Apparatus and method for visible light communication
US8554084B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/1149
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transmitting Visible Light Communication (VLC) data, in which a data processor processes data to be transmitted, a modulator modulates data received from the data processor into a signal for VLC, a light output unit outputs light of a predetermined color and includes in the light a signal of any selected one characteristic among signals of two different characteristics, and a light output controller selects at least one of the signals of different characteristics, and controls the light output unit so that a signal from the modulator is output through the signal of the selected characteristic.
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