System and method for data transmission via acoustic channels

• US 10,491,310 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2011
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ali Abdi
• Original Assignee: Ali Abdi
• Inventors: Abdi, Ali
• Primary Examiner(s): Balseca, Franklin D
• Application Number:
  US13/641,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20130038462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,144 Days
• Field of Search: 340850, 3408531, 3408543, 3408544, 367 81- 85, 381150, 381337, 381339
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/14 using acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/18 through the well fluid , e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/20 by modulation of mud waves, e.g. by continuous modulation
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/22 by negative mud pulses using a pressure relieve valve between drill pipe and annulus
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 47/24 by positive mud pulses using a flow restricting valve within the drill pipe
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 11/00 Transmission systems employing sonic, ultrasonic or infrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/02 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the earth or a large mass of water thereon, e.g. earth telegraphy

Abstract

The present invention relates to transmitting data using vector sensors and via the vector components of the acoustic field. The data can be received via vector sensors and/or scalar sensors and/or arrays of such sensors.

Claims

1. A method of communication, comprising:

providing a communication system operating in a material medium, the communication system comprising at least one transmitting sensor and at least one receiving sensor;

modulating at least one data on at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field, the data comprising one of;

i) at least one altered and at least one unaltered data forms or ii) more than one altered data forms, the data applied to at least two inputs of the at least one transmitting sensor,

wherein the at least one non-scalar component comprises at least a velocity component, or an acceleration component, or a higher-order component, or a combination thereof, along at least one of a x axis, a y axis, a z axis, or a combination thereof;

transmitting, using the at least one transmitting sensor, the at least one data; and

receiving, using the at least one receiving sensor, the at least one data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the material medium is a fluid.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the material medium is water.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor modulating the data on at least one velocity component.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor modulating the data on one scalar component, and at least one velocity component.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor modulating at least one of orthogonal particle velocity components.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor modulating at least one of particle velocity components along x, y, and z directions.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

using at least two transmitting sensors to modulate the data; and

using at least one receiving sensor to receive the data.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the at least two transmitting sensors belong to at least two users to modulate their data independently and/or cooperatively.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

using at least two transmitting sensors to modulate the data; and

using at least two receiving sensors to receive the data.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least two transmitting sensors belong to at least two users to modulate their data independently and/or cooperatively.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

using at least two transmitting sensors to modulate the data; and

using at least two scalar receiving sensors to receive the data.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least two transmitting sensors belong to at least two users to modulate their data independently and/or cooperatively.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor is operable to modulate at least one of at least thirteen separate components.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the thirteen components include:

one scalar pressure component;

three particle velocity components along three respective directions; and

variations of velocity as a function of position along three axes, for each of the three velocity directions.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is velocity or particle velocity or acoustic particle velocity.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is acceleration or particle acceleration or acoustic particle acceleration.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is a first-order, second-order or higher-order derivative of scalar component of acoustic field.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is a first-order, second-order or higher-order derivative of acoustic pressure.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the action of receiving the data using the at least one receiving sensor entails using at least one scalar or vector sensor.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the action of modulating data using the at least one transmitting sensor entails using at least one multichannel sensor or a sensor that is configured to sense or stimulate acoustic particle motion comprising at least one of particle velocity components or at least one of particle acceleration components or a combination thereof.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises at least one altered data form and at least unaltered data form, wherein the at least one altered data form comprises the unaltered data form multiplied by an approximate coefficient of −

1.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the data comprises at least a first and a second data sets, the first data set comprising a first unaltered data form and a first altered data form being modulated on a first non-scalar component of the acoustic field and the second data set comprising a second unaltered data form and a second altered data form being modulated on a second non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the first or the second non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

25. The method of claim 22 wherein the data comprises a plurality of data sets, with each or a combination of the plurality of data sets being modulated on at least one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the at least one non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

27. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises at least three altered data forms and at least one unaltered data form.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the at least three altered data forms comprise the unaltered data form multiplied by approximate coefficients of −

3, 4 and −

1.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the data comprises at least a first and a second data sets, the first data set comprising a first unaltered data form multiplied by approximate coefficients of −

