Title :
Proof-of-Concept: Infrared Transmission Using Smart Phone Cameras
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Microelectron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Abstract :
Infrared data transmission used to be a common communication means for devices that are spatially close to each other. Despite its reliability and cost efficiency, infrared communication has virtually disappeared as its bandwidth is but sufficient in many application domains. This paper reevaluates to what extent built-in cameras of up-to-date smart phones can be used as infrared receivers. It turns out that small data amounts, such as IDs, tags, and network addresses, can be easily recognized, which makes infrared-capable smart phones suitable of automatic target selection and setup.
Keywords :
image sensors; optical communication; smart phones; ID; Infrared data transmission; automatic target selection; automatic target setup; built-in cameras; infrared capable smart phones; infrared communication; infrared receivers; network addresses; proof-of-concept; smart phone cameras; tags; up-to-date smart phones; Brightness; Cameras; Data communication; Home appliances; Image processing; Light sources; Smart phones; Internet of Things; Smart Homes;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), 2015 IEEE 29th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gwangiu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1774-7
DOI :
10.1109/WAINA.2015.108
