Coding scheme and method for a colour-shift-keying constellation in a visible-light communication system

US9467232B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9467232-B2
Application numberUS-201113980447-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 19, 2011
Priority dateJan 18, 2011
Publication dateOct 11, 2016
Grant dateOct 11, 2016

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A coding scheme for a color-shift-keying constellation in a visible-light communication system is provided, whereby a minimum number of flipped bits between symbols assigned to neighboring symbol points in the constellation is aimed. Improved assignments of symbol values to symbol points of the constellation may be provided, which may be capable of reducing a total Hamming distance between all symbol points in the constellation, thereby leading to a reduction of a bit-error ratio.

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What is claimed is: 1. A colour coding and/or decoding unit, comprising: an optical transmitter configured to implement a coding scheme for a colour-shift-keying constellation in a visible-light communication system, wherein the colour-shift-keying constellation includes sixteen symbol points, S 0 -S 15 , wherein the symbol points have a numbered order and location within the colour-shift-keying constellation according to IEEE 802.15.7 specifications, and wherein each of the…

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What does patent US9467232B2 cover?
A coding scheme for a color-shift-keying constellation in a visible-light communication system is provided, whereby a minimum number of flipped bits between symbols assigned to neighboring symbol points in the constellation is aimed. Improved assignments of symbol values to symbol points of the constellation may be provided, which may be capable of reducing a total Hamming distance between all …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Walewski Joachim, Siemens Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B10/516. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 11 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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