Distributed illumination and sensing system
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1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of devices, each device including;
an emitter to emit at least one of the group consisting of electromagnetic radiation and acoustic radiation;
a sensor to receive an indirect emission; and
a controller to determine the existence of at least one of the other devices in response to the indirect emission.
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Abstract
A method and system of distributed illumination and sensing, the system including devices, each device including an emitter to emit at least one of light and sound, a sensor to receive an indirect emission, and a controller to determine the existence and/or relative location of at least one of the other devices in response to the indirect emission.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a plurality of devices, each device including;
an emitter to emit at least one of the group consisting of electromagnetic radiation and acoustic radiation;
a sensor to receive an indirect emission; and
a controller to determine the existence of at least one of the other devices in response to the indirect emission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of devices, each device including;
an emitter to emit at least one of the group consisting of visible light and sound, a sensor, and a controller;
emitting a signal from a first one of the devices;
sensing the signal as an indirect emission in a second one of the devices, the signal only sensed after the signal scatters off of a surface; and
determining the existence of the first device in response to the sensed signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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