Communication system
US8185100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/607
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is described a communication system in which data is received by and/or transmitted to a telecommunications apparatus using an acoustic data channel. In embodiments, the data is encoded within the audio track of a media broadcast or other public broadcast. The invention has particular, but not exclusive, relevance to a cellular communication system. There are also described acoustic position detection systems for determining the position of a telecommunications apparatus.
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