Systems and methods for improved optical wireless communications based on mobility patterns

A system comprising:

• one or more lighting units configured to illuminate an area, wherein the one or more lighting units are configured to transmit information using optical wireless communication;
• one or more processors operably coupled with the one or more lighting units;
• and
• memory operably coupled with the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• determine one or more mobility patterns observed in the area over time;
• select an applicable mobility pattern from the one or more mobility patterns;
• predict usage in the area of a plurality of mobile apps;
• and
• allocate one or more OWC resources of at least one of the one or more lighting units for transmission of data to one or more of the plurality of OWC-based mobile apps operating on one or more mobile devices operated within the area, wherein the allocating is based at least in part on the predicted usage and one or more mobility patterns.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations:

• determining one or more mobility patterns observed in an area over time, wherein the area is illuminated by one or more lighting units, and the one or more lighting units are configured to transmit information using optical wireless communications;
• selecting an applicable mobility pattern from the one or more mobility patterns;
• predicting, based on the selected mobility pattern, usage in the area of a plurality of OWC-based mobile apps;
• and
• allocating one or more OWC resources of at least one of the one or more lighting units for transmission of data to one or more of the plurality of OWC-based mobile apps operating on one or more mobile devices operated within the area, wherein the allocating is based at least in part on the predicted usage.