US 10,484,049 B2 · Communication system

Abstract

A ship network communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention that enables data transmission and reception wirelessly in a ship regardless of the thickness of a bulkhead comprises: a first communication device, attached to a first bulkhead from among a plurality of bulkheads dividing a hull into a plurality of spaces, to receive transmission data transmitted from a transmitting terminal; and a second communication device, attached to a second bulkhead from among the bulkheads, to receive the transmission data from a first Ethernet communication module through near field communication and to transfer the received transmission data to a receiving terminal, wherein the first communication device and the second communication device perform near field communication using the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead as a communication medium.

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Dependent claims

A signal transmission and reception apparatus that performs communication by inducing an electromagnetic field in a conductive object and by using the object as a medium, the apparatus comprising;

an external communication module configured to exchange data with an external communication terminal using at least one first communication scheme of a wired communication and a wireless communication;
and
a magnetic field communication module configured to induce the electromagnetic field within the object and to carry the data in the induced electromagnetic field, as a signal and thereby transmit the data;
wherein the conductive object comprises a plurality of metal bulkheads that is physically separate from each other and in contact with each other;
and
wherein the magnetic field communication module is supplied with power and induces the electromagnetic field in the plurality of metal bulkheads and a counterpart device, and carries the data in the electromagnetic field and thereby transmits the data.

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A signal transmission and reception apparatus that performs communication by inducing an electromagnetic field in a conductive object and by using the object as a medium, the apparatus comprising:

an external communication module configured to exchange data with an external communication terminal using at least one first communication scheme of a wired communication and a wireless communication;
and
a magnetic field communication module configured to induce the electromagnetic field within the object and to carry the data in the induced electromagnetic field as a signal and thereby transmit the data wherein:
the conductive object comprises a metal bulkhead;
the magnetic field communication module is supplied with power and induces the electromagnetic field in an inside of the metal bulkhead and a counterpart device, and carries, in the electromagnetic field, the data that is provided in an electrical signal form from the external communication module and thereby transmits the data;
the conductive object comprises a plurality of metal bulkheads that is physically separate from each other and in contact with each other;
and
the magnetic field communication module is supplied with the power and induces the electromagnetic field in the plurality of metal bulkheads and the counterpart device, and carries the data in the electromagnetic field and thereby transmits the data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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