Optical communications – Transmitter and receiver system – Including visible light modulation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-08
2005-03-08
Sedighian, M. R. (Department: 2633)
Optical communications
Transmitter and receiver system
Including visible light modulation
C398S130000, C398S151000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06865347
ABSTRACT:
An optically based location system and method of determining a location at a structure include a lighting infrastructure having lights at a structure. Each light is configured to illuminate and to transmit a respective relative or absolute terrestrial position through modulation of emitted light. An optical receiver is configured to detect the lights, to demodulate the position of detected lights, and to determine from the detection a position of the receiver. The receiver can have a conventional optical detector for determining a two-dimensional position of the receiver relative to a detected light, or can have a three-dimensional spot collimating lens and charged couple device optical detector for determining a three-dimensional position of the receiver relative to a detected light. The receiver and lights can be synchronized for converting a delay time into a distance measurement to calculate a distance between a light and the receiver.
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Lin Tzer-Hso
O'Dea Robert J.
Patwari Neal K.
Perkins Matthew R.
Motorola Inc.
Sedighian M. R.
Singh Dalzid
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