Method and system for implementing visible-light communication, sending apparatus, and receiving apparatus

• US 9,906,297 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Guo, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sanchez, Dibson
• Application Number:
  US14/889,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,645 Days
• Field of Search: 398118-131
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/5561 Digital phase modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/34 Amplitude- and phase-modulated carrier systems, e.g. quadrature-amplitude modulated carrier systems

Abstract

A method and system for implementing visible light communication, a sending apparatus and a receiving apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: after performing constellation modulation on data to be sent, a sending end mapping a modulated signal to a corresponding luminescent light source and transmitting the data to be sent through an optical signal; a receiving end converting a received optical signal into an electrical signal, and determining a constellation modulation signal according to a luminescent light source corresponding to the received signal, and demodulating the constellation modulation signal to obtain received data.

Claims

1. A method for implementing visible light communication, comprising:

after performing constellation modulation on data to be sent, a sending end mapping a modulated signal to a corresponding luminescent light source; and

transmitting the data to be sent to a receiving end through an optical signal, and the receiving end converting the received optical signal into an electrical signal; and

the receiving end determining a constellation modulation signal according to a luminescent light source corresponding to the received signal, and demodulating the constellation modulation signal to obtain received data;

wherein, before the method, the following is further comprised;

presetting a mapping relationship between the constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located;

wherein the luminescent light source is placed according to a constellation diagram form of the constellation modulation;

said mapping a modulated signal to a corresponding luminescent light source comprises;

mapping a signal of a constellation point on which the constellation modulation is performed to a luminescent light source corresponding to the constellation point according to the mapping relationship.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, before the method, the following is further comprised:

performing encoding on the data to be sent, and performing constellation modulation on an encoded signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, said transmitting the data to be sent to a receiving end through an optical signal comprises:

opening the corresponding luminescent light source, and transmitting the data to be sent to the receiving end through the optical signal.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, said opening the corresponding luminescent light source comprises:

driving an electrical signal on which the constellation modulation is performed, and opening a luminescent light source on a constellation point corresponding to the modulated signal.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after the receiving end converts the received optical signal into the electrical signal, the method further comprises:

performing filter shaping processing on the electrical signal obtained through the conversion.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein, when the receiving end is started, the method further comprises:

pre-positioning a location of the luminescent light source in a constellation diagram.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, the pre-positioning comprises:

the sending end simultaneously opening all luminescent light sources corresponding to constellation modulation in different modulation modes, or simultaneously opening luminescent light sources in part of particular locations; and

the receiving end identifying a location of each luminescent light source corresponding to each constellation point in different modulation modes by positioning a light source matrix, and establishing a mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located consistent with that of the sending end.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, said determining a constellation modulation signal according to a luminescent light source corresponding to the received signal comprises:

according to the established mapping relationship, mapping a location of the luminescent light source where the received optical signal is located to a constellation modulation signal corresponding to the constellation point.

9. A system for implementing visible light communication, comprising:

a sending end and a receiving end;

wherein

the sending end is configured to;

after performing constellation modulation on data to be sent, map a modulated signal to a corresponding luminescent light source; and

transmit the data to be sent to the receiving end through an optical signal; and

the receiving end is configured to;

receive the optical signal from the sending end and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal; and

determine a constellation modulation signal according to a luminescent light source corresponding to the received signal, and demodulate the constellation modulation signal to obtain received data;

wherein, the sending end at least comprises;

a signal preprocessing unit, a mapping unit and a signal output unit,

wherein, the signal preprocessing unit is configured to;

perform preprocessing on the data to be sent and then output the preprocessed data to be sent to the mapping unit, wherein the preprocessing comprises encoding and constellation modulation;

the mapping unit is configured to;

be set with a mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located; and

according to the set mapping relationship, map the modulated signal to the corresponding luminescent light source and then output the modulated signal to the signal output unit wherein the luminescent light source is placed according to a constellation diagram form of the constellation modulation; and

the signal output unit is configured to;

convert an electrical signal from the mapping unit into an optical signal, and transmit the optical signal obtained through the conversion to the receiving end.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein, the luminescent light source is independent, or is a luminescent point independently opened in a luminescent panel.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein, when the constellation modulation is quaternary phase shift keying (QPSK) signal modulation, a number of the luminescent light sources is 4;

when the constellation modulation is quadrature amplitude modulation with 16 kinds of symbols (16QAM), a number of the luminescent light sources is 16; and

