System and method for optically communicating information between a display and a camera

A method for automatically establishing network communication between a display and a camera that are not initially in network communication, comprising:

• informing the camera through the display that the display will be optically transmitting data by displaying an attention signal of transitioning the display from an entirely blue screen to an entirely red screen;
• optically transmitting each of the communication symbols one at a time in a numerical sequence from the display to the camera;
• receiving each of the communication symbols and storing a definition associated with each symbol in an interpretation file;
• optically transmitting a network address using the communication symbols through the display to the camera;
• and
• using the network address to establish network communication between the display and the camera.

A method for unidirectional optical communication between a display and a camera observing the display, comprising:

• using an aggregation technique such that an image sequence captured by the camera from the display is processed into a stabilized aggregate image to minimize flicker of the display;
• displaying a pattern on the display to notify the camera that the display is prepared to transmit information;
• displaying each symbol in a set of communication symbols in sequence on the display to define the communication symbols to the camera;
• encoding information to be transmitted to the camera using the communication symbols;
• displaying the encoded information on the display for reception by the camera;
• and
• decoding the encoded information received by the camera using the defined communication symbols,
• wherein using the aggregation technique further comprises obtaining a maximum value of each color component for each pixel over the image sequence to produce the stabilized aggregate image.