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US 6,206,583 B1Granted
Optical fiber fusion splicer with communication device
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsYoshifumi Hishikawa, Kazuo Watanabe
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Abstract
A fusion splicer for which maintenance can be performed efficiently is provided. A fusion splicer 1 for splicing optical fibers comprises a CCD camera 14 for capturing an image of a fusion splicing process of the optical fibers, a main memory 21 for storing image data obtained by the CCD camera 14, and a communication controller 3 adapted to make the image data transmittable and effect communication with a service station.
Claims2
An optical fiber fusion splicer comprising:
- an image sensor for imaging ends of optical fibers facing each other and generating image data indicative thereof;
- a memory for storing said image data;
- and
- a communication device, connectable to a telephone line, for transmitting said image data.
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An optical fiber fusion splicer comprising:
- an image sensor for imaging ends of optical fibers facing each other and generating image data indicative thereof;
- a memory for storing said image data;
- and
- a communication device for transmitting said image data,
- said communication device being adapted to communicate with a service station by way of a telephone communication path;
- said optical fiber splicer further comprising presetting parameter control means for changing, in response to a signal transmitted from said service station, a presetting parameter for an operation concerning fusion splicing of said optical fibers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.