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US 7,119,680 B2Granted
FSOC/radio intrusion detection system
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsIrwin Gerszberg, Jeremiah A. Okoro
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising sensing an intruder within a predetermined vicinity of a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) system; and reducing an emitted power of the FSOC system. Certain exemplary embodiments provide a system comprising a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) subsystem; a sensor adapted to detect an intruder within a predetermined vicinity of the FSOC subsystem; and a switch adapted to reduce an emitted power of the FSOC subsystem, said switch coupled to said sensor.
Claims2
A method, comprising:
- sensing an intruder within a predetermined vicinity of a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) system;
- and
- reducing an emitted power of the FSOC system to a non-zero level, wherein:
- the intruder is sensed via a capacitive proximity sensor.
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A system comprising:
- a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) subsystem;
- and
- a sensor adapted to detect an intruder within a predetermined vicinity of the FSOC subsystem;
- and
- a switch adapted to reduce an emitted power of the FSOC subsystem to a non-zero level, said switch coupled to said sensor, wherein:
- the sensor is a capacitive proximity sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.