Digital data transmitting apparatus

• US 20010006536A1
• Filed: 11/30/2000
• Published: 07/05/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tajima, Shigeru
• Application Number:
  US09/726,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20010006536A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/258
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0075 using inductive coupling transformers or inductances adapted for inductive coupling H01F38/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/02 using transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers

Abstract

A digital data transmitting apparatus includes a first information terminal placed on a first block. The first information terminal supplies serial data to a first adapter thereof through a corresponding output end. The first adapter transmits the data by electromagnetic coupling to a first transceiver placed on the first block. The data is transmitted from the first transceiver to a second transceiver placed on a second block through a switch. The second transceiver is connected to a second adapter of a second information terminal placed on the second block by electromagnetic coupling. As a result, the data is transmitted from the first information terminal to the second information terminal using a closed channel.

Claims

1. A digital data transmitting apparatus comprising:

receiving means for receiving a digital signal from a digital signal source;

converting means for converting the digital signal into a signal in a form that is transmittable by inductive coupling between a pair of antennas;

a transmitting antenna for transmitting the signal in the form that is transmittable by inductive coupling;

a receiving antenna for receiving the signal in the form that is transmittable by inductive coupling;

reconverting means for reconverting the received signal in the form that is transmittable by inductive coupling into the original digital signal; and

output means for outputting the reconverted digital signal.

6. A digital data transmitting apparatus according to any one of

claims 1

to

5

, wherein the inductive coupling includes electromagnetic inductive coupling.

2. A digital data transmitting apparatus comprising:

a base; and

a plurality of digital data transmitting means arranged on said base;

wherein each of said plurality of digital data transmitting means includes;

receiving means for receiving a digital signal from a digital signal source;

converting means for converting the digital signal in a form that is transmittable by inductive coupling between a pair of antennas;

a transmitting antenna for transmitting the signal in the form that is transmittable by inductive coupling;

a receiving antenna for receiving the signal in the form that is transmittable by inductive coupling;

reconverting means for reconverting the signal in the form that is transmittable by inductive coupling into the original digital signal; and

output means for outputting the reconverted digital signal.

3. A digital data transmitting apparatus according to

claim 2

, wherein:

said base comprises a table; and

said plurality of digital data transmitting means are covered with a covering for the table.

4. A digital data transmitting apparatus according to

claim 2

, further comprising a switch for switching a transmission signal and a reception signal of said plurality of digital data transmitting means.

5. A digital data transmitting apparatus according to

claim 4

, wherein said switch connects the transmission signal and the reception signal of said plurality of digital data transmitting means to a local area network (LAN).