发明名称 |
Illumination light communication device, and illumination apparatus and system including same |
摘要 |
An illumination light communication device includes a light source unit including light emitting elements; a power supply unit controlling a load current flowing through the light source unit to be maintained at a constant; a switch element connected in series to the light source unit; and a control unit configured to control on/off of the switch element to modulate a light intensity of illumination light from the light source unit such that a binary communication signal is superimposed on the illumination light. The control unit has a switching circuit to open/close a path between the light source unit and the power supply unit, controls on/off of the switching circuit based on a dimming signal to perform a dimming control on the light source unit by a PWM control, and allows the communication signal to be superimposed on the illumination light in synchronization with an ON time of the switching circuit. |
申请公布号 |
US8749168(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.10 |
申请号 |
US201213547327 |
申请日期 |
2012.07.12 |
申请人 |
Panasonic Corporation |
发明人 |
Kamada Masao;Shiohama Eiji;Nishino Hiroyuki;Maehara Minoru;Hasitani Yosiaki;Kondo Yosuke |
分类号 |
H05B37/02;H05B39/04;H05B41/36;G05F1/00;H04B10/04 |
主分类号 |
H05B37/02 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An illumination light communication device comprising:
a light source unit including light emitting elements; a power supply unit which controls a load current flowing through the light source unit to be maintained at a constant value; a switch element connected in series to the light source unit; and a control unit configured to control on/off of the switch element to modulate a light intensity of illumination light from the light source unit such that a binary communication signal is superimposed on the illumination light, wherein the control unit has a switching circuit to open and close a path connecting between the light source unit and the power supply unit, controls on/off of the switching circuit based on a dimming signal to perform a dimming control on the illumination light from the light source unit by a PWM control, and allows the communication signal to be superimposed on the illumination light from the light source unit in synchronization with an ON time of the switching circuit.
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地址 |
Osaka JP |