Patent ID: 8488971
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting lighting device data, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining, in a lighting device, a plurality of subsets of lighting device data, the lighting device data containing information related to the complete lighting device data, transmitting, from the lighting device, embedded in illumination light, each of the plurality of subsets of lighting device data, repeating the above steps until all subsets jointly corresponding to the complete lighting device data have been transmitted; wherein the step of obtaining involves retrieving the subsets of lighting device data from a data source, receiving in a receiver the subsets of lighting device data jointly corresponding to the complete lighting device data, transmitted from at least one of the at least one lighting devices, processing the received subsets of lighting device data to obtain the complete lighting device data to receive information from the lighting devices; receiving in a control unit connected to the lighting device lighting device data from the receiver; using the lighting device data to locate the at least one lighting device, and controlling the light emitted from the at least one lighting device.