Optical wireless communication device, laser light adjustment method, optical wireless communication system, management apparatus and a computer-readable medium storing a management program
First Claim
1. An optical wireless communication device for performing communication by laser light, comprising:
- a primary light-emitting unit operable to emit a first laser light; and
a processing unit operable to adjust divergence of said first laser light based upon a predetermined condition of the optical wireless communication device to optimize the communication performed by said first laser light.
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Abstract
An optical wireless communication device for performing communication by laser light. A primary light-emitting unit emits a laser light and a processing unit adjusts divergence of the laser light. A laser light adjustment method is provided wherein an optical wireless communication device measures a distance to an object which is to be irradiated with laser light and adjusts divergence and/or output power of the laser light based on the measured distance. Further, an optical wireless communication device, an optical wireless communication system, a management apparatus and a computer-readable medium storing a management program are provided, which allow a user to easily check a communication status of the optical wireless communication device.
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35 Claims
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1. An optical wireless communication device for performing communication by laser light, comprising:
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a primary light-emitting unit operable to emit a first laser light; and
a processing unit operable to adjust divergence of said first laser light based upon a predetermined condition of the optical wireless communication device to optimize the communication performed by said first laser light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20)
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14. An optical wireless communication device for performing communication by using laser light, comprising:
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a light-emitting unit operable to emit laser light;
a measurement unit operable to measure a distance to an object which is to be irradiated with said laser light; and
a processing unit operable to adjust an output power of said laser light based on said measured distance.
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15. A method of adjusting laser light, for use in an optical wireless communication device that performs communication by using said laser light, the laser light adjustment method comprising:
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emitting said laser light; and
adjusting divergence of said laser light based upon a predetermined condition of the optical wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of adjusting laser light, for use in an optical wireless communication that performs communication by using said laser light, the laser light adjustment method comprising:
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emitting said laser light;
measuring a distance to an object which is to be irradiated with said laser light;
and adjusting an output power of said laser light based on said measured distance.
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18. An optical wireless communication device for performing communication by using light, comprising:
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a light-receiving unit operable to receive said light; and
an information unit operable to issue a notification indicative of a quality of said light received by said light-receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An optical wireless communication device for performing optical communication, comprising:
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a light-receiving unit operable to receive light and to convert said received light into an electric signal;
an output unit operable to output said converted electric signal as an outputted signal;
an input unit operable to receive another electric signal as an inputted signal;
a selector operable to select one of said another electric signal received by said input unit and said converted electric signal, and to output said selected electric signal; and
a light-emitting unit operable to convert said selected electric signal into light and to output said converted light.
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27. An optical wireless communication system comprising a first optical wireless communication device and a second optical wireless communication device that perform optical communication and a management apparatus that manages said optical communication between said first and second optical wireless communication devices, wherein said first optical wireless communication device comprises:
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a first light-receiving unit operable to receive light sent from said second optical wireless communication device and to convert said received light into an electric signal;
a first output unit operable to output said converted electric signal to said management apparatus;
a first input unit operable to receive an electric signal from said management apparatus; and
a first light-emitting unit operable to convert said received electric signal into light and to send said converted light to said second optical wireless communication device, and wherein said second optical wireless communication device comprises;
a second light-receiving unit operable to receive said light sent from said first optical wireless communication device and to convert said light into an electric signal; and
a second light-emitting unit operable to convert said electric signal of said second light-receiving unit into light and to send said light converted by said second light-emitting unit to said first optical wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A management apparatus for managing optical communication between a first optical wireless communication device and a second optical wireless communication device, comprising:
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an electric signal generate unit operable to generate a first electric signal;
a transmit unit operable to transmit said first electric signal generated by said electric signal generate unit to said first optical wireless communication device;
a receive unit operable to receive, from said first optical wireless communication device, a second electric signal generated by converting said first electric signal generated by said electric signal generate unit into light in said first optical wireless communication device, sending said light converted in said first optical wireless communication device to said second optical wireless communication device, in said second optical wireless communication device, converting said light received from said first optical wireless communication device into a third electric signal and then converting said third electric signal into light in said second optical wireless communication device, sending said light converted in said second optical wireless communication device to said first optical wireless communication device, and, in said first optical wireless communication device, converting said light sent from said second optical wireless communication device to said first optical wireless communication device into said second electric signal;
a compare unit operable to compare said first electric signal transmitted from said transmit unit with said second electric signal received by said receive unit; and
a diagnostic unit operable to determine whether or not said optical communication is performed normally, based on a result of the comparison by said compare unit.
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35. A computer-readable medium storing a management program for a management apparatus that manages optical communication between a first optical wireless communication device and a second optical wireless communication device, said management program comprising:
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an electric signal generate module operable to make said management apparatus generate a first electric signal;
a transmit module operable to make said management apparatus transmit said first electric signal generated by said management apparatus to said first optical wireless communication device;
a receive module operable to make said management apparatus receive, from said first optical wireless communication device, a second electric signal generated by converting said first electric signal generated by said management apparatus into light in said first optical wireless communication device, sending said light converted in said first optical wireless communication device to said second optical wireless communication device, in said second optical wireless communication device, converting said light received from said first optical wireless communication device into a third electric signal and converting said third electric signal into light in said second optical wireless communication device, sending said light converted in said second optical wireless communication device to said first optical wireless communication device, and converting said light sent from said second optical wireless communication device to said first optical wireless communication device into said second electric signal;
a compare module operable to make said management apparatus compare said first electric signal generated by said management apparatus with said second electric signal received by said management apparatus; and
a diagnostic module operable to make said management apparatus determine whether or not said optical communication is performed normally, based on a result of the comparison by said management apparatus.
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