Methods and apparatus for automated commissioning of coded light sources
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1. An autonomous vehicle for commissioning a light source in a coded lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources capable of emitting coded light, comprising:
- a light detector configured to detect the light source of the plurality of light sources, and an angle of detected light from the light source, the angle relative to a vertical plane of the vehicle;
a location detector configured to determine a location of the autonomous vehicle;
a processor coupled to the light detector and the location detector, wherein the processor is configured to determine an identifier of the light source detected by the light detector thereby identifying the light source, and further configured to associate the determined location with the identified light source; and
a transmitter configured to transmit information regarding the association between the determined location and the identified light source.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for commissioning a light source in a lighting system including a plurality of light sources capable of emitting coded light. An autonomous vehicle with one or more light sensors and a location detector navigates throughout the lighting system. The light sensor detects an identifier encoded in a light source and the location detector determines the location of the autonomous vehicle. The location is associated with the encoded identifier, thereby commissioning the light source.
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1. An autonomous vehicle for commissioning a light source in a coded lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources capable of emitting coded light, comprising:
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a light detector configured to detect the light source of the plurality of light sources, and an angle of detected light from the light source, the angle relative to a vertical plane of the vehicle; a location detector configured to determine a location of the autonomous vehicle; a processor coupled to the light detector and the location detector, wherein the processor is configured to determine an identifier of the light source detected by the light detector thereby identifying the light source, and further configured to associate the determined location with the identified light source; and a transmitter configured to transmit information regarding the association between the determined location and the identified light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for commissioning a light source in a coded lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources capable of emitting coded light, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an autonomous vehicle comprising a light detector, a location detector, and a transmitter, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to autonomously move within the coded lighting system; detecting, by the light detector, coded light emitted from the light source of the plurality of light sources, thereby identifying the light source; detecting, by the location detector, a first location of the autonomous vehicle; associating the detected location of the autonomous vehicle with the identified light source; and transmitting, by the transmitter, information regarding the association between the determined location and the identified light source; and detecting, by the light detector, an angle of the coded light emitted from the light source, and associating a plurality of locations with the identified light source, wherein the angle is relative to a vertical plane of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for commissioning a light source in a coded lighting system, the commissioning system comprising:
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a plurality of light sources capable of emitting coded light, the plurality of light sources including the light source to be commissioned; and an autonomous vehicle comprising a processor coupled to a light detector configured to detect the light source, and an angle of detected light from the light source, a location detector, and a transmitter, wherein the angle is relative to a vertical plane of the vehicle; wherein the processor is configured to; determine an identifier of the light source detected by the light detector thereby identifying the light source, and determine the location of the autonomous vehicle and associate the determined location with the identified light source, and further wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit information regarding the association between the determined location and the identified light source and further wherein the processor is configured to associate a plurality of determined locations with an identified light source by associating location information with a plurality of light effects of the identified light source. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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