when the constellation modulation is quadrature amplitude modulation with 64 kinds of symbols (64QAM), a number of the luminescent light sources is 64.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein, the receiving end at least comprises:

a signal receiving unit, an inverse mapping unit and a signal processing unit, wherein,

the signal receiving unit is configured to;

convert the optical signal from the sending end into the electrical signal and then output the electrical signal to the inverse mapping unit;

the inverse mapping unit is configured to;

according to an established mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located, map a location of the luminescent light source where the received optical signal is located to a constellation modulation signal corresponding to a constellation point, and output the obtained constellation modulation signal to the signal processing unit; and

the signal processing unit is configured to;

perform processing on the constellation modulation signal from the inverse mapping unit to obtain the data sent by the sending end;

wherein the processing comprises modulation and decoding.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein, the signal receiving unit is further configured to:

perform filter shaping processing on the received optical signal.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein, the sending end is further configured to:

simultaneously open all luminescent light sources corresponding to constellation modulation in different modulation modes, or simultaneously open luminescent light sources in part of particular locations;

the receiving end is further configured to;

identify a location of each luminescent light source corresponding to each constellation point in different modulation modes by positioning a light source matrix, and establish a mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located consistent with that of the sending end.

15. A sending apparatus, configured to:

after performing constellation modulation on data to be sent, map a modulated signal to a corresponding luminescent light source; and

send the data to be sent through an optical signal;

wherein, the sending apparatus at least comprises;

a signal preprocessing unit, a mapping unit and a signal output unit, wherein,

the signal preprocessing unit is configured to;

perform preprocessing on the data to be sent and then output the preprocessed data to be sent to the mapping unit, wherein the preprocessing comprises encoding and constellation modulation;

the mapping unit is configured to;

be set with a mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located; and

map the modulated signal to the corresponding luminescent light source according to the set mapping relationship, and then output the modulated signal to the signal output unit wherein the luminescent light source is placed according to a constellation diagram form of the constellation modulation; and

the signal output unit is configured to;

convert an electrical signal from the mapping unit into an optical signal, and transmit the optical signal obtained through the conversion to a receiving end.

16. The sending apparatus according to claim 15,

wherein, the sending apparatus is further configured to:

simultaneously open all luminescent light sources corresponding to constellation modulation in different modulation modes, or simultaneously open luminescent light sources in part of particular locations,

wherein, when the constellation modulation is quaternary phase shift keying (QPSK) signal modulation, a number of the luminescent light sources is 4;

when the constellation modulation is quadrature amplitude modulation with 16 kinds of symbols (16QAM), a number of the luminescent light sources is 16; and

when the constellation modulation is quadrature amplitude modulation with 64 kinds of symbols (64QAM), a number of the luminescent light sources is 64.

17. A receiving apparatus, configured to:

convert a received optical signal into an electrical signal; and

determine a constellation modulation signal according to a luminescent light source corresponding to the received signal, and demodulate the constellation modulation signal to obtain received data;

wherein the receiving apparatus at least comprises;

a signal receiving unit, an inverse mapping unit and a signal processing unit, wherein,

the signal receiving unit is configured to;

convert an optical signal from a sending end into an electrical signal and then output the electrical signal to the inverse mapping unit;

the inverse mapping unit is configured to;

according to an established mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located, map a location of the luminescent light source where the received optical signal is located to a constellation modulation signal corresponding to a constellation point, and output the obtained constellation modulation signal to the signal processing unit;

wherein the luminescent light source in a sending end is placed according to a constellation diagram form of a constellation modulation;

the signal processing unit is configured to;

perform processing on the constellation modulation signal from the inverse mapping unit to obtain the data sent by the sending end;

wherein the processing comprises modulation and decoding;

wherein the received optical signal is processed by the sending end, which comprises;

preprocessing the data to be sent and outputting the preprocessed data to be sent to a mapping unit of the sending end, and wherein the preprocessing comprises performing encoding and the constellation modulation.

18. The receiving apparatus according to claim 17,

wherein, the signal receiving unit is further configured to:

perform filter shaping processing on the received optical signal,

or,

wherein, the receiving apparatus is further configured to;

identify a location of each luminescent light source corresponding to each constellation point in different modulation modes by positioning a light source matrix, and establish a mapping relationship between a constellation modulation signal and a location where the luminescent light source is located consistent with that of a sending apparatus.