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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2020
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Kumar Arulandu, Breda, NL;
Johan-Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz, Eindhoven, NL;
Michel Germe, Cormelles le Royal, FR;
Andries Van Wageningen, Wijlre, NL;
Stephanus Joseph Johannes Nijssen, Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system comprising: a plurality of first devices, each configured to transmit a low-frequency, LF, light signal comprising an identifier of the respective first device, and to transmit and/or receive a high-frequency, HF, light signal comprising data content; and a second device configured to receive a LF light signal from each of the first devices, and to transmit and/or receive a HF light signal from at least one first device, wherein the second device has an adaptable receiving and/or transmitting direction for respectively receiving and/or transmitting the HF light signal, and wherein the second device comprises a controller configured to: based on the identifiers encoded in the LF light signals, determine a position of the second device relative to the first devices and select a first device; and based on the determination, adapt the receiving and/or transmitting direction toward the selected first device.