Nec corporation (20240097788). FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD simplified abstract

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FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD

Organization Name

nec corporation

Inventor(s)

Koya Takata of Tokyo (JP)

Atsushi Kamoi of Tokyo (JP)

Hisashi Mizumoto of Tokyo (JP)

Masaki Aizono of Tokyo (JP)

FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240097788 titled 'FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a free space optical communication device that includes multiple light transmitting/receiving sections and a processor that controls communication through these sections based on the required communication capacity.

  • The device has multiple light transmitting/receiving sections.
  • The processor determines the required communication capacity.
  • The processor controls the number of sections used based on the required communication capacity.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in:

  • Satellite communication systems
  • High-speed data transmission networks

Problems Solved

This technology helps in:

  • Efficient utilization of communication resources
  • Optimizing communication capacity based on demand

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include:

  • Improved communication efficiency
  • Enhanced data transmission speeds

Potential Commercial Applications

A potential commercial application of this technology could be in:

  • Telecommunication companies for high-speed data transmission services

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art for this technology could be:

  • Optical communication systems with fixed number of transmitting/receiving sections

Unanswered Questions

1. How does the processor determine the required communication capacity? 2. What is the range of communication distances supported by this device?


Original Abstract Submitted

a free space optical communication device includes: a plurality of light transmitting/receiving sections; and at least one processor configured to execute: a communication control process of controlling communication which is to be carried out via the plurality of light transmitting/receiving sections, in the communication control process, the at least one processor (a) determining a required communication capacity for the communication and (b) controlling, on the basis of the required communication capacity, the number of light transmitting/receiving sections to be used for the communication.