BUILDING ILLUMINATION APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS, SECURITY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT
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1. A light emitting diode light and communication system comprising:
- at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver location identifier, the at least one optical transceiver further comprising;
a light support having at least one light emitting diode, at least one photodetector, and a camera, said at least one light emitting diode generating illumination, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination having a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and
a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode, the at least one photodetector, and said camera, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination to generate at least one transmitted signal embedded within said illumination, said at least one transmitted signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver location identifier, said processor further comprising at least one signal processing routine selected from the group consisting of modulation, demodulation, data compression, data decompression, up converting, down converting, coding, interleaving, and pulse shaping, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is engaged to a lighting fixture.
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Abstract
An LED light and communication system includes one or more optical transceivers that have a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and one or more photodetectors attached thereto, and a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the one or more photodetectors. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal. The one or more optical transceivers are engaged to a lighting fixture within a building. The one or more optical transceivers are constructed and arranged to communicate with a name tag.
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1. A light emitting diode light and communication system comprising:
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at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver location identifier, the at least one optical transceiver further comprising; a light support having at least one light emitting diode, at least one photodetector, and a camera, said at least one light emitting diode generating illumination, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination having a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode, the at least one photodetector, and said camera, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination to generate at least one transmitted signal embedded within said illumination, said at least one transmitted signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver location identifier, said processor further comprising at least one signal processing routine selected from the group consisting of modulation, demodulation, data compression, data decompression, up converting, down converting, coding, interleaving, and pulse shaping, wherein the at least one optical transceiver is engaged to a lighting fixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A light emitting diode light and communication system comprising:
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at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver location identifier, the at least one optical transceiver further comprising; a light support having at least one light emitting diode, at least one photodetector, and at least one microphone, said at least one light emitting diode generating illumination, said illumination comprising a plurality of flashes of illumination having a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode, the at least one photodetector, and the at least one microphone, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of illumination to generate at least one transmitted signal embedded within said illumination said at least one transmitted signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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