Industry Patents

Patent: 9795015

Automatic Identification and Localization of Wireless Light Emitting Elements

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Patent Number: 9795015 
Title: Automatic Identification and Localization of Wireless Light Emitting Elements 
Abstract:

One or more embodiments set forth techniques for identifying and locating wireless light emitting elements within a lighting system. An identification and location module executing on calibration system transmits a message to instruct a first light emitting element included in a plurality of light emitting elements within the lighting system to emit light having a first characteristic. The identification and location module detects, via a photosensitive device, a first location of the first light emitting element within the lighting system based on the first characteristic. The identification and location module stores a data entry in a memory that associates the first location with the first light emitting element. At least one advantage of the approach described herein is that wireless light emitting elements are automatically identified and located during post assembly testing, thereby reducing labor costs associated with manually presorting or recording IDs of the light emitting elements.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Di Censo, Marti, Hague, Nahman 
Assignee: Harman International 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 37/02 
US Classification: H05B 37/0272 
Issue Date: 10-17-2017 
Filing Date: 06-06-2016 
Application : 15/174793 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 9795015 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 9795015 at Google Patents 

 

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