Computer having a casing and/or interior acting as a communication bus between electronic components
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1. A computer comprising:
- a casing, at least a portion of which contains a potting material acting as an optical waveguide material;
a transmitter for transmitting a pulse based signal at least partially through the potting material acting as the optical waveguide material; and
a receiver for receiving the pulse based signal after one or more reflections of the pulse based signal from interior surfaces of the casing;
the pulse based signal having a pulse rate configured such that a subsequent pulse doesn'"'"'t interfere with reflections from an immediately previous pulse.
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Abstract
A computer including: a casing, at least a portion of which contains a potting material acting as an optical waveguide material; a transmitter for transmitting a pulse based signal at least partially through the potting material acting as the optical waveguide material; and a receiver for receiving the pulse based signal after one or more reflections of the pulse based signal from interior surfaces of the casing; the pulse based signal having a pulse rate configured such that a subsequent pulse doesn'"'"'t interfere with reflections from an immediately previous pulse.
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5 Claims
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1. A computer comprising:
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a casing, at least a portion of which contains a potting material acting as an optical waveguide material; a transmitter for transmitting a pulse based signal at least partially through the potting material acting as the optical waveguide material; and a receiver for receiving the pulse based signal after one or more reflections of the pulse based signal from interior surfaces of the casing; the pulse based signal having a pulse rate configured such that a subsequent pulse doesn'"'"'t interfere with reflections from an immediately previous pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for transmitting signals between components in a computer casing, the method comprising:
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filling at least a portion of the casing with a potting material acting as an optical waveguide material; transmitting a pulse based signal at least partially through the potting material acting as the optical waveguide material; reflecting the pulse based signal from interior surfaces of the casing; and receiving the pulse based signal after one or more reflections; wherein the pulse based signal has a pulse rate configured such that a subsequent pulse doesn'"'"'t interfere with reflections from an immediately previous pulse.
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