Patents
US 10713550 B2: Asset tracking using visible light communication
- Granted
- 2020-07-14
- Filed
- 2019-02-18 application 16278453
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for locating an asset can include a first visible light communication (VLC) device having a first controller, a first transceiver, and a first light source, where the first transceiver has a first range, where the first controller broadcasts, using the first transceiver, a first communication signal, where the first communication signal comprises an identification of the asset. The system can also include an asset communication device associated with the asset, where the asset communication device includes a second transceiver and a second controller, where the second transceiver has a second range, where the asset communication device is within the first range, where the second controller broadcasts, using the second transceiver, a second communication signal in response to the first communication signal, where the second communication signal comprises the identification of the asset.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200714.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Technologies Company 1,145 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adikaramge Asiri Jayawardena | Manlius, NY | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph Michael Manahan | Manlius, NY | 125 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K19/0728 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/087 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B10/116 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JAYAWARDENA, ADIKARAMGE ASIRI signed 2017-06-02 MANAHAN, JOSEPH MICHAEL signed 2017-06-02 | COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY HOUSTON, TX | 51951/646 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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