Technique for conveying a wireless-standard signal through a barrier
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a transmitter configured to generate a wireless networking signal conforming to a wireless networking standard, the transmitter being mounted exterior to the exterior wall of a building structure, a signal propagation structure that includes a signal guide and a coupler in contact with the signal guide, the signal propagation structure being configured to extend the wireless networking signal from the transmitter to the interior of the building structure by causing the wireless networking signal to be guided as a electromagnetic wave along an electromagnetic-wave-guiding path through the wall, and a cable connecting the transmitter to the coupler.
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Abstract
The RF signal generated by a ZigBee radio on the outside of a building structure is conveyed to the interior of the building by guiding it along an electric cable bundle that passes through the building'"'"'s wall to supply domestic electric power to the interior of the structure. The RF signal is launched by a unique coupler comprising a pair of insulated foil conductors.
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- 1. An apparatus comprising a transmitter configured to generate a wireless networking signal conforming to a wireless networking standard, the transmitter being mounted exterior to the exterior wall of a building structure, a signal propagation structure that includes a signal guide and a coupler in contact with the signal guide, the signal propagation structure being configured to extend the wireless networking signal from the transmitter to the interior of the building structure by causing the wireless networking signal to be guided as a electromagnetic wave along an electromagnetic-wave-guiding path through the wall, and a cable connecting the transmitter to the coupler.
- 3. An apparatus comprising a transmitter configured to generate a wireless networking signal conforming to a wireless networking standard, the transmitter being mounted exterior to the exterior wall of a building structure, and a signal propagation structure that includes a signal guide, the signal propagation structure being configured to extend the wireless networking signal from the transmitter to the interior of the building structure by causing the wireless networking signal to be guided as a electromagnetic wave along an electromagnetic-wave-guiding path through the wall, wherein the signal guide includes an electric power cable that defines the electromagnetic-wave-guiding path and that conveys domestic power through the wall from the exterior side of the wall to the interior side of the building structure.
- 10. An apparatus comprising a transmitter configured to generate a wireless networking signal conforming to a wireless networking standard, a signal guide, a coupler disposed on the signal guide, and a cable terminating on the coupler and configured to apply the wireless networking signal to the coupler, the signal guide and the coupler being configured in such a way that the wireless networking signal is extended from a first side of an exterior wall of a building structure to a second side of the wall by causing the wireless networking signal to be guided as an electromagnetic wave along an electromagnetic-wave-guiding path through the wall.
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