METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Title:

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2006076091

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for optical wireless communication, and in particular to wireless optical delivery of a video signal. In one embodiment, a wireless optical video system (100) in which video content (e.g. , DVI or HDMI) is transmitted wirelessly between a digital video source (110) and a display device (150). This wireless optical communication is accomplished using a laser (520), encoded with the digital video data, directed from an optical transmitter (120) to an optical receiver (140). In another embodiment, the data to be communicated includes high-definition video content.

Inventors:

CHAMPION MARK (US)
UNGER ROBERT A (US)
HARDACKER ROBERT (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/043917

Publication Date:

November 02, 2006

Filing Date:

December 05, 2005

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Assignee:

SONY CORP (JP)
SONY ELECTRONICS INC (US)
CHAMPION MARK (US)
UNGER ROBERT A (US)
HARDACKER ROBERT (US)

International Classes:

H04B10/00; H04B10/118

Foreign References:

US6525856B1	2003-02-25
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