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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Danijel Maricic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael James Hartman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Stanislava Soro, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); F21V 23/0464 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); H05B 33/0854 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a multi-functional optical sensor configured to couple to one or more light sources within a space. The multi-functional optical sensor is configured to detect occupancy of the space, ambient light within the space, and visible light communication (VLC) signals optically communicated in the space.