Techniques for indoor navigation with emergency assistance via light-based communication
US10103811B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/502
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for enhancing indoor navigation using light-based communication (LCom). In some embodiments, an LCom-enabled luminaire configured as described herein may include access to a sensor configured to detect a given hazardous condition. In response to detection of a hazard, the LCom-enabled luminaire may adjust its light output, transmit an LCom signal, or both, in accordance with some embodiments. A given LCom signal may include data that may be utilized by a recipient computing device, for example, in providing emergency evacuation routing or other indoor navigation with hazard avoidance, emergency assistance, or both. In a network of such luminaires, data distribution via inter-luminaire communication may be provided, in accordance with some embodiments, via an optical interface or other wired or wireless communication means. In some cases, the network may include a luminaire that is not LCom-enabled yet still configured for inter-luminaire communication.
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