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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Christian Breuer, Dortmund, DE;
Carsten Vogt, Munich, DE;
Anant Aggarwal, Waltham, MA (US);
Barry Stout, Beverly, MA (US);
Christian Breuer, Dortmund, DE;
Carsten Vogt, Munich, DE;
Anant Aggarwal, Waltham, MA (US);
Barry Stout, Beverly, MA (US);
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for programming a luminaire position for light-based communication (LCom) luminaires within an array of luminaires using position information provided by passing mobile computing devices. This position information can be received as, for example, as a specific coordinate (e.g., x-y coordinates of a grid-based map) or as movement data of the mobile computing device relative to an initial known reference location. The disclosed techniques can be used, for example, to reduce the time, labor, and expense associated with programming and re-programming a luminaire with a luminaire position, and to increase the flexibility of navigation system installations. In some cases, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, to improve the precision of a luminaire position programmed into a newly installed luminaire.