Patent ID: 9712693
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G09G,H04N

Claim:
1. An information provision apparatus comprising: a feature quantity storage unit, implemented at least by hardware including a CPU and memory, in which a feature quantity of each of a plurality of pieces of print content that is printed on a brochure is stored; a relevant information storage unit, implemented at least by the hardware, in which each of a plurality of pieces of relevant information is stored in association with each of the plurality of pieces of print content; a captured image obtainment unit, implemented at least by the hardware, that obtains a captured image that is captured by an imaging unit; a specification unit, implemented at least by the hardware, that searches the captured image with the feature quantity of each of the plurality of pieces of print content as a key and extracts a piece of the print content from the captured image; a relevant information output unit, implemented at least by the hardware, that obtains from the relevant information storage unit a piece of the relevant information that is associated with the piece of print content that is extracted by the specification unit and projects the obtained piece of relevant information onto the brochure, wherein the print content includes a guide, and the relevant information includes another guide, wherein identification information by which multiple brochures having the same print content are distinguishable from each other is printed on each one of the multiple brochures, and the specification unit reads the identification information that is included in the captured image, wherein while the relevant information output unit is projecting the obtained piece of relevant information, the captured image obtainment unit obtains a second captured image of the brochure, and the specification unit determines that a user has touched the brochure where a specific portion of the obtained piece of relevant information is being projected; a transmission unit, implemented at least by the hardware, that, responsive to the specification unit determining that the user has touched the brochure where the specific portion of the obtained piece of relevant information is being projected, transmits a transmission address associated with the brochure and indication that the user has touched the brochure where the specific portion of the obtained piece of relevant information is being projected.