Luminaire identification and positioning by constellation
First Claim
1. A method for determining the position of a computing device, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by the computing device, an image of a subset of luminaries from a plurality of luminaires located in an indoor environment, wherein each subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires is uniquely identifiable;
comparing the subset of luminaires to a database storing each uniquely identifiable subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires, wherein the database includes position information for each luminaire in the plurality of luminaires; and
determining the position of the computing device based on the comparison of the subset of luminaires to the database.
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Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed herein include a method for determining the position of a computing device. The method may include obtaining, by the computing device, an image of a subset of luminaries from a plurality of luminaires located in an indoor environment, in which each subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires is uniquely identifiable. The computing device may then compare the subset of luminaires to a database storing each uniquely identifiable subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires, in which the database includes position information for each luminaire in the plurality of luminaires, and determine the position of the computing device based on the comparison of the subset of luminaries to the database.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for determining the position of a computing device, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by the computing device, an image of a subset of luminaries from a plurality of luminaires located in an indoor environment, wherein each subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires is uniquely identifiable; comparing the subset of luminaires to a database storing each uniquely identifiable subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires, wherein the database includes position information for each luminaire in the plurality of luminaires; and determining the position of the computing device based on the comparison of the subset of luminaires to the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A computing device, comprising:
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an image capture device configured to obtain an image of a subset of luminaries from a plurality of luminaires located in an indoor environment, wherein each subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires is uniquely identifiable; and a processor configured to; compare the subset of luminaires to a database storing each uniquely identifiable subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires, wherein the database includes position information for each luminaire in the plurality of luminaires; and determine the position of the computing device based on the comparison of the subset of luminaries to the database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining an image of a subset of luminaries from a plurality of luminaires located in an indoor environment, wherein each subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires is uniquely identifiable; comparing the subset of luminaires to a database storing each uniquely identifiable subset grouping of luminaires in the plurality of luminaires, wherein the database includes position information for each luminaire in the plurality of luminaires; and determining the position of the computing device based on the comparison of the subset of luminaries to the database. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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