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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2017
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Kofi Nyarko, Essex, MD (US);
Christian Emiyah, Baltimore, MD (US);
Samuel Mbugua, Baltimore, MD (US);
Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for using visible light communication ('VLC') to perform indoor position location. Through use of a system and method configured as set forth herein, the position of any appropriately marked person or item may be found indoors using data interconnected modules that communicate with one another via RF and visible light. A mobile receiver in the form of a tag or badge attached to the person or item to be tracked receives a VLC signal from a plurality of lighting modules, and transmits back to a processor the data it received so that the processor is able determine the tag's or badge's physical position with respect to the individual network modules.