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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2004
Terrel L. Morris, Garland, TX (US);
David Martin Fenwick, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