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Communication collision avoidance system

  • US 7,693,174 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2006
  • Issued: 04/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication system, comprising:

  • a first communication apparatus for transmitting a first signal on a communication medium; and

    a second communication apparatus, comprising;

    a transmitter for transmitting a second signal on the communication medium;

    a detector for detecting the first signal on the communication medium at the time the second signal is transmitted;

    signal collision judgment means for judging, by comparing a bit of the first signal to a bit of the second signal, whether a signal collision occurs on the communication medium; and

    control means for controlling transmission of the second signal in response to a judgment that a signal collision has occurred, the controlling comprising;

    when the compared bit of the second signal is a first value, controlling the transmitter to continue transmission of the second signal; and

    when the compared bit of the second signal is a second value, controlling the transmitter to terminate transmission of the second signal.

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