Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a sensor module. In some aspects, a sensor module may include a collar configured to be attached to a camera module for a user device. The collar may include a first opening that is configured to align with an aperture of a camera of the camera module, and a second opening. The sensor module may include a sensor embedded in the collar. The sensor may be aligned with the second opening of the collar. Numerous other aspects are provided.

An infrared control system and an operation method thereof are provided. The infrared control system includes a sound sensor, an infrared transmitter and a processing unit. In an initialization period, the processing unit controls the infrared transmitter to transmit a first infrared control code of a first control code set to a target device, and monitors an environment sound via the sound sensor to determine whether the target device responds to the first infrared control code. If the processing unit determines that the target device responds to the first infrared control code according to environment sound, the processing unit records a relationship between the first control code set and the target device.

A smart light source configured for visible light communication. The light source includes a controller comprising a modem configured to receive a data signal and generate a driving current and a modulation signal based on the data signal. Additionally, the light source includes a light emitter configured as a pump-light device to receive the driving current for producing a directional electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength in the ultra-violet or blue wavelength regime modulated to carry the data signal using the modulation signal. Further, the light source includes a pathway configured to direct the directional electromagnetic radiation and a wavelength converter optically coupled to the pathway to receive the directional electromagnetic radiation and to output a white-color spectrum. Furthermore, the light source includes a beam shaper configured to direct the white-color spectrum for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting the data signal.

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a remote control system that improves one or more of directionality, target specificity, signal specificity, and bandwidth. An example embodiment is a remote control system that includes a radiation source configured to generate an infrared radiation projection based on one or more remote control codes to control a device. The remote control system further includes an optical controller configured to adjust one or more parameters associated with the infrared radiation projection before the infrared radiation projection is emitted to the device.

A data-receiving circuit adapted to an electronic device is provided herein. The electronic device receives a power-saving signal to operate in a power-saving mode. The data-receiving circuit includes a first register, a second register, a decoder, a data register, and a control circuit. The first register is configured to store a target value. The second register is configured to store the length of the target value. The decoder captures control data and endpoint data from an IR signal. The data register is configured to store the control data. The control circuit empties out the data register according to the power-saving signal and the endpoint signal.

An electronic device may be provisioned with an infrared (IR) light-emitting diode (LED) configured to externally transmit identifying information that particularly identifies the device, such as the device serial number, to outside of the device. A companion portable IR LED reader may be used to systematically scan a row or shelf or rack of electronic devices to read the respective communication signals transmitted from each of the respective devices, thereby enabling quick and accurate physical identification of the devices in a system/datacenter and inhibiting the unnecessary removal of an incorrect or misidentified device for replacement.

A lighting apparatus that is used in a positioning system and is locatable in plural number in a limited area is provided. The lighting apparatus for use in the positioning includes a power supplier that supplies power, a lighting unit that is lit by the power supplied by the power supplier, and a beacon transmitter. The beacon transmitter operates by the power supplied by the power supplier, and transmits a beacon that is a signal for positioning. The beacon includes a long-distance beacon transmitted with first transmission power and a short-distance beacon transmitted with a second transmission power less than the first transmission power. The beacon transmitter transmits at least the long-distance beacon intermittently.

A self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter is provided with an assembly for controlling a travel direction of the self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter, wherein, the travel direction of the self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter is controlled via a handle, a resilient recoverable component is provided between a scooter body and the handle, the handle is adapted for driving the resilient recoverable component to control the travel direction of the scooter, the resilient recoverable component comprises a stator (101), a rotor (112) and a resilient recoverable unit (111), the rotor (112) is mechanically connected to the handle in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, the stator (101) is mechanically connected to the scooter body (107) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, the stator (101) and the rotor (112) are connected in a resilient manner via the resilient recoverable unit, the resilient recoverable component further comprises an angle limiting device, the angle limiting device comprises a limiting cover (103) and a limiting pin (105), the limiting cover (103) is mechanically connected to the stator (101) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, a limiting hole is provided on the limiting cover (103), the limiting pin (105) is mechanically connected to the rotor (112) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, and the rotation of the rotor (112) causes the limiting pin (105) to rotate within a certain angle range inside the limiting hole on the limiting cover (103).

In an embodiment, a communication method includes: performing a receiving method by a receiving device including a visible light camera module that is capable of capturing invisible light emitted by an invisible light signal emitter of a sending device. The receiving method includes: broadcasting a camera frame rate; capturing, by the visible light camera module, a plurality of frames at the camera frame rate, wherein each frame includes a corresponding area caused by a corresponding signal pulse of a portion of signal pulses, and the signal pulses are emitted by the invisible light signal emitter at a signal pulse rate substantially same as the camera frame rate; detecting the corresponding area in each frame; and labeling the corresponding area in each frame, to obtain a coding pattern corresponding to a signal pulse pattern, and decoding the coding pattern, to identify a data sequence.

Systems and methods presented herein provide for improved access to data. In one embodiment, a communication system includes an RF communication link that is operable to receive first communications from a mobile device (e.g., a cell phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, or other “user equipment”). The communication system also includes a processor operable to determine a location of the mobile device based on the first communications and a plurality of directional communication links. Each directional communication link is operable to transfer data to the mobile device based on the location of the mobile device as determined by the processor. The processor is also operable to coordinate the transfer of data from each of the directional communication links to the mobile device.