Patents by Inventor Andrew Timothy Tio

Andrew Timothy Tio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, apparatus and system for visible light communication
    Patent number: 10594397
    Abstract: There is provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication, including binarizing data to be transmitted into a binary bit representation, encoding the data for transmission by modulating one or more of a plurality of light emitting regions between a first state and a second state based on the binary bit representation of the data, and transmitting the visible light signal in the form of light emitted by one or more of the plurality of modulated light emitting regions, the visible light signal being decodable to obtain the data. There is also provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication which includes modulating one or more second sets of light emitting regions within the capture region between a first state and a second state based on the bit representations of one or more previous data for enabling error detection. Corresponding methods of receiving a visible light signal and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Kar Yam Tay, Anne-Maud B. Laprais, Andrew Timothy Tio
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180309514
    Abstract: There is provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication, including binarizing data to be transmitted into a binary bit representation, encoding the data for transmission by modulating one or more of a plurality of light emitting regions between a first state and a second state based on the binary bit representation of the data, and transmitting the visible light signal in the form of light emitted by one or more of the plurality of modulated light emitting regions, the visible light signal being decodable to obtain the data. There is also provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication which includes modulating one or more second sets of light emitting regions within the capture region between a first state and a second state based on the bit representations of one or more previous data for enabling error detection. Corresponding methods of receiving a visible light signal and systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Kar Yam Tay, Anne-Maud B. Laprais, Andrew Timothy Tio
  • Method, apparatus and system for visible light communication
    Patent number: 10014940
    Abstract: There is provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication, including binarizing data to be transmitted into a binary bit representation, encoding the data for transmission by modulating one or more of a plurality of light emitting regions between a first state and a second state based on the binary bit representation of the data, and transmitting the visible light signal in the form of light emitted by one or more of the plurality of modulated light emitting regions, the visible light signal being decodable to obtain the data. There is also provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication which includes modulating one or more second sets of light emitting regions within the capture region between a first state and a second state based on the bit representations of one or more previous data for enabling error detection. Corresponding methods of receiving a visible light signal and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kar Yam Tay, Anne-Maud B. Laprais, Andrew Timothy Tio
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20160352423
    Abstract: There is provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication, including binarizing data to be transmitted into a binary bit representation, encoding the data for transmission by modulating one or more of a plurality of light emitting regions between a first state and a second state based on the binary bit representation of the data, and transmitting the visible light signal in the form of light emitted by one or more of the plurality of modulated light emitting regions, the visible light signal being decodable to obtain the data. There is also provided a method of transmitting a visible light signal in visible light communication which includes modulating one or more second sets of light emitting regions within the capture region between a first state and a second state based on the bit representations of one or more previous data for enabling error detection. Corresponding methods of receiving a visible light signal and systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kar Yam Tay, Anne-Maud B. Laprais, Andrew Timothy Tio