Underwater camera communication system
First Claim
1. An underwater camera system comprising a camera and an underwater communications system, said communication system comprising:
- at least one transmitter and at least one remote receiver, said at least one transmitter comprising;
a data input representative of image data at least;
a modulator, for modulating the input data onto a carrier signal; and
an antenna for transmitting modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver, andsaid at least one remote receiver comprising;
an antenna for receiving modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals,wherein at least one of the transmitter and/or remote receiver is underwater;
wherein the said at least one transmitter further comprises a digital data compressor for compressing said image data at least that is to be transmitted, wherein said the digital data compressor is configured to reduce occupied transmission bandwidth such as to increase the range of signal reception underwater.
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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.
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19 Claims
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1. An underwater camera system comprising a camera and an underwater communications system, said communication system comprising:
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at least one transmitter and at least one remote receiver, said at least one transmitter comprising; a data input representative of image data at least; a modulator, for modulating the input data onto a carrier signal; and an antenna for transmitting modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver, and said at least one remote receiver comprising; an antenna for receiving modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals, wherein at least one of the transmitter and/or remote receiver is underwater; wherein the said at least one transmitter further comprises a digital data compressor for compressing said image data at least that is to be transmitted, wherein said the digital data compressor is configured to reduce occupied transmission bandwidth such as to increase the range of signal reception underwater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An underwater camera system operable to allow audio and/or image communication comprising a camera and a communications system comprising two or more transceivers, each transceiver comprising at least one transmitter and at least one receiver, said at least one transmitter comprising:
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a data input; a modulator, for modulating the input data onto a carrier signal; and
an antenna for transmitting modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver, andsaid at least one receiver comprising; an antenna for receiving modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals, wherein at least one transceiver is underwater; wherein the said at least one transmitter further comprises a digital data compressor for compressing said image data at least that is to be transmitted, wherein said the digital data compressor is configured to reduce occupied transmission bandwidth such as to increase the range of signal reception underwater.
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19. An underwater camera system comprising a camera and an underwater communications system, said communication system comprising:
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at least one transmitter and at least one remote receiver, said at least one transmitter comprising; a data input representative of image data at least; a modulator, for modulating the input data onto a carrier signal; and an antenna for transmitting modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver, and said at least one remote receiver comprising; an antenna for receiving modulated electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals, wherein at least one of the transmitter and/or remote receiver is underwater and said transmitter and said receiver are operable to communicate within a near field of said electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals, said near field corresponding to the region around the transmitter wherein 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.
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