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US 10,009,982 B2Granted
Light fixture connectable device useful for establishing a network infrastructure
AssigneeAriel-University Research and Development Company Ltd.
InventorsBoaz Ben-Moshe, Nir Shvalb
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices suitable for connection to a light fixture, that in some embodiments are useful as components of a network and/or position-determining system.
Claims20
A device suitable for connecting to a light fixture, comprising:
- a body configured to electrically connect said device to a light fixture;
- an electrical light emitter;
- at least one Wi-Fi signal transmitter;
- at least one Wi-Fi signal receiver;
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- a controller configured to operate said device as a Wi-Fi access point of a Wi-Fi network by controlling said at least one Wi-Fi signal transmitter and said at least one Wi-Fi signal receiver, and
- wherein said controller controls the operation of said electrical light emitter to generate encoded information-carrying light signals by modulation of light emitted by said electrical light emitter, based on information received over said Wi-Fi network.
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