Sound Communication Network
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1. A local area communication network, comprising:
- a personal area network (PAN) coordinator capable of performing sound and electric communications and controlling a communication flow in the network; and
at least one end device connected to the PAN coordinator through a sound and/or electric communication channel;
wherein the PAN coordinator includes a conversion means for performing mutual conversion between a sound communication protocol and an electric communication protocol, and is able to be connected to another external communication network.
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Abstract
A local area communication network in a distance of several to several tens of meters is disclosed. The local area communication network includes a personal area network (PAN) coordinator capable of performing sound and electric communications and controlling communication flow in the network, and at least one end device connected to the PAN coordinator through a sound and/or electric communication channel. The PAN coordinator includes a conversion means for performing mutual conversion between a sound communication protocol and an electric communication protocol, and can be connected to another external communication network.
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19 Claims
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1. A local area communication network, comprising:
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a personal area network (PAN) coordinator capable of performing sound and electric communications and controlling a communication flow in the network; and at least one end device connected to the PAN coordinator through a sound and/or electric communication channel; wherein the PAN coordinator includes a conversion means for performing mutual conversion between a sound communication protocol and an electric communication protocol, and is able to be connected to another external communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A local area communication networking method using sound communications, comprising:
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selecting a PAN coordinator by a user'"'"'s setting in advance or negotiation among respective participating devices; determining a sound communication level in consideration of a surrounding environment, the characteristic of an application, and performances of the participating devices; generating coding rules including mapping table generation information in accordance with the determined sound communication level; generating the mapping table in accordance with the coding rules; and performing communications in a network by performing a mutual conversion between binary data and sound based on the mapping table. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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