| 发明名称 |
SURFACE-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS AND METHODS THEREOF |
| 摘要 |
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system including a frequency mixer that combines a signal and a carrier wave to form a combined signal, and a transmitter that generates a transmission based on the combined signal. The system can also include a coupling device that emits the transmission as an electromagnetic wave guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can propagate longitudinally along the surface of the transmission medium and at least partially around the surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2016373937(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.12.22 |
| 申请号 |
US201615254841 |
申请日期 |
2016.09.01 |
| 申请人 |
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. |
发明人 |
BENNETT ROBERT;BARNICKEL DONALD J.;BARZEGAR FARHAD;GERSZBERG IRWIN;HENRY PAUL SHALA;WILLIS, III THOMAS M. |
| 分类号 |
H04W16/26;H04B3/56;H04B3/52 |
主分类号 |
H04W16/26 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A system, comprising:
means for receiving a wireless signal from a communication device; means for converting the wireless signal to an electrical signal; means for frequency-shifting the electrical signal to generate a frequency-shifted signal; and means for generating a transmission of the frequency-shifted signal to induce, via a coupling device, an electromagnetic wave guided by a transmission medium, wherein the coupling device has a central axis that is not coaxially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the transmission medium, and wherein a portion of the coupling device is parallel to a surface of the transmission medium. |
| 地址 |
Atlanta GA US |
