GB2350509B - Optical free space signalling system - Google Patents

Optical free space signalling system

Info

Publication number: GB2350509B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: free space; signalling system; optical free; space signalling; optical
Prior art date: 1999-02-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB0022990A

Other versions

GB2350509A (en

GB0022990D0 (en

Inventor

Alan Edward Green

Euan Morrison

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Quantumbeam Ltd

Scientific Generics Ltd

Original Assignee

Quantumbeam Ltd

Scientific Generics Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-02-11

Filing date

2000-02-11

Publication date

2001-09-12

2000-02-11 Application filed by Quantumbeam Ltd, Scientific Generics Ltd filed Critical Quantumbeam Ltd

2000-11-01 Publication of GB0022990D0 publication Critical patent/GB0022990D0/en

2000-11-29 Publication of GB2350509A publication Critical patent/GB2350509A/en

2001-09-12 Application granted granted Critical

2001-09-12 Publication of GB2350509B publication Critical patent/GB2350509B/en

2020-02-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
- H04B10/25—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
- H04B10/2587—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission using a single light source for multiple stations
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
- H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
- H04B10/112—Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
- H04B10/1123—Bidirectional transmission
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
- H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
- H04B10/112—Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
- H04B10/1123—Bidirectional transmission
- H04B10/1125—Bidirectional transmission using a single common optical path
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
- H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
- H04B10/114—Indoor or close-range type systems
- H04B10/1149—Arrangements for indoor wireless networking of information

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Computing Systems (AREA)
Optical Communication System (AREA)

GB0022990A 1999-02-11 2000-02-11 Optical free space signalling system Expired - Fee Related GB2350509B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9903142A GB9903142D0 (en)	1999-02-11	1999-02-11	Free space optical communication system
PCT/GB2000/000456 WO2000048338A1 (en)	1999-02-11	2000-02-11	Optical free space signalling system

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0022990D0 GB0022990D0 (en)	2000-11-01
GB2350509A GB2350509A (en)	2000-11-29
GB2350509B true GB2350509B (en)	2001-09-12

Family

ID=10847589

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9903142A Ceased GB9903142D0 (en)	1997-02-11	1999-02-11	Free space optical communication system
GB0022990A Expired - Fee Related GB2350509B (en)	1999-02-11	2000-02-11	Optical free space signalling system

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9903142A Ceased GB9903142D0 (en)	1997-02-11	1999-02-11	Free space optical communication system

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JP2003534671A (en)
CN (1)	CN1346553A (en)
AU (1)	AU2452800A (en)
CA (1)	CA2372269A1 (en)
GB (2)	GB9903142D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2000048338A1 (en)

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1999
- 1999-02-11 GB GB9903142A patent/GB9903142D0/en not_active Ceased
2000
- 2000-02-11 GB GB0022990A patent/GB2350509B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-02-11 JP JP2000599155A patent/JP2003534671A/en active Pending
- 2000-02-11 WO PCT/GB2000/000456 patent/WO2000048338A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-02-11 CN CN 00806130 patent/CN1346553A/en active Pending
- 2000-02-11 AU AU24528/00A patent/AU2452800A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-02-11 CA CA002372269A patent/CA2372269A1/en not_active Abandoned

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GB2196809A (en) *	1986-10-23	1988-05-05	Plessey Co Plc	Optical communication system
GB2221810A (en) *	1988-07-08	1990-02-14	Univ London	Optical transmission arrangement
US5822099A (en) *	1995-08-31	1998-10-13	Sony Corporation	Light communication system
US5777768A (en) *	1995-09-01	1998-07-07	Astroterra Corporation	Multiple transmitter laser link

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2350509A (en)	2000-11-29
HK1033619A1 (en)	2001-09-07
GB9903142D0 (en)	1999-04-07
WO2000048338A9 (en)	2001-11-01
CA2372269A1 (en)	2000-08-17
GB0022990D0 (en)	2000-11-01
AU2452800A (en)	2000-08-29
CN1346553A (en)	2002-04-24
WO2000048338A1 (en)	2000-08-17
JP2003534671A (en)	2003-11-18

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU2017401A (en)	2001-07-03	Optical free space signalling system
AU2001230324A1 (en)	2001-07-24	Optical free space signalling system
GB2348063B (en)	2001-03-07	Optical communication system
EP1221148A4 (en)	2002-08-07	Tactiovisual distance-to-exit exit-finding system
GB2357360B (en)	2004-01-21	Alarm system
GB2350509B (en)	2001-09-12	Optical free space signalling system
AU2001270785A1 (en)	2002-01-21	Optical free space signalling system
AU5995400A (en)	2001-01-30	Signalling system
AU2001232008A1 (en)	2001-08-14	Optical free space signalling system
GB2355610B (en)	2001-09-12	Optical system
GB9912133D0 (en)	1999-07-28	Alarm system
GB2352105B (en)	2001-09-26	Optical system
GB9907271D0 (en)	1999-05-26	System
GB9930156D0 (en)	2000-02-09	Optical system interface
GB2351625B (en)	2001-11-07	Optical system
AU2001233877A1 (en)	2001-10-08	Optical signalling system
GB2339943B (en)	2003-04-16	Signalling system
GB9911547D0 (en)	1999-07-21	Answerphone system
GB9911600D0 (en)	1999-07-21	Alarm system
GB9923780D0 (en)	1999-12-08	An optical system
HK1033619B (en)	2002-01-04	Optical free space signalling system
GB9928867D0 (en)	2000-02-02	Mounting system
GB9903176D0 (en)	1999-04-07	Alarm system
GB2353665B (en)	2003-12-24	Telecommunications system
GB9802910D0 (en)	1998-04-08	Free space optical communication system

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-03-14	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2005-09-28	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20050209