LED LIGHT BROAD BAND OVER POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. An LED light and communication system comprising:
- at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said at least one light emitting diode emitting light in the visible spectrum, said light comprising a plurality of flashes of light, said plurality of flashes of light not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and
a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of light to generate at least one communication signal embedded within said plurality of flashes of light, said at least one communication signal comprising at least one optical transceiver identifier, wherein said at least one optical transceiver is in communication with a second communication system, said processor being further constructed and arranged to receive at least one second communication system signal from said second communication system and to transmit said at least one second communication system signal through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of light as at least a portion of said at least one communication signal.
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An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An LED light and communication system comprising:
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at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said at least one light emitting diode emitting light in the visible spectrum, said light comprising a plurality of flashes of light, said plurality of flashes of light not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of light to generate at least one communication signal embedded within said plurality of flashes of light, said at least one communication signal comprising at least one optical transceiver identifier, wherein said at least one optical transceiver is in communication with a second communication system, said processor being further constructed and arranged to receive at least one second communication system signal from said second communication system and to transmit said at least one second communication system signal through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of light as at least a portion of said at least one communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a second communications system, the LED light and communication system comprising:
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at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver identifier, said at least one optical transceiver being in communication with said second communications system for receipt of at least one second communication system signal, the at least one optical transceiver further comprising; at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said at least one light emitting diode emitting light in the visible spectrum, said light comprising a plurality of flashes of said light, said plurality of flashes of light not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of light into at least one pulsed light communication signal, said at least one pulsed light communication signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a second communication system, the LED light and communication system comprising:
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at least one optical transceiver comprising at least one optical transceiver identifier, said at least one optical transceiver being in communication with said second communication system for receipt of at least one second communication system signal, the at least one optical transceiver further comprising; at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodetector attached thereto, said at least one light emitting diode emitting light in the visible spectrum, said light comprising a plurality of flashes of said light, said plurality of flashes of light not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; a processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of light into at least one pulsed light communication signal, said at least one pulsed light communication signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver identifier; a second optical transceiver separated a distance from said at least one optical transceiver, said second optical transceiver comprising; at least one second optical transceiver identifier; at least one second light emitting diode and at least one second photodetector attached to said second optical transceiver, said at least one second light emitting diode emitting a second pulsed light communication signal comprising a plurality of flashes of light in said visible spectrum, said plurality of flashes of light not being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual; and a second processor in communication with the at least one second light emitting diode and the at least one second photodetector, the second processor being constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of light into said second pulsed light communication signal, said second pulsed light communication signal comprising said second optical transceiver identifier.
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