Self identifying modulated light source
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a display device;
a rolling shutter camera;
a processor coupled to the display device and the rolling shutter camera;
a memory; and
software in the memory to be run by the processor, wherein running of the software by the processor configures the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to;
operate the rolling shutter camera to receive a modulated visible light signal transmitted by a visible light source;
demodulate the received modulated visible light signal transmitted by the visible light source;
obtain, from the demodulated visible light signal, content data corresponding to a location of the visible light source; and
present content based on the obtained content data on the display device, wherein the content presented includes point of purchase information usable by the mobile device to establish and complete a transaction at or near the location of the visible light source.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a self identifying light source including an emitter that produces visible light; and an autonomous modulator in electrical communication with the emitter that automatically and continually modulates the visible light produced by the emitter, wherein the modulated visible light represents an identification code of the light source. In some embodiments, the emitter is a light emitting diode (LED) and further comprises an LED driver that provides a specified voltage and current to each LED in the light source.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a display device; a rolling shutter camera; a processor coupled to the display device and the rolling shutter camera; a memory; and software in the memory to be run by the processor, wherein running of the software by the processor configures the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to; operate the rolling shutter camera to receive a modulated visible light signal transmitted by a visible light source; demodulate the received modulated visible light signal transmitted by the visible light source; obtain, from the demodulated visible light signal, content data corresponding to a location of the visible light source; and present content based on the obtained content data on the display device, wherein the content presented includes point of purchase information usable by the mobile device to establish and complete a transaction at or near the location of the visible light source. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6)
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2. A mobile device, comprising:
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a display device; a rolling shutter camera; a processor coupled to the display device and the rolling shutter camera; a memory; and software in the memory to be run by the processor, wherein running of the software by the processor configures the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to; operate the rolling shutter camera to receive a modulated visible light signal transmitted by a visible light source; demodulate the received modulated visible light signal transmitted by the visible light source; obtain, from the demodulated visible light signal, content data corresponding to a location of the visible light source; and present content based on the obtained content data on the display device, wherein the obtained content data includes visible light source identifiers, and the mobile device further comprises; location information stored in the memory, the location information including a map of an indoor space, light source identifiers, position information of light sources within the indoor space associated with the light source identifiers, and specific location content; and
wherein;the mobile device, in response to obtaining the content data from the demodulated visible light signal, is further configured by the software running on the processor, to; retrieve the map of the indoor space from the location information stored in the memory; and present, on the display device, the map with an indicator related to the received content data, the indicator representing a location of an item at the indoor space. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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7. A mobile device, comprising:
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a display device; a rolling shutter camera; a processor coupled to the display device and the rolling shutter camera; a memory; and software in the memory to be run by the processor, wherein running of the software by the processor configures the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to; prior to operating the rolling shutter camera, receive, via a wireless interface, from a location service other than a visible light based positioning system, a location of the mobile device outside an indoor space; determine based on a distance parameter that the mobile device is entering the indoor space outfitted with a visible light based positioning system; prior to the mobile device entering the indoor space, retrieve map information of the indoor space; and operate the rolling shutter camera to receive a modulated visible light signal transmitted by a visible light source; demodulate the received modulated visible light signal transmitted by the visible light source; obtain, from the demodulated visible light signal, content data corresponding to a location of the visible light source; and in response to determining a position of the mobile device as being in a particular section of the indoor space, display promotional content based on the obtained content data on a display device of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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operating, by a processor of a mobile device, a rolling shutter camera of the mobile device to receive a modulated visible light signal transmitted by a visible light source; demodulating the received modulated visible light signal transmitted by the visible light source; obtaining, from the demodulated visible light signal, content data corresponding to the visible light source; and presenting the content data on the display device of the mobile device; wherein the content data includes point of purchase information usable by the mobile device to establish and complete a transaction at or near the location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a lighting fixture installed at a location, the lighting fixture comprising; a network interface; a visible light source; a controller; a memory; and software in the memory to be run by the controller, wherein running of the software by the controller configures the lighting fixture to perform functions, including functions to; receive content data via the network interface; and modulate operation of the visible light source to output a modulated visible light signal containing the received content data from the lighting fixture, the received content data corresponding to the location of the light fixture; and a mobile device comprising; a display device; a rolling shutter camera; a mobile device processor coupled to the display device and the rolling shutter camera; a memory; and software in the memory to be run by the mobile device processor, wherein running of the software by the processor configures the mobile device to perform functions, including functions to; operate the rolling shutter camera to capture an image responsive to the modulated visible light signal received from the lighting fixture; process the image to demodulate the received modulated visible light signal to obtain the content data corresponding to the location of the lighting fixture; and present the obtained content data on the display device of the mobile device, wherein the content data includes point of purchase information usable by the mobile device to establish and complete a transaction at or near the location of the light fixture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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