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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Yano, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A processing device disposed inside a transmitter/receiver intended for use in optical fiber sensing using an optical fiber in order to enable restricting utilization of a prescribed range of acquired data, the processing device comprising: a mask unit which masks a prescribed range of acquired data, which is the data acquired by the transmitter/receiver through the optical fiber sensing; and an output unit which outputs post-masking data, which is the data that has undergone the aforementioned masking, to the outside of the transmitter/receiver, wherein the acquired data prior having the masking performed thereon for the prescribed range is not outputted to the outside.