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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Jong-hoon Ann, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-seung Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-tae Won, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A navigation system and a navigation method inside of a building using Visible Light Communications (VLC) are provided. The navigation system includes a map server, in which map information required to provide a navigation function is stored, for transferring the map information to each lamp, a plurality of lamps, installed in each zone inside of the building and having their respective identifiable and unique IDentifications (IDs), for receiving the map information required to provide the navigation function from the map server, and for generating a visible light signal in response to the received map information by using a VLC module, and a mobile terminal, equipped with a visible light Rx module, for being provided with the map information upon receiving the visible light signal generated from the lamp, and for displaying a map image in response to the provided map information.