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7403715 Free space optical bus  
A free space optical bus system and method are provided for connecting two units of circuitry across a free space gap. A first unit of circuitry includes a multiplexer that combines a plurality of...
7386238 Method and system for infrared data communications  
A method and system for conveying contextually relevant information to a wireless client are disclosed. More particularly, a transmitter transmits a diffuse infrared signal to a client having an...
7330661 Method and apparatus for optical communication between devices  
A method and apparatus for processing a data signal for transmission to a remote device transmits at least two synchronized copies of the data signal, in optical form, in different directions. To...
7209663 Apparatus and method for repeating signal by using wireless optical transmission  
A repeating apparatus and method using wireless optical transmission is disclosed. The repeating apparatus includes a donor device for transmitting two identical copies of an optical signal by...
7127174 Hybrid-integrated high-speed OTDM module  
A novel optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) module based on hybrid-integrated optical chips is disclosed. An integrated modulator chip generates optical RZ signal streams which are then...
7116906 Wireless optical system for high bandwidth communications  
A method for communicating information includes modulating a communications signal by orthogonal frequency domain modulation and transmitting the communication signal by a laser and/or light...
6934477 Method and apparatus for free-space optical communication without eletro-optical conversion  
Erbium doped fiber amplifiers (ERDAs) optically couple optical signals between free-space and fiber optic links of a terrestrial optical communication network. The optical gain of transmitting and...
6907013 Network communications link  
A wireless communications link between a communication line connector and at least one audio-visual device is provided. The communications link preferably includes a communication line side unit,...
6778781 Health check algorithm for protection circuit in optical network  
An optical network has an optical splitter connected to (1) a working optical subscriber unit (OSU) of a working circuit via a working optical fiber, (2) a protection OSU of a protection circuit...
6771908 Fast protection switching by snooping on downstream signals in an optical network  
An optical network has an optical splitter connected to (1) a working optical subscriber unit (OSU) of a working circuit, (2) a protection OSU of a protection circuit, and (3) one or more optical...
6522440 Inter-satellite optical link track sensor  
The present invention provides a tracking sensor and system to maintain the alignment of an optical communication beam between two terminals. A four-quadrant InGaAs photodetector receives the...
6057949 Bi-directional infrared communications system  
An infrared (IR) transmitter modulator/receiver controller (TM/RC) encodes downlink serial digital data and precise time synchronization strobes from a host system to provide a downlink modulated...
6025946 Transmission device and transmission method  
The present invention relates to a transmission device and a transmission method which can efficiently perform transmission of audio signals with infrared ray and suppress the complication of data...
5959752 Optical transceiver and optical communications network for both of optical fiber transmission and free space transmission  
A cable network is constituted such that interconnectable, passive 4-terminal star couplers are connected to each other via optical fiber cables and a bi-directional optical relay amplifier. Cells...
5936754 Transmission of CDMA signals over an analog optical link  
A transmission system for backhauling CDMA signals from remote antennas to the centralized base station of a wireless communication system includes a laser transmitter and an optical receiver...
5818617 Optical data communication and location apparatus, system and method and transmitters and receivers for use therewith  
An optical data communication and location apparatus for at least one location in a facility having at least one receiver at said at least one location. A plurality of portable transmitters...
5585952 Communication apparatus automatically selecting one of two operation modes  
A communication apparatus includes a memory. The memory stores the protocol of an ASK system and the protocol of an IrDA system. These protocols require predetermined time periods of T1 and T2...
5444439 Data setting system for terminal units in remote supervisory and controlling system employing data transmission  
A data setting system for terminal units using an optical wireless signal includes in the respective terminal units a data storing device and a receiving device for the optical wireless signal and,...
5321542 Control method and apparatus for wireless data link  
Methods and apparatus for operating an optical communications system having at least two communicating entities (10,12). In accordance with a method of the invention a first step transmits...
5172113 System and method for transmitting data in an optical traffic preemption system  
A method of optically transmitting data from an optical emitter to a detector mounted along a traffic route is used in an optical traffic preemption system. The method allows variable data to be...
5121243 Wireless optical communication system utilizing a single optical carrier frequency  
A wireless optical short-range communication system adapted for use as an intercom system. The system can be used in fast food restaurants and similar commercial institutions. The communication...
4959828 Multi-channel infrared cableless communication system  
A system for simultaneously transmitting a plurality of audio signals into a transmission space from at least one transmission point to one or more reception points. The plurality of audio signals...
4882770 Wireless optical communication system  
A wireless optical short-range communication system adapted for use as an intercom system. The system can be used in fast food restaurants and similar commercial institutions. The communication...
4402090 Communication system in which data are transferred between terminal stations and satellite stations by infrared signals  
A communication system in which many terminals located in a large room are connected to a host via a plurality of satellites. Data are exchanged between terminals and satellites by infrared...
4090036 Satellite communications system  
A satellite communications system provides automatic channel assignment without employing a dedicated signalling channel. A major station detects carrier-free forward channels and transmits on each...
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