A beacon device includes a beacon code generator that generates beacon data that uniquely indicates a subscriber. A beacon generator generates a wireless homing beacon that indicates the beacon data. The wireless homing beacon is detectable by the at least one drone delivery device to facilitate a service delivery by the drone delivery device at the location of the beacon device.

Conventional whiteboards or chalkboards on which writing is effected using Dry-Erase or chalk markers are enabled for digital conversion of the writing into the digital domain. An indoor positioning subsystem determines the absolute position of a marker with a dry-erase or another conventional writing tip within a local coordinate system to track the location of the marker on the board. Ultra wide band (UWB) is an example technology that may be used for this purpose. An inertial sensor in the marker captures sensor data generated by handwriting by sensing the movement of the marker, essentially tracking the relative positioning and motion of the handwriting. The absolute position and relative positions are then processed to generate digital handwriting which may be refined using deep learning subsystem(s) for handwriting recognition and classification for the data captured by the inertial sensor to determine the most appropriate character or shape of the writing.

The invention relates to a lighting device for providing a position identification signal, wherein the lighting device comprises a lighting means. A transmitting unit comprising an antenna element transmits the position identification signal in the form of a directed radio signal having a specifiable emission characteristic during intended operation, wherein the position identification signal comprises a position determination data regarding a position of the transmitting unit and/or of the lighting means. The invention further relates to a lighting system having a plurality of lighting devices. In addition, the invention relates to a method for operating a lighting device having a lighting means and a transmitting unit. The method comprises the directed transmitting of a position identification signal in the form of a radio signal having a specifiable emission characteristic, wherein the position identification signal comprises position determination data regarding a position of the transmitting unit and/or of the lighting means.

An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) sensor. The EMR sensor detects a signal indicative of a direction of emission of the signal. The unmanned aerial vehicle also includes a nozzle to eject the substance based on the direction of emission.

A marking device includes a light-emitting unit configured to emit light, a housing configured to accommodate the light-emitting unit, and a support configured to support the housing. The housing can include a transmitting portion configured to transmit the light from the light-emitting unit through a circumferential portion of the housing, and a roof covering the light-emitting unit accommodated in the housing. The housing can include a side wall formed between every two adjacent windows of the plurality of windows.

A route searching method used in an electronic device includes detecting decreased available power of the electronic device. When the available power of the electronic device is less than the predetermined value, determining whether a first communication device receives infrared signals transmitted by the charging device. If the infrared signals are not received, the electronic device is driven to repeatedly to continuously turn through a predetermined angle to find a moving orientation of the electronic device, driving the electronic device to move along the orientation, determining whether the first communication device receives the infrared signals transmitted by the charging device when the electronic device is moving, and driving the electronic device to move to the charging device under guidance of the infrared signals, when the first communication device receives the infrared signals transmitted by the charging device.

The present invention relates to a method for managing an automatic warehouse and for locating a mobile target, such as a person or a manual guided vehicle (1).

Aspects presented herein may enable a network entity (e.g., a location server, an LMF, etc.) to generate and configure virtual anchors and/or virtual positioning reference units (VPRUs) for a UE for UE-based positioning. In one aspect, a network entity receives an indication to perform UE-based positioning for a UE. The network entity configures, for the UE, assistance data that includes a list of virtual anchors and a list of VPRUs for the UE-based positioning. The network entity transmits the assistance data including the list of virtual anchors and the list of VPRUs. The network entity may generate the list of virtual anchors based on a location offset to each physical anchor in a set of physical anchors. The network entity may generate the list of VPRUs based on at least one physical PRU.

Apparatuses, components and methods are provided herein useful to provide assistance to customers and/or workers in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, a shopping facility personal assistance system comprises: a plurality of motorized transport units located in and configured to move through a shopping facility space; a plurality of user interface units, each corresponding to a respective motorized transport unit during use of the respective motorized transport unit; and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the plurality of motorized transport units and the plurality of user interface units, wherein the central computer system is configured to control movement of the plurality of motorized transport units through the shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the plurality of user interface units.

To reduce power consumption in an apparatus for measuring a distance on the basis of a phase difference between light beams.

A distance measuring apparatus includes: a phase difference detecting section; and a distance measuring section. In the distance measuring apparatus, the phase difference detecting section detects a phase difference between light beams from a pair of external light sources. In addition, in the distance measuring apparatus, the distance measuring section acquires any one of a distance from one of the pair of external light sources and an interval between the pair of external light sources as known data and measures a distance from another of the pair of external light sources on a basis of the known data and the phase difference.