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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Do-Young Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong-Keon Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-Woo Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong-Je Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwang-Hyeon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Nae-Hyun Lim, Seoul, KR;
Hyoung-Kyu Lim, Seoul, KR;
Yong Chang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling an amount of light in a visible light communication system are provided. In the visible light communication system, a terminal measures an amount of light for a light signal received from a sensor, determines whether the measured amount of light is less than a threshold value, increases an amount of light for a light source signal to transmit to the sensor when the measured amount of light is less than the threshold value, and transmits, to the sensor, a light source signal according to the increased amount of light.