Communicating acoustically
US9719346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing. The housing includes a concentrator and a plurality of signal acquisition devices. Each signal acquisition device is coupled to a respective sensor. Each sensor measures an environmental parameter outside the housing. Each signal acquisition device includes an acoustic transducer. Each signal acquisition device includes a controller to accept measurements from the respective sensor, process the measurements and format them into a transmittable form, and transmit the formatted measurements via the acoustic transducer. A concentrator includes an acoustic transducer to receive acoustic transmissions from the plurality of signal acquisition devices, a processor to process the received acoustic transmissions, and a telemetry device through which the processor can transmit the processed transmissions.
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