Patent ID: 9374159
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G09G,H04B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A reception display apparatus, comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing executable instructions thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the reception display apparatus to: time-sequentially take an image; receive, from a first information transmission apparatus, (i) direct-transmission information which is transmitted in the form of a signal profile of emitted light and includes first display information regarding the first information transmission apparatus and a first apparatus ID indicating the first information transmission apparatus, and (ii) forwarding information which is transmitted in the form of a signal profile of emitted light and includes one or more items of display information regarding at least a second information transmission apparatus which is not able to communicate with the reception display apparatus using optical wireless communication, one or more apparatus IDs including at least a second apparatus ID indicating the second information transmission apparatus and one or more items of relative position information including at least a second relative position of the second information transmission apparatus with respect to the first information transmission apparatus, the second information transmission apparatus being different from the first information transmission apparatus, and the forwarding information being generated by the first information transmission apparatus using data received from at least the second information transmission apparatus; measure a first relative position of the first information transmission apparatus with respect to the reception display apparatus; superimpose the received first display information, such that the first display information is associated with a light-emitting position, corresponding to a position of the first information transmission apparatus, on the taken image; calculate a coordinate position of the second information transmission apparatus on the taken image, on the basis of the light-emitting position, the received second relative position, and the measured first relative position of the first information transmission apparatus; and superimpose the received display information regarding the second information transmission apparatus, such that the display information regarding the second information transmission apparatus is associated with the coordinate position, to display the received first display information and at least the received display information regarding the second information transmission apparatus on a display device.