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Seismic modem

US7307915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2006
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B11/00
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for the transmission of data by seismic wave, the system having at least one transmitting unit, that at least one transmitting unit comprising a first processing unit encoding a first signal, the first processing unit being coupled to a digital to analog converter, an amplifier amplifying the first signal, and a seismic pressure wave inducer transmitting the first signal to a geological feature; and at least one receiving unit, the receiving unit comprising at least one receiver coupled to the geological feature for receiving the first signal, and an analog to digital converter whereby the first signal is transferred from the geophone and is conveyed to a second processing unit, the second processing unit being configured to identify and decode the first signal.

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