Determining a light pattern to configure a user device for a virtual meeting
A system device may determine a light pattern that represents encoded information associated with a virtual meeting. The system device may cause a light communications system to emit the light pattern. The light communications system may include a sensor and an emitter. The light pattern may configure a user device that detects the light pattern to perform an update associated with the virtual meeting. In some implementations, the light pattern may be constrained to a zone in a physical space. In some implementations, the system may use a facial recognition system to locate a person in the physical space when light from the light communications system is occluded.
1 . A method, comprising:
determining a light pattern that represents encoded information associated with a virtual meeting; and
causing a light communications system to emit the light pattern, wherein the light communications system includes a sensor and an emitter, and the light pattern configures a user device that detects the light pattern to perform an update associated with the virtual meeting;
wherein the encoded information includes a vehicle identifier.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
constraining the light pattern to a first zone in a physical space; and
causing a second emitter of the light communications system to emit a second light pattern constrained to a second zone in the physical space.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
constraining the light pattern to a zone in a physical space by using at least one of a lens or a physical cone.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
using a facial recognition system to locate a person in a physical space when light from the light communications system is occluded.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the light pattern is emitted by a peripheral device in a computing environment.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the light pattern is emitted by a vehicle in a vehicle transportation network.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, via the sensor of the light communications system, a second light pattern from the user device.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining at least one of a location or a direction of the user device in a physical space based on the light pattern received by the user device.
9 . An apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
determine a light pattern that represents encoded information associated with a virtual meeting; and
cause a light communications system to emit the light pattern wherein the light communications system includes a sensor and an emitter, and the light pattern configures a user device that detects the light pattern to perform an update associated with the virtual meeting a demodulator arrangement; wherein the encoded information includes a vehicle identifier.
10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
limit the light pattern to a first zone in a physical space; and
cause a second emitter of the light communications system to emit a second light pattern constrained to a second zone in the physical space.
11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
constrain the light pattern to a zone in a physical space by using a physical barrier.
12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
use a sound detection system to locate a person in a physical space when light from the light communications system is occluded.
13 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
detect, via the sensor of the light communications system, a second light pattern from the user device.
14 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining a light pattern that represents encoded information associated with a virtual meeting;
causing a light communications system to emit the light pattern, wherein the light communications system includes a sensor and an emitter, and the light pattern configures a user device that detects the light pattern to perform an update associated with the virtual meeting;
constraining the light pattern to a zone in a physical space; and
using a pan-tilt-zoom camera to follow the user device from the zone to another zone in the physical space.
15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 14 , the operations further comprising:
monitoring for receipt of the light pattern to determine when the light pattern is occluded.
16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 14 , the operations further comprising:
localizing the light pattern to an area in a physical space by using at least one of a lens or a physical cone.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 14 , the operations further comprising:
detecting, via the sensor of the light communications system, a second light pattern from the user device.
18 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle identifier is anonymized and corresponded to dates, times, and/or geolocations associated with receipt of the light pattern.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions of claim 14 , the operations further comprising:
causing the light communications system to emit a second light pattern constrained to a second zone in the physical space.