The pulsing lights can be picked up by a smartphone’s forward-facing camera lens, and an app working with the lighting system can help people plan their route through the store while also tracking their movements.
What information can lightbulbs collect about grocery store shoppers?
Answer: their location
A system being tested in a supermarket in France streams basic data through LED lightbulbs. Sections of lights emit different lighting patterns that are faster than the human eye can observe, and which The Atlantic called a “21st-century twist on Morse code.”
The pulsing lights can be picked up by a smartphone’s forward-facing camera lens, and an app working with the lighting system can help people plan their route through the store while also tracking their movements.
The pulsing lights can be picked up by a smartphone’s forward-facing camera lens, and an app working with the lighting system can help people plan their route through the store while also tracking their movements.
