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INDOOR LOCATION SERVICES USING A DISTRIBUTED LIGHTING NETWORK

  • US 20180098201A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2017
  • Published: 04/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A distributed lighting network comprising:

  • a plurality of lighting fixtures each of which has a known location in an indoor space and is configured to emit a wireless beacon signal, wherein the wireless beacon signal identifies the lighting fixture from which it is emitted and indicates a distance between a receiver of the wireless beacon signal and the lighting fixture from which the wireless beacon signal is emitted; and

    an indoor location services module configured to;

    receive information about each wireless beacon signal received by a mobile device; and

    determine a location of the mobile device in the indoor space based on the information about each wireless beacon signal received by the mobile device and the known location of each one of the plurality of lighting fixtures.

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