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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2022
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Haimin Tao, Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A LiFi module for operatively connecting to a WiFi communication module supporting both Wi-Fi and Li-Fi connections is disclosed. The LiFi module comprising an optical front end, OFE, and a connection circuit for communicatively connecting the OFE to the WiFi communication module. The connection circuit comprises a switching component electrically connected to a LiFi signal strength detector and configured to enable or disable a connection between the OFE and the WiFi communication module, under control of the LiFi signal strength detector; and the LiFi signal strength detector electrically connected to the switching component and a receive path of the OFE and configured to detect a strength of an optical signal received at the receive path of the OFE and to control the switching component based on the detected strength of the optical signal.