公开(公告)号：US10230466B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15965008

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC

Inventor： Daniel Ryan ,  Kelby Edward Green ,  Emanuel Paul Malandrakis ,  Konstantin Klitenik

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/2575 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A light source emits a modulated light, and a radio-frequency transceiver disposed therewith emits a radio-frequency signal. A mobile device may receive either or both signals and determine its position based thereon. The light and radio-frequency sources may be disposed in node in a network of said sources, and the nodes may communicate via the radio-frequency transceivers.

公开(公告)号：US20180234182A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15951446

申请日：2018-04-12

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Aaron Ganick ,  Daniel Ryan

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04W12/06 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W4/043 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a self-identifying optical transmitter for broadcasting a one-way authentication code using light-based communication. The transmitter may include a memory for storing an identifier of the transmitter, a processor for generating a data signal including an identifier of the transmitter, a modulator for receiving the data signal and generating an electrical signal, the modular generating the electrical signal by modulating the data signal. The transmitter may also include a light source for receiving the electrical signal, converting the electrical signal into an optical signal, and continuously broadcasting the optical signal as an optical data transmission stream. The optical data transmission stream may be used to verify that a receiving mobile device is near the transmitter. The transmitter may also include an optical surface for dispersing the optical data transmission stream as the optical data transmission stream is emitted from the transmitter.

公开(公告)号：US10024948B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US14988827

申请日：2016-01-06

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Aaron Ganick ,  Daniel Ryan

IPC: G01S1/70 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G01S5/16 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/60 ,  H04L25/49 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/374 ,  G01S19/48

Abstract: Systems an methods are provided that disclose providing a positioning service for devices based on light received from one or more light sources. This light based positioning service uses light information transmitted by each light source to determine the position of the device. The positioning information can include three dimension position information in a building that can then be used to deliver services and information to a mobile device. The content delivered to a mobile device can include multimedia, text, audio, and/or pictorial information. The positioning information along with other location or positioning information can be used in providing augmented reality or location aware services. The light sources can be independent beacons that broadcast information in visible light at a rate that is undetectable by the human eye. Content can be retrieved from a server over a communications connection.

公开(公告)号：US09989624B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15066656

申请日：2016-03-10

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Daniel Ryan ,  Kelby Edward Green ,  Emanuel Paul Malandrakis ,  Konstantin Klitenik

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  G01S5/16 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G01C21/20 ,  H04B10/114

CPC classification number: G01S5/16 ,  G01C21/206 ,  H04B10/1141 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/026 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H05B33/0845

Abstract: An example of a technique for compensating for effects of Earth's magnetic field variations on a mobile device positioning system. A mobile device utilizes a compass to obtain an absolute heading when located relative to a visible light source. The mobile device obtains a heading correction value based on an identifier of the visible light source. An orientation of a map displayed on the mobile device is rotated based on the absolute heading and the heading correction value in order to provide an indication of a location of the mobile device properly oriented on the map.

公开(公告)号：US20180011167A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15701868

申请日：2017-09-12

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Stephen H. Lydecker ,  Konstantin Klitenik ,  Daniel Ryan ,  Emanuel Paul Malandrakis ,  Mitri J. Abou-Rizk

IPC: G01S5/16 ,  H04B10/116

CPC classification number: G01S5/16 ,  G01S1/00 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G08B5/36 ,  H04B1/00 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04M1/72525 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H05B33/0845 ,  H05B33/0857 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0272

Abstract: In a positioning system, a mobile device can detect a transmission from one of a number of lighting devices to obtain an identification (ID) label or code of each lighting device. The mobile device uses the detected ID code for a lookup in a self-stored or remotely stored table that associates lighting device location information with ID codes, to obtain an estimate of mobile device position. To mitigate against hacking by a third party detecting the ID codes and observing locations to compile its own lookup table, the disclosed examples dynamically alter the assignments of particular ID codes to the lighting devices, while minimizing potential disruption of position determination service for mobile devices due to the changes to ID code assignments.

公开(公告)号：US09723219B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14957146

申请日：2015-12-02

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Daniel Ryan ,  Peter Staats ,  Robert Sumner, Jr.

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G01C21/20 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/353

CPC classification number: H04N5/455 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T5/50 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N5/144 ,  H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04N5/2351 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/4401

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring one or more imaging sensors of an imaging device to capture digital images for digital pulse recognition demodulation. In some embodiments, the method includes initializing one or more imaging sensors of the imaging device, determining a subset of the one or more imaging sensors to configure, setting a configuration for each of the one or more imaging sensors of the subset by defining a region of interest as a metering area for each of the one or more imaging sensors of the subset and automatically adjusting a setting for each of the one or more imaging sensors of the subset, and adjusting input parameters of a demodulation function based on a device profile of the imaging device. In some embodiments, the adjusted setting is locked to prevent further adjustment of the adjusted setting.

公开(公告)号：US20160119761A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-28

申请号：US14990259

申请日：2016-01-07

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Daniel Ryan ,  Kelby Edward Green ,  Emanuel Paul Malandrakis ,  Konstantin Klitenik

IPC: H04W4/04 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H05B33/08

CPC classification number: G01S5/16 ,  G01C21/206 ,  H04B10/1141 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/026 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H05B33/0845

Abstract: An example of a lighting device including a light source, a modulator and a processor. The processor is configured to control the light source to emit light for general illumination and control the modulator to modulate the intensity of the emitted light to superimpose at least two sinusoids. Frequencies of the at least two sinusoids enable a mobile device to infer the physical location of the lighting device.

公开(公告)号：US20160072584A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14943485

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Aaron Ganick ,  Daniel Ryan

IPC: H04B10/116

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/2353

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a self identifying light source including an emitter that produces visible light; and an autonomous modulator in electrical communication with the emitter that automatically and continually modulates the visible light produced by the emitter, wherein the modulated visible light represents an identification code of the light source. In some embodiments, the emitter is a light emitting diode (LED) and further comprises an LED driver that provides a specified voltage and current to each LED in the light source.

Abstract translation: 一方面，本公开涉及包括产生可见光的发射器的自识别光源; 以及与发射器电连通的自发调制器，其自动且连续地调制由发射器产生的可见光，其中调制的可见光表示光源的识别码。 在一些实施例中，发射器是发光二极管（LED），并且还包括向光源中的每个LED提供指定的电压和电流的LED驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US20160047890A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14823074

申请日：2015-08-11

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Daniel Ryan ,  Kelby Edward Green ,  Emanuel Paul Malandrakis ,  Konstantin Klitenik

IPC: G01S5/16 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H05B33/08

CPC classification number: G01S5/16 ,  G01C21/206 ,  H04B10/1141 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/026 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H05B33/0845

Abstract: An example of a lighting device including a light source, a modulator and a processor. The processor is configured to control the light source to emit light for general illumination and control the modulator to modulate the intensity of the emitted light to superimpose at least two sinusoids. Frequencies of the at least two sinusoids enable a mobile device to infer the physical location of the lighting device.

公开(公告)号：US10578705B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15965020

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Daniel Ryan ,  Kelby Edward Green ,  Emanuel Paul Malandrakis ,  Konstantin Klitenik

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  G01S5/16 ,  H05B33/08 ,  G01C21/20 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G01S1/70 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: An example of a technique for maintaining a previously calibrated mobile device positioning system to account for changes in perturbers of the Earth's magnetic field. A mobile device obtains a corrected heading estimate of the mobile device within a space based on a previously recorded heading correction value. The mobile device also calculates a device heading relative to a previously orientated map of the space. The mobile device subsequently updates the heading correction value with any deviation between the corrected heading estimate and the calculated device heading.