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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Jae-seung Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Do-young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun-tae Won, Seoul, KR;
Tae-han Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-kwon Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Sun-gi Gu, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae-Seung Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Do-Young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun-Tae Won, Seoul, KR;
Tae-Han Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-Kwon Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Sun-Gi Gu, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supporting mobility of a mobile terminal in a Visible Light Communication (VLC) system. The method includes searching, by the VLC device, for a first mobile terminal in a plurality of cells; locating the first mobile terminal in a first cell among the plurality of cells; exchanging data with the first mobile using a light source of the first cell; determining whether a response signal corresponding to data reception is received from the first mobile terminal in the first cell; searching for the first mobile terminal in a neighboring cell of the first cell, if the response signal is not received; and determining the neighboring cell as a second cell for visible light activation, if the first mobile terminal is located in the neighboring cell.