality of unique data previously stored in said memory, the unique data corresponding to the acquired acquisition lighting pattern data, and

(f) communicating, through said communication device, with a mobile terminal assigned with the identification information data associated with the unique data determined in said processing (e).

9. A program executed in an individual-identifying communication system that comprises:

a plurality of light-emitting devices which light up in lighting patterns different from one another;

a camera;

a display device capable of displaying an image based on an image data obtained by capturing images using said camera;

an input device for selecting a predetermined area within the image displayed to said display device;

a memory storing a plurality of identification information data different from one another for specifying a mobile terminal to communicate with, each of the identification information data being associated with a unique data indicating a lighting pattern of each of said light-emitting devices; and

a communication device capable of communicating with said mobile terminal, said program comprising

an image capture step of capturing images using said camera,

a display step of displaying to said display device an image based on an image data obtained using said camera,

a selection step of selecting a predetermined area within the image displayed to said display device, based on an input from said input device,

an acquisition step of acquiring an acquisition lighting pattern data indicating the lighting pattern of said light-emitting device, from the image data obtained by capturing images using said camera,

a determination step of determining, based on the acquisition lighting pattern data acquired from a selection area image data indicating an image of the area selected by said input device and on the plurality of unique data previously stored in said memory, the unique data corresponding to the acquisition lighting pattern data, and

a communication step of communicating, through said communication device, with a mobile terminal assigned with the identification information data associated with the unique data determined in said determination step.