VISIBLE LIGHT RECEIVER AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A VISIBLE LIGHT RECEIVER

A visible-light receiver and a visible-light communication system including the visible-light receiver may improve an accuracy of light reception. The visible-light receiver may include a housing having a first opening defined on a top face thereof; a lens module provided inside the housing that receives light or a visible-light signal and converts the light into an electric or electrical signal, wherein the light may be emitted from a visible-light emitter and passes through the first opening and to the lens module; a data processing module or data processor assembly provided within the housing that receives the electric signal from the lens module and converts the electric signal into data; and a cap or hollow tube provided on a top face of the housing so as to extend around the first opening and protrude upwardly, wherein the cap may have second and third openings defined in lower and upper portions thereof, respectively.