US Patent Application 18032138. SPECIFYING SYSTEM, SPECIFYING APPARATUS, AND SPECIFYING METHOD simplified abstract

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SPECIFYING SYSTEM, SPECIFYING APPARATUS, AND SPECIFYING METHOD

Organization Name

NEC Corporation

Inventor(s)

Yukihide Yoda of Tokyo (JP)

Koyo Mori of Tokyo (JP)

Tadsyuki Iwano of Tokyo (JP)

SPECIFYING SYSTEM, SPECIFYING APPARATUS, AND SPECIFYING METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18032138 titled 'SPECIFYING SYSTEM, SPECIFYING APPARATUS, AND SPECIFYING METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system that uses an optical fiber laid along a river levee to monitor the water level of the river.

  • The system includes an optical fiber laid along a river levee.
  • A communication unit receives an optical signal from the optical fiber.
  • The optical signal contains a pattern that changes based on the state of the levee.
  • A specifying unit analyzes the pattern to determine the water level of the river.


Original Abstract Submitted

A specifying system according to the present disclosure includes an optical fiber () laid along a levee () of a river (), a communication unit () configured to receive, from the optical fiber (), an optical signal containing a pattern that changes according to a state of the levee (), and a specifying unit () configured to specify a water level of the river () based on the pattern that changes according to the state of the levee ().