Data transmission system employing wire and wireless transmission paths

摘要

A data transmission system using an alternating mains supply for a signal transmission path including a movable module having a data input device, a first transmitter coupled to the data input device for transmitting a first wireless transmission of data fed into the input device, a first receiver for receiving a second wireless transmission of data and an output device coupled to the first receiver for putting out data corresponding to the received second wireless transmission. The system additionally includes a fixed module arranged to be connected to the mains supply and including a second receiver for receiving the first wireless transmissions, a line driver coupled to the second receiver for feeding signals into the mains supply corresponding to the data received by the second receiver, a signal receiver for receiving signals from the mains supply and a second transmitter coupled to the signal receiver for transmitting the second wireless transmission of data corresponding to the data received by the signal receiver.