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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Aleksandar Jovicic, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Kumar Appaiah, Piscataway, NJ (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and devices are described for using a mobile device equipped with an image sensor to retrieve information associated with a light fixture. A method of using a mobile device equipped with an image sensor to retrieve information associated with a light fixture may include capturing, at the image sensor, an image of an illuminated indicia. The illuminated indicia may be co-located with the light fixture. At least one characteristic of the illuminated indicia may be determined from the image of the illuminated indicia. Information associated with the at least one characteristic of the illuminated indicia may be retrieved.