METHODS AND APPARATUSES INVOLVING FLEXIBLE CABLE/GUIDEWIRE/INTERCONNECTS
First Claim
1. A communication circuit for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
- an array of flexible cables configured and arranged to provide signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable;
including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals,being configured and arranged to communicate signals along a first signal-communication path and between a first compartment and a second compartment in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals, anda plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at the first compartment along the array of flexible cables and a secondary circuit located at the second compartment along the array of flexible cables, the plurality of circuits configured and arranged to communicate status-indication signals between the compartments along the array of flexible cables,whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuit, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle at the distal location.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatus and methods including communication circuits for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle. An array of flexible cables provides signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, with each cable having a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, and communicating signals (electrical signals and optical signals) along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle. The apparatus and methods also include a plurality of circuits that communicate status-indication signals between locations along the array of flexible cables. The status-indication signals are communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and are indicative of vehicle-travel modes for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle.
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1. A communication circuit for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
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an array of flexible cables configured and arranged to provide signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable; including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, being configured and arranged to communicate signals along a first signal-communication path and between a first compartment and a second compartment in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals, and a plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at the first compartment along the array of flexible cables and a secondary circuit located at the second compartment along the array of flexible cables, the plurality of circuits configured and arranged to communicate status-indication signals between the compartments along the array of flexible cables, whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuit, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle at the distal location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a signal-communication path via an array of flexible cables between a first compartment and a second compartment in the vehicle, each cable including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals; communicating signals along the signal-communication path and between the compartments in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals; and utilizing a first circuit located at a proximate location along the array of flexible cables and a secondary circuit located at a distal location along the array of flexible cables to communicate status-indication signals between the locations along the array of flexible cables, the status-indication signals being communicated via the signal-communication path in the flexible array of cables whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuit, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle as indicated at the distal locations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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