LIGHTING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus for use in a positioning system comprising:
- a power supplier that supplies power;
a lighting unit that is lit by the power supplied by the power supplier; and
a beacon transmitter that operates by the power supplied by the power supplier, and transmits a beacon which is a signal for positioning,wherein the beacon includes a long-distance beacon transmitted with first transmission power and a short-distance beacon transmitted with second transmission power less than the first transmission power, andthe beacon transmitter transmits at least the long-distance beacon intermittently.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus that is used in a positioning system and is locatable in plural number in a limited area is provided. The lighting apparatus for use in the positioning includes a power supplier that supplies power, a lighting unit that is lit by the power supplied by the power supplier, and a beacon transmitter. The beacon transmitter operates by the power supplied by the power supplier, and transmits a beacon that is a signal for positioning. The beacon includes a long-distance beacon transmitted with first transmission power and a short-distance beacon transmitted with a second transmission power less than the first transmission power. The beacon transmitter transmits at least the long-distance beacon intermittently.
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1. A lighting apparatus for use in a positioning system comprising:
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a power supplier that supplies power; a lighting unit that is lit by the power supplied by the power supplier; and a beacon transmitter that operates by the power supplied by the power supplier, and transmits a beacon which is a signal for positioning, wherein the beacon includes a long-distance beacon transmitted with first transmission power and a short-distance beacon transmitted with second transmission power less than the first transmission power, and the beacon transmitter transmits at least the long-distance beacon intermittently. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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