3, 4 and −

1 being modulated on a first non-scalar component of the acoustic field and the second data set comprising a second unaltered data form multiplied by approximate coefficients of −

3, 4 and −

1 being modulated on a second non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the first or the second non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein the data comprises a plurality of data sets, with each or a combination of the plurality of data sets being modulated on at least one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the at least one non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

33. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises at least one altered data form and at least one unaltered data form, wherein the at least one altered data form comprises the unaltered data form multiplied by an approximate coefficient of −

2.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein the data comprises at least a first and a second data sets, the first data set comprising a first unaltered data form and a first altered data form being modulated on a first non-scalar component of the acoustic field and the second data set comprising a second unaltered data form and a second altered data form being modulated on a second non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

35. The method of claim 34 wherein the first or the second non-scalar component is an xx-acceleration, xy-acceleration, xz-acceleration, yx-acceleration, yy-acceleration, yz-acceleration zx-acceleration, zy-acceleration, zz-acceleration, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

36. The method of claim 33 wherein the data comprises a plurality of data sets, with each or a combination of the plurality of data sets being modulated on at least one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the at least one non-scalar component is an xx-acceleration, xy-acceleration, xz-acceleration, yx-acceleration, yy-acceleration, yz-acceleration, zx-acceleration, zy-acceleration, zz-acceleration, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

38. A communication system comprising:

at least one transmitting sensor operating in a material medium and operable to modulate at least one data on at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field, the data comprising one of;

i) at least one altered and at least one unaltered data forms or ii) more than one altered data forms, the data applied to at least two inputs of the at least one transmitting sensor,

wherein the at least one non-scalar component comprises at least a velocity component, or an acceleration component, or a higher-order component, or a combination thereof, along at least one of a x axis, a y axis, a z axis, or a combination thereof; and

at least one receiving sensor operable to receive the at least one data.

39. The system of claim 38 wherein the material medium is a fluid.

40. The system of claim 38 wherein the material medium is water.

41. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor is operable to modulate the data on at least one velocity component.

42. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor is operable to modulate data on one scalar pressure component, and at least one velocity component.

43. The system of claim 42 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor is operable to modulate data on at least one of orthogonal particle velocity components.

44. The system of claim 42 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor is operable to modulate at least one of particle velocity components along x, y, and z directions.

45. The system of claim 38 further comprising:

using at least two transmitting sensors to modulate the data; and

using at least one receiving sensor to receive the data.

46. The system of claim 45 wherein the at least two transmitting sensors belong to at least two users to modulate their data independently and/or cooperatively.

47. The system of claim 38 further comprising:

using at least two transmitting sensors to modulate the data; and

using at least two scalar receiving sensors to receive the data.

48. The system of claim 47 wherein the at least two transmitting sensors belong to at least two users to modulate their data independently and/or cooperatively.

49. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one transmitting sensor is operable to modulate at least one of at least thirteen separate components.

50. The system of claim 49 wherein the thirteen components include:

one scalar pressure component;

three particle velocity components along three respective directions; and

variations of velocity as a function of position along three axes, for each of the three velocity directions.

51. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is velocity or particle velocity or acoustic particle velocity.

52. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is acceleration or particle acceleration or acoustic particle acceleration.

53. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is a first-order, second-order or higher-order derivative of scalar component of acoustic field.

54. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one non-scalar component of acoustic field is a first-order, second-order or higher-order derivative of acoustic pressure.

55. The system of claim 38 wherein the action of receiving the data using the at least one receiving sensor entails using at least one scalar or vector sensor.

56. The system of claim 38 wherein the action of modulating data using the at least one transmitting sensor entails using at least one multichannel sensor or a sensor that is configured to sense or stimulate acoustic particle motion comprising at least one of particle velocity components or at least one of particle acceleration components or a combination thereof.

57. The system of claim 38 wherein the data comprises at least one altered data form and at least one unaltered data form, wherein the at least one altered data form comprises the unaltered data form multiplied by an approximate coefficient of −

1.

58. The system of claim 57 wherein the data comprises at least a first and a second data sets, the first data set comprising a first unaltered data form and a first altered data form being modulated on a first non-scalar component of the acoustic field and the second data set comprising a second unaltered data form and a second altered data form being modulated on a second non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

59. The system of claim 58 wherein the first or the second non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

60. The system of claim 57 wherein the data comprises a plurality of data sets, with each or a combination of the plurality of data sets being modulated on at least one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

61. The system of claim 60 wherein the at least one non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

62. The system of claim 38 wherein the data comprises at least three altered data forms and at least one unaltered data form.

63. The system of claim 62 wherein the at least three altered data forms comprise the unaltered data form multiplied by approximate coefficients of −

3, 4 and −

1.

64. The system of claim 63 wherein the data comprises at least a first and a second data sets, the first data set comprising a first unaltered data form multiplied by approximate coefficients of −

3, 4 and −

1 being modulated on a first non-scalar component of the acoustic field and the second data set comprising a second unaltered data form multiplied by approximate coefficients of −

3, 4 and −

1 being modulated on a second non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

65. The system of claim 64 wherein the first or the second non-scalar component is an x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

66. The system of claim 63 wherein the data comprises a plurality of data sets, with each or a combination of the plurality of data sets being modulated on at least scalar component of the acoustic field.

67. The system of claim 66 wherein the at least one non-scalar component is x-velocity, y-velocity, z-velocity, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

68. The system of claim 38 wherein the data comprises at least one altered data form and at least one unaltered data form, wherein the at least one altered data form comprises the unaltered data form multiplied by an approximate coefficient of −

2.

69. The system of claim 68 wherein the data comprises at least a first and a second data sets, the first data set comprising a first unaltered data form and a first altered data form being modulated on a first non-scalar component of the acoustic field and the second data set comprising a second unaltered data form and a second altered data form being modulated on a second non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

70. The system of claim 69 wherein the first or the second non-scalar component is an xx-acceleration, xy-acceleration xz-acceleration,-acceleration, yy-acceleration, yz-acceleration, zx acceleration, zy-acceleration, zz-acceleration, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

71. The system of claim 68 wherein the data comprises a plurality of data sets, with each or a combination of the plurality of data sets being modulated on at least one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

72. The system of claim 71 wherein the at least one non-scalar component is an xx-acceleration, xy-acceleration, xz-acceleration, yx-acceleration, yy-acceleration, yz-acceleration, zx-acceleration, zy-acceleration, zz-acceleration, or combination thereof of the acoustic field.

73. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one data is modulated on more than one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

74. The system of claim 38 wherein more than one data is modulated on more than one non-scalar component of the acoustic field.

75. A method of communication, comprising:

providing a communication system operating in a material medium, the communication system comprising at least one transmitting sensor and at least one receiving sensor;

modulating at least one data on more than one non-scalar component of acoustic field, the data comprising one of;

i) at least one altered and at least one unaltered data forms or ii) more than one altered data forms, the data applied to at least two inputs of the at least one transmitting sensor,

wherein the more than one non-scalar component comprises at least a velocity, or an acceleration component, or a higher-order component, or a combination thereof, along at least one of a x axis, a y axis, a z axis, or a combination thereof;

transmitting, using the at least one transmitting sensor, the at least one data; and

receiving, using the at least one receiving sensor, the at least one data.

76. A method of communication, comprising:

providing a communication system operating in a material medium the communication system comprising at least one transmitting sensor and at least one receiving sensor;

modulating more than one data on more than one non-scalar component of acoustic field, the data comprising one of;

i) at least one altered and at least one unaltered data forms or ii) more than one altered data forms, the data applied to at least two inputs of the at least one transmitting sensor,

wherein the more than one non-scalar component comprises at least a velocity component, or an acceleration component, or a higher-order component, or a combination thereof, along at least one of a x axis, a y axis, a z axis, or a combination thereof;

transmitting, using the at least one transmitting sensor, the more than one data; and

receiving, using the at least one receiving sensor, the more than one data.