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Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2017
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Suresh Kumar Bitra, Mangalagiri, IN;

Meghna Agrawal, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUACOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/116 (2013.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/116 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04B 10/806 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of apparatuses and methods of power optimization in VLC positioning are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile device may include image sensors configured to receive visible light communication signals, a memory configured to store the visible light communication signals, and a transceiver configured to receive positioning assistance data of a venue, and a controller configured to: decode one or more light fixtures within a field of view of the mobile device to obtain corresponding light fixture identifications, determine a motion of the mobile device with respect to the one or more light fixtures based on the light fixture identifications and the positioning assistance data of the venue, and switch the image sensors of the mobile device to a reduced duty cycle state based on the motion of the mobile device with respect to the one or more light fixtures within the field of view of the mobile device.


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