General Electric Company
POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING LAMP FIXTURE INDICATOR

Abstract:

A system and method obtaining image data of a light fixture having an indicator associated with the light fixture. The indicator at least partially attenuates light generated by one or more light generating devices disposed within the light fixture. The method also includes determining one or more characteristics of the indicator based on the image data that is obtained, and one or more of determining a unique identity of the light fixture based on the one or more characteristics of the indicator that are determined or determining a location of the light fixture within a structure based on the one or more characteristics of the indicator that are determined.