The number of binary systems with discovered pulsating components is increasing with the precision of the observations. These systems offer a unique opportunity to study the phenomenon of pulsation. Using eclipse mapping methods it is possible in principle to reconstruct the surface intensity structure of the components, which is coded into the eclipse profile.
We have developed a method that employs the eclipse mapping to reconstruct the pulsational patterns in such systems. The method relies purely on photometric data, which are more accessible than spectrographic observations of adequate quality. The method shows a strong selection power among the modal number m in the sense that from reconstructions with different m values, only the one with the correct m proves to be physically meaningful. Tests show that patterns with modal numbers up to l=4 can be reconstructed with some restrictions.

 
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