Underwater communications system comprising relay transceiver
First Claim
1. An underwater communications system comprising:
- a transmitter which transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals and a remote receiversaid transmitter comprising a data input, a modulator for modulating the input data onto a carrier signal and an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for transmitting said modulated signals,at least one of said transmitter and said remote receiver being underwatersaid system further comprising at least one intermediate transceiver comprising an intermediate receiver and an intermediate transmitter, said intermediate transceiver being operable to relay a signal from said transmitter to said remote receiver via electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals,wherein communications between said transmitter and said intermediate receiver or communications between said intermediate transmitter and said remote receiver takes place within a near field of said electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals of said transmitter or said intermediate transmitter,said near field corresponding to the region where at least one of inverse distance squared (1/r2) and inverse distance cubed (1/r3) field components of said electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals is greater than an inverse distance (1/r) field component thereof.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An underwater communications system is provided that transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver. The transmitter includes a data input. A digital data compressor compresses data to be transmitted. A modulator modulates compressed data onto a carrier signal. An electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna transmits the compressed, modulated signals. The receiver that has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving a compressed, modulated signal. A demodulator is provided for demodulating the signal to reveal compressed data. A de-compressor de-compresses the data. An appropriate human interface is provided to present transmitted data into text/audio/visible form. Similarly, the transmit system comprises appropriate audio/visual/text entry mechanisms.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. An underwater communications system comprising:
-
a transmitter which transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals and a remote receiver said transmitter comprising a data input, a modulator for modulating the input data onto a carrier signal and an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for transmitting said modulated signals, at least one of said transmitter and said remote receiver being underwater said system further comprising at least one intermediate transceiver comprising an intermediate receiver and an intermediate transmitter, said intermediate transceiver being operable to relay a signal from said transmitter to said remote receiver via electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals, wherein communications between said transmitter and said intermediate receiver or communications between said intermediate transmitter and said remote receiver takes place within a near field of said electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals of said transmitter or said intermediate transmitter, said near field corresponding to the region where at least one of inverse distance squared (1/r2) and inverse distance cubed (1/r3) field components of said electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals is greater than an inverse distance (1/r) field component thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
Specification