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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Amir Masood Khalid, Eindhoven, NL;
Paul Henricus Johannes Maria Van Voorthuisen, Sint Oedenrode, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus () for use in an optical wireless communication system comprises: a wide beam light source (L): two or more narrow beam light sources (L-L) configured to emit in a different direction, wherein a combined field-of-view. FoV, of the narrow beam light sources (L-L) is covered by a FoV of the wide beam light source (L); a plurality of switches (S-S) configured to turn on or off a corresponding one out of the 5 light sources (L-L) individually; a receiver (RX) configured to receive one or more feedback signals from a remote device (); and a controller (CTR) configured to control the plurality of switches (S-S) via a control signal; update the control signal based on the one or more feedback signals received by the receiver (RX): carry out a beam selection procedure by sending test signals via the wide beam light source (L) and one or more 10 narrow beam light sources (L-L) to the remote device () to enable a selection of one out of the narrow beam light sources (L-L) for establishing data communication with the remote device ().