Apparatus and method for identifying location information using visible light communication and GPS

摘要

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for identifying location information by using visible light communication and a GPS (Global Positioning System). The apparatus includes: a GPS signal processor for receiving a GPS signal, and identifying location information; a visible light signal processor for receiving a visible light signal, and identifying location information; a GPS/visible light selector for identifying strengths of signals provided by the GPS signal processor and the visible light signal processor, and controlling an operation of the GPS signal processor and an operation of the visible light signal processor; and a location information output unit for outputting the at least one location information provided by the GPS signal processor and the visible light signal processor.

主权项

1. An apparatus for identifying location information, the apparatus comprising:
a global positioning system (GPS) signal processor configured to receive a GPS signal and identify location information; a visible light signal processor configured to receive a visible light signal and identify location information; a GPS/visible light selector configured to identify strengths of signals provided by the GPS signal processor and the visible light signal processor and control an operation of the GPS signal processor and an operation of the visible light signal processor; and a location information output unit configured to output the location information identified by the GPS signal processor and the visible light signal processor, wherein the visible light signal processor is configured to provide a strength of the received visible light signal to the GPS/visible light selector and to identify visible light signal-based location information based on the received visible light signal.