Ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication

• US 6,717,983 B1
• Filed: 09/19/2000
• Issued: 04/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kohji Toda
• Original Assignee: Kohji Toda
• Inventors: Toda, Kohji
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Chieh M.
• Application Number:
  US09/665,446
• Time in Patent Office: 1,295 Days
• Field of Search: 375/140, 375/141, 375/143, 375/146, 375/147, 375/150, 375/151, 375/152, 375/153, 375/219, 375/222, 375/295, 375/316, 367/87, 367/135, 367/137, 367/903, 333/193
• US Class Current: 375/222
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 9/1455 constituted of N parallel or series transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 11/00 Transmission systems employing sonic, ultrasonic or infrasonic waves

Abstract

An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication comprises a transmitting device having a first piezoelectric substrate, and a receiving device having a second piezoelectric substrate. If a message digital-signal is applied to the transmitting device, a SAW is excited on the first piezoelectric substrate and is delivered as a coded digital signal into a digital network. On the other hand, if the coded digital-signal is received at the receiving device from the digital network, a SAW is excited on the second piezoelectric substrate. In this time, if the SAW excited on the second piezoelectric substrate is corresponding to the SAW excited on the first piezoelectric substrate, an output digital-signal, which is equivalent to the message digital-signal, is delivered from the receiving device. As a result, it is possible to keep a base-band communication secret.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication comprising:

a transmitting device consisting of

an input terminal,

a first piezoelectric substrate,

an input IDT consisting of at least three interdigital electrode pairs, and having a coded pattern,

a first intermediary IDT,

an electrode group consisting of two IDTs and a central IDT between said two IDTs, said input IDT, said first intermediary IDT, and said electrode group being formed on said first piezoelectric substrate,

a synchronizing device connected between said first intermediary IDT and one of said two IDTs of said electrode group,

an envelope detecting device connected with said central IDT of said electrode group,

an output terminal; and

a receiving device consisting of

a receiving terminal,

a second piezoelectric substrate,

a second intermediary IDT,

an output IDT having a coded pattern in reverse to said input IDT, said second intermediary IDT and said output IDT being formed on said second piezoelectric substrate, and

a detecting terminal,

said input IDT exciting a SAW on said first piezoelectric substrate only when receiving a pulse (1) of a message digital-signal via said input terminal,

said first intermediary IDT detecting a coded burst-signal corresponding to said SAW excited at said input IDT,

said two IDTs of said electrode group receiving said coded burst-signal simultaneously, and exciting two SAWs on said first piezoelectric substrate, respectively,

said central IDT of said electrode group receiving said two SAWs simultaneously,

said envelope detecting device causing a coded digital-signal from said two SAWs,

said output terminal delivering said coded digital-signal into a digital network,

said second intermediary IDT exciting a SAW on said second piezoelectric substrate only when receiving said coded digital-signal from said digital network via said receiving terminal,

said output IDT detecting a decoded pulse (1), if said SAW excited at said second intermediary IDT corresponds to said SAW excited at said input IDT,

said detecting terminal delivering an output digital-signal, which is composed of said decoded pulse (1) and no detected pulse (0), and is equivalent to said message digital-signal.

2. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 1, wherein said coded pattern of said input- and output IDTs, respectively, is changed in accordance with a designated time region.

3. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 1, wherein a transmitting direction of said SAW excited at said input IDT is orthogonal to that of said two SAWs excited at said two IDTs of said electrode group.

4. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 1, wherein said first- and second piezoelectric substrates are made of a piezoelectric ceramic, respectively, the polarization axis thereof being parallel to the thickness direction thereof.

5. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication comprising:

a transmitting device consisting of

an input terminal,

a first piezoelectric substrate,

a first input IDT consisting of at least three interdigital electrode pairs, and having one coded pattern,

a second input IDT consisting of at least three interdigital electrode pairs, and having another coded pattern,

a first intermediary IDT,

an electrode group consisting of two IDTs and a central IDT between said two IDTs, said first- and second input IDTs, said first intermediary IDT, and said electrode group being formed on said first piezoelectric substrate,

a synchronizing device connected between said first intermediary IDT and one of said two IDTs of said electrode group,

an envelope detecting device connected with said central IDT of said electrode group,

an output terminal; and

a receiving device consisting of

a receiving terminal,

a second piezoelectric substrate,

a second intermediary IDT,

a first output IDT having a coded pattern in reverse to said first input IDT,

a second output IDT having a coded pattern in reverse to said second input IDT, said second intermediary IDT and said first- and second output IDTs being formed on said second piezoelectric substrate, and

a detecting terminal,

said input terminal receiving a message digital-signal,

said first- and second input IDTs exciting first- and second SAWs, respectively, on said first piezoelectric substrate when receiving pulses (0 and 1), respectively, of a message digital-signal via said input terminal,

said first intermediary IDT detecting a coded burst-signal corresponding to said first-and second SAWs, respectively,

said two IDTs of said electrode group receiving said coded burst-signal simultaneously, and exciting third- and fourth SAWs on said first piezoelectric substrate, respectively,

said central IDT of said electrode group receiving said third- and fourth SAWs simultaneously,

said envelope detecting device causing a coded digital-signal, said output terminal delivering said coded digital-signal into a digital network,

said second intermediary IDT exciting a fifth SAW on said second piezoelectric substrate only when receiving said coded digital-signal from said digital network via said receiving terminal,

said first- and second output IDTs detecting decoded pulses (0 and 1), respectively, if said fifth SAW corresponds to said first- and second SAWs, respectively,

said detecting terminal delivering an output digital-signal, which is based on said decoded pulses (0 and 1) and is equivalent to said message digital-signal.

6. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 5, wherein the coded patterns of said first- and second input IDTs, respectively, is changed in accordance with a designated time region, and the coded patterns of said first- and second output IDTs, respectively, is changed in accordance with a designated time region.

7. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 5, wherein a transmitting direction of said first- and second SAWs is orthogonal to that of said third- and fourth SAWs.

8. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 5, wherein said first- and second piezoelectric substrates are made of a piezoelectric ceramic, respectively, the polarization axis thereof being parallel to the thickness direction thereof.

9. An ultrasonic coding modem for digital network communication as defined in claim 5, wherein said first and second input IDTs may be replaced by a third input IDT, said third input IDT having two coded patterns, which are exchanged from each other in response to said pulses (0 and 1) of said message digital-signal applied to said third input IDT.