Proof-of-Concept: Infrared Transmission Using Smart Phone Cameras

Author

Romann, Rene

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Microelectron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

fYear

2015

fDate

24-27 March 2015

Firstpage

658

Lastpage

661

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WAINA.2015.108

Filename

7096252