Patent ID: 9380227
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04B,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a recording medium having a program, the program causing the processor to execute operations including: a normal mode and a visible light communication mode, wherein the normal mode and the visible light communication mode are switchable, in the normal mode, obtaining first image data by image capture with a first exposure time by sequentially starting exposure for a plurality of exposure lines in an image sensor each at a different time and each of the plurality of exposure lines partially overlaps in exposure time an adjacent exposure line, in the visible light communication mode, wherein, a gap time between a exposure starting time of each of the plurality of exposure lines and a exposure starting time of the adjacent exposure line is longer than a transition time of the change in luminance of the subject, the transition time indicating a time for change in luminance of the subject from a high brightness to a low brightness.