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An optical communication apparatus is disclosed. The optical communication apparatus includes a light transmission section, a light reception section, and a control section. The light transmission section causes a light emitting portion which outputs light in a visual line direction of a user to tra

An optical communication apparatus is disclosed. The optical communication apparatus includes a light transmission section, a light reception section, and a control section. The light transmission section causes a light emitting portion which outputs light in a visual line direction of a user to transmit information. The light reception section causes a light receiving portion which receives light from the visual line direction of the user to receive information. The control section determines whether or not another optical communication apparatus is an information communication target based on identification information when the light reception section has optically received communication request information and the identification information from the other optical communication apparatus and causes the light transmission section to optically transmit communication response information to the other optical communication apparatus when the control section has determined that the other optical communication apparatus be the information communication target.

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1. An optical communication apparatus, comprising: a light transmitter configured to output information encoded in a beam of light in a visual line direction of a user;a light receiver configured to receive light encoding information from the visual line direction of the user;a display arranged in t

1. An optical communication apparatus, comprising: a light transmitter configured to output information encoded in a beam of light in a visual line direction of a user;a light receiver configured to receive light encoding information from the visual line direction of the user;a display arranged in the visual line direction for the user to view therethrough and configured to display electronically an image from data of the received light-encoded information, the display having controllable transmissivity; anda controller configured to determine, based upon information encoded in the received light, whether a distant optical communication apparatus is an information communication target and to cause transmission, by the light transmitter, of response information to the distant optical communication apparatus when the controller determines that the distant optical communication apparatus is an information communication target. 2. The optical communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the information encoded in the received light includes communication request information. 3. The optical communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the information encoded in the received light includes identification information that identifies the distant optical communication apparatus. 4. The optical communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause display, on the display, of an indication based on information received from the distant optical communication apparatus. 5. The optical communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the display of the indication is responsive to the controller determining that the received light includes a communication request and identification information identifying the distant optical communication apparatus as an information communication target. 6. The optical communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the display of the indication is responsive to the controller determining that the received light includes identification information identifying the distant optical communication apparatus as an information communication target. 7. The optical communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to cause display of the indication based on data received from the distant optical communication apparatus. 8. The optical communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the display can be configured to be in a transparent or semi-transparent state. 9. The optical communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to cause display of the indication in a vicinity of the distant optical communication apparatus that is displayed on the display. 10. The optical communication apparatus of claim 4, wherein the optical communication apparatus is formed as eye glasses to be worn by the user. 11. A system for optical communication between an object-mounted device and an optical communication apparatus supported by a user, the system including: the object-mounted device comprising: an optical receiver configured to receive light encoding received information from a first direction;an optical transmitter configured to transmit light encoding transmitted information in the first direction;a data store storing providing information; anda first controller configured to determine whether or not the optical communication apparatus is an information communication target based on the encoded received information received from the optical communication apparatus and to cause transmission of the providing information to the optical communication apparatus responsive to the first controller determining that the optical communication apparatus is an information communication target; and the optical communication apparatus comprising: a display having controllable transmissivity and adapted to be viewed therethrough by a user; anda second controller configured to display on the display at least some of the providing information received from the object-mounted device. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first controller is configured to store identification included in the received information as communication history information responsive to receiving the light encoding the received information. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first controller is further configured to count the communication history information so as to generate counted data for each entry of the identification information. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the object-mounted device further comprises a communication device configured to communicate with an external apparatus, and wherein the first controller is further configured to cause the communication device to transmit the communication history to the external apparatus. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the optical communication apparatus is formed as eye glasses. 16. A method for optically communicating between an object-mounted device and an optical communication apparatus supported by a user, the method including acts of: receiving, by the object-mounted device, light encoding received information from the optical communication apparatus located in a first direction;transmitting, by the object-mounted device, light encoding transmitted information to the optical communication apparatus in the first direction;storing, by the object-mounted device, providing information in a data store;determining, by a first controller of the object-mounted device, whether or not the optical communication apparatus is an information communication target based on the encoded received information;causing transmission of the providing information to the optical communication apparatus if it is determined that the optical communication apparatus is an information communication target; anddisplaying, by the optical communication apparatus, at least some of the providing information received from the object-mounted device on a display of the optical communication apparatus, the display having controllable transmissivity and adapted to be viewed therethrough by a user. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing, by the first controller, identification information included in the received information as communication history information responsive to receiving the light encoding the received information. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising counting, by the first controller, the communication history information so as to generate counted data for each entry of the identification information. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising causing transmission, by the first controller, of the communication history to an external apparatus. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the optical communication apparatus is formed as eye glasses.