Network communications link
US6256296A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/202
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communications link, including a base unit and at least one remote unit. The base unit is connected to a wired communications line, so as to receive electrical signals from the line and transmit diffuse infrared radiation, modulated responsive to the received electrical signals, and to receive modulated infrared radiation and transmit electrical signals over the communications line responsive to the received infrared radiation. The at least one remote unit is connected to an audiovisual device, and couples the device to the communications line by receiving the modulated infrared radiation transmitted by the base unit and transmitting modulated diffuse infrared radiation to the base unit.
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