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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Purelifi Limited, Edinburgh, GB;
Ron Schaeffer, Edinburgh, GB;
pureLiFi Limited, Edinburgh, GB;
Abstract
An optical wireless communication device comprises: at least one of a transmitter and a receiver configured to transmit and/or receive light comprising an optical wireless communication signal representing data; at least one adjustable shutter element associated with the at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, wherein the at least one adjustable shutter element and the associated at least one of the transmitter and the receiver are adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration such that in the first configuration the at least one adjustable shutter element is configured to at least partially block or partially redirect light having a first selected property and at least partially allow light having a second selected property to pass through unaffected such that transmission and/or reception of the optical wireless communication signal by the at least one of the transmitter and the receiver is substantially altered.