Infrared-transmission apparatus having a transmission angle or direction adjustment device

• US 5,877,880 A
• Filed: 10/16/1996
• Issued: 03/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer (USA) Corporation (Behavior Tech Computer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer (USA) Corporation (Behavior Tech Computer Corporation)
• Inventors: Kuo, Shih-jen
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smithers, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US08/733,153
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: 364/525, 364/709, 345/168, 455/601, 359/131, 359/109, 359/154, 359/172, 702/135
• US Class Current: 398/129
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1143 Bidirectional transmission

Abstract

A transmission angle adjusting device includes a first transmission device and a second transmission device disposed on the computer and the keyboard respectively. Each of the first and the second transmission devices has an infrared transmitter, an infrared receiver and a transmission angle/direction adjusting device arranged between the transmitter and the computer (or the keyboard) or disposed between the receiver and the keyboard (or the computer). Since the transmission angle/direction adjusting device can adjust the transmission angle of the infrared transmitter, transmission signals from adjacently arranged transmission devices can be separated from each other in order to prevent interference.

Claims

1. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission angle of divergence adjusting device arranged on one of the first transmission device and the second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of divergence of the transmission device, wherein said transmission angle of divergence adjusting device is a mask.

2. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission angle of divergence adjusting device arranged on one of the first transmission device and the second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of divergence of the transmission device, wherein said transmission angle of divergence adjusting device is a sleeve.

3. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission angle of divergence adjusting device arranged on one of the first transmission device and the second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of divergence of the transmission device, wherein said transmission angle of divergence adjusting device is a concave lens.

4. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission angle of divergence adjusting device arranged on one of the first transmission device and the second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of divergence of the transmission device, wherein said transmission angle of divergence adjusting device is a convex lens.

5. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission angle of divergence adjusting device arranged on one of the first transmission device and the second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of divergence of the transmission device, wherein said transmission angle of divergence adjusting device is a spherical body.

6. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission direction adjusting device arranged on the first and/or second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of the transmission device, wherein said transmission direction adjusting device is a semi-spherical body.

7. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission direction adjusting device arranged on the first and/or second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of the transmission device, wherein said transmission direction adjusting device is a convex lens.

8. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission direction adjusting device arranged on the first and/or second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of the transmission device, wherein said transmission direction adjusting device is a concave lens.

9. An infrared transmission apparatus comprising:

a first transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a computer;

a second transmission device having an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver disposed on a keyboard; and

a transmission direction adjusting device arranged on the first and/or second transmission device in order to adjust the transmission angle of the transmission device, wherein said transmission direction adjusting device is a multiple joint.