Visible light transceiver glasses

• US 8,890,773 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Pederson, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Tony N
• Application Number:
  US12/750,796
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: 345/8, 348/158
• US Class Current: 345/8
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/10 Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/40 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head

Abstract

An LED light and communication system includes Visible Light Communication Transceiver Glasses having at least one projector, lense(s), and optical transceiver, the optical transceiver including a light support and a processor. The light support has at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodetector attached. The processor is in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector. The processor is capable of illuminating the at least one light emitting diode to create at least one light signal which is not observable to the unaided eyes of an individual. The second light signal includes at least one data packet. The processor may generate a signal for the projector to display information on the lense(s).

Claims

1. An LED light and communication device comprising:

Visible light communication transceiver glasses comprising;

a frame comprising at least one lens, at least one light emitting diode, and at least one photodetector, said at least one photodetector constructed and arranged for receipt of illumination comprising at least one pulsed light communication signal, said illumination being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said at least one pulsed light communication signal comprising a plurality of rapid flashes of visible light, said rapid flashes of visible light being at a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of the individual, wherein said rapid flashes of visible light comprise data or information, the at least one light emitting diode receiving power from a power source, the frame further comprising at least one processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to process said at least one pulsed light communication signal and communicate at least one image or said information to at least one projector on said frame, the processor being further constructed and arranged to illuminate the at least one light emitting diode to transmit at least one visible light signal comprising at least one communication signal embedded within the at least one visible light signal, the visible light signal comprising a plurality of rapid flashes of visible light, said rapid flashes of visible light being at a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of the individual, wherein the at least one communication signal comprises at least one data packet; and

wherein said at least one projector displays said at least one image or said information on said at least one lens.

2. The LED light and communication device of claim 1, further comprising a microphone proximate to said frame, said microphone being in communication with said processor.

3. The LED light and communication device of claim 2, further comprising a speaker proximate to said frame, said speaker being in communication with said processor.

4. The LED light and communication device of claim 3, said processor comprising memory.

5. The LED light and communication device of claim 4, said processor further comprising voice recognition software.

6. The LED light and communication device of claim 4, said processor further comprising voice activation software.

7. The LED light and communication device of claim 4, further comprising a camera.

8. The LED light and communication device of claim 1, further comprising at least one unique identifier comprising global positioning system (GPS) location information.

9. The LED light and communication device of claim 4, further comprising a switching device in communication with said at least one processor.

10. The LED light and communication device of claim 9, wherein said switching device is a remote unit which is in communication with said processor.

11. The LED light and communication devise of claim 10, wherein the Visible Light Communication Transceiver Glasses include a unique identifier.

12. The LED light and communication device of claim 4, further comprising non-volatile memory, wherein the unique identifier is stored in non-volatile memory.

13. An LED light and communication device comprising:

Visible light communication transceiver glasses comprising;

a frame comprising at least one lens, at least one light emitting diode, and at least one photodetector, said at least one photodetector constructed and arranged for receipt of at least one pulsed light communication signal, said at least one pulsed light communication signal comprising visible light, said at least one pulsed light communication signal comprising embedded information or data, the at least one light emitting diode receiving power from a power source, the frame further comprising at least one processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to illuminate the at least one light emitting diode to generate at least one visible light communication signal comprising visible light, said at least one visible light communication signal comprising at least one data packet or information packet embedded in said visible light, said at least one pulsed light communication signal or said at least one visible light signal comprising a unique identifier; and

at least one projector on said frame, said at least one projector being in communication with said at least one processor for display of at least one image on said at least one lens.

14. An LED light and communication device comprising:

Visible light communication transceiver glasses comprising;

a frame comprising at least one lens, at least one light emitting diode, and at least one photodetector, said at least one photodetector constructed and arranged for receipt of illumination comprising at least one pulsed light communication signal, said illumination being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual, said at least one pulsed light communication signal comprising a plurality of rapid flashes of visible light, said rapid flashes of visible light being at a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of the individual, wherein said rapid flashes of visible light comprise data or information, the at least one light emitting diode receiving power from a power source, the frame further comprising at least one processor in communication with the at least one light emitting diode and the at least one photodetector, the processor being constructed and arranged to process said at least one pulsed light communication signal and communicate at least one image or said information to at least one projector on said frame, the processor being further constructed and arranged to illuminate the at least one light emitting diode to transmit at least one visible light signal comprising at least one communication signal embedded within the at least one visible light signal, the visible light signal comprising a plurality of rapid flashes of visible light, said rapid flashes of visible light being at a frequency which is not observable to the unaided eyes of the individual, wherein the at least one communication signal comprises at least one data packet, said at least one pulsed light communication signal or said at least one visible light signal comprising a unique identifier; and

wherein said at least one projector displays said at least one image or said information on said at least one lens.