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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2006
Steven B. Leeb, Belmont, MA (US);
Roderick Hinman, Kailua-Kona, HI (US);
Al-thaddeus Avestruz, Waltham, MA (US);
Gary Livshin, Burlington, MA (US);
John Rodriguez, Somerville, MA (US);
Nels Peterson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Elmer C. Lupton, Charlestown, MA (US);
Steven B. Leeb, Belmont, MA (US);
Roderick Hinman, Kailua-Kona, HI (US);
Al-Thaddeus Avestruz, Waltham, MA (US);
Gary Livshin, Burlington, MA (US);
John Rodriguez, Somerville, MA (US);
Nels Peterson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Elmer C. Lupton, Charlestown, MA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the dual-use of radiation, for example, but not limited to, visible or infrared light, for both a conventional application, e.g., illumination, combined with the additional or 'dual-use' application of transmitting information without wires.