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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Dirk Valentinus René Engelen, Heusden-Zolder, BE;
Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method () of locating a mobile device in a group of mobile devices is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting () a request message defining a code, receiving () the request message, driving () a light source of a light emitting mobile device such that it emits light being coded according to the code, detecting (), by a light receiving device, the light emitted by the light source, retrieving () the code from the light, identifying () the light emitting mobile device based on the code, and providing () an indicator on the light receiving mobile device, the indicator indicating the location of the light emitting mobile device.