Light-based data communication in a data-processing system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- associating at least one light source and at least one light sensor with at least one component of a data-processing system;
associating at least one other light source and at least one other light sensor with at least one other component of said data-processing system; and
communicating data between said at least one component and said at least one other component of said data-processing system by transmitting light from said at least one light source to said at least one other light sensor or from said at least one other light source to said at least one sensor.
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Abstract
A light-based data communications method and system are disclosed herein. At least one light source and at least one light sensor can be associated with at least one component of a data-processing system. At least one other light source and at least one other light sensor can be associated with at least one other component of the data-processing system. Data can then be communicated data between the components of the data-processing system by transmitting light from a light source thereof to a respective light sensor and vice versa. A light path can be established between such components of the data-processing system in order to communicate data by light among the various light sources and light sensors.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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associating at least one light source and at least one light sensor with at least one component of a data-processing system;
associating at least one other light source and at least one other light sensor with at least one other component of said data-processing system; and
communicating data between said at least one component and said at least one other component of said data-processing system by transmitting light from said at least one light source to said at least one other light sensor or from said at least one other light source to said at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. A system, comprising:
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at least one light source and at least one light sensor associated with at least one component of a data-processing system;
at least one other light source and at least one other light sensor associated with at least one other component of said data-processing system; and
wherein data is communicated between said at least one component and said at least one other component of said data-processing system by transmitting light from said at least one light source to said at least one other light sensor or from said at least one other light source to said at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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16. A system, comprising:
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at least one light source and at least one light sensor associated with at least one component of a data-processing system;
at least one other light source and at least one other light sensor associated with at least one other component of said data-processing system, wherein data is communicated between said at least one component and said at least one other component of said data-processing system by transmitting light from said at least one light source to said at least one other light sensor or from said at least one other light source to said at least one sensor;
at least one light path established between said at least one component and said at least one other component of said data-processing system in order to communicate data by light among said at least one light source, said at least one sensor, said at least one other light source and said at least one other sensor; and
locating at least one mirror at an end of said at least one light path in order to guide light emitted from said at least one light source to said at least one other light sensor and light emitted from said at least one other light source to said at least one light sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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