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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Jacobus C. Haartsen, Hardenberg, NL;
William O. Camp, Jr., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Phillip Marc Johnson, Durham, NC (US);
Norbert Donald Ingram, Cary, NC (US);
Jacobus C. Haartsen, Hardenberg, NL;
William O. Camp, Jr., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Phillip Marc Johnson, Durham, NC (US);
Norbert Donald Ingram, Cary, NC (US);
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
Light sources are affixed at appropriate positions in a multilevel structure or in an obstructed environment. The light sources generate modulated light signals, such as controlled light-emitting diodes, which identify the positions of the light sources by their three-dimensional global positioning coordinates and/or equivalent representation that specifies their in situ locations in the environment. Mobile communication devices, upon receiving the light signals, can derive spatial positioning information and transmit such information to a remote location, such as an emergency response system.