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 generating light in the visible spectrum, said light in said visible spectrum comprising a plurality of flashes of light, said flashes of light in said visible spectrum 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 in said visible spectrum to generate at least one communication signal embedded within said light in said visible spectrum, 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 broadband over power line communications system, said processor being further constructed and arranged to receive at least one broadband over power line communication signal from said broadband over power line communications system and to transmit said at least one broadband over power line communication signal through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of light in said visible spectrum as at least a portion of said at least one communication signal.
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Abstract
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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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 generating light in the visible spectrum, said light in said visible spectrum comprising a plurality of flashes of light, said flashes of light in said visible spectrum 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 in said visible spectrum to generate at least one communication signal embedded within said light in said visible spectrum, 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 broadband over power line communications system, said processor being further constructed and arranged to receive at least one broadband over power line communication signal from said broadband over power line communications system and to transmit said at least one broadband over power line communication signal through the regulation of said plurality of flashes of light in said visible spectrum as at least a portion of said at least one communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a broadband over power line 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 broadband over power line communications system for receipt of at least one broadband over power line communication 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 generating light in the visible spectrum, said light in said visible spectrum comprising a plurality of flashes of said light in said visible spectrum, said flashes of said light in said visible spectrum 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 said light in said visible spectrum into at least one communication signal, said at least one communication signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a broadband over power line 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 broadband over power line communication system for receipt of at least one broadband over power line communication 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 generating light in the visible spectrum, said light in said visible spectrum comprising a plurality of flashes of said light in said visible spectrum, said flashes of said light in said visible spectrum 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 constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of said light in said visible spectrum into at least one communication signal, said at least one 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 generating a second communication signal comprising a plurality of flashes of light in said visible spectrum, said flashes of light in said visible spectrum 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 constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of said light in said visible spectrum into said second communication signal, said second communication signal comprising said second optical transceiver identifier. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. In combination, an LED light and communication system in communication with a broadband over power line 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 broadband over power line communication system for receipt of at least one broadband over power line communication 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 generating light in the visible spectrum, said light in said visible spectrum comprising a plurality of flashes of said light in said visible spectrum, said flashes of said light in said visible spectrum 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 constructed and arranged to regulate said plurality of flashes of said light in said visible spectrum into at least one communication signal, said at least one communication signal comprising said at least one optical transceiver identifier; a destination optical transceiver comprising a destination optical transceiver identifier, said destination optical transceiver identifier comprising global positioning system (GPS) information for said destination optical transceiver; and an intermediate optical transceiver comprising at least one intermediate optical transceiver identifier, and wherein the at least one communication signal includes the intermediate optical transceiver identifier.
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