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Underwater wireless communication apparatus and communication method thereof

US10516489B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2018
Grant dateDec 24, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B13/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An underwater communication apparatus includes a light transmitting device to transmits a first communication light and a light receiving device to receive a second communication light. Further, a light identification device is used to detect a reference pattern in two dimensions, which is set on a node communication apparatus, to obtain a detection pattern. The light transmitting device and the light receiving device respectively corresponding to the light identification device are set at two relative locations. A power apparatus is used to drive the underwater communication apparatus. A control/monitor apparatus obtains the detection pattern from the light identification device and analyze a difference state between the reference pattern and the detection pattern. According to the difference state, it controls the power apparatus to move the underwater communication apparatus to a location for the detection pattern and the reference pattern being two dimensionally aligned.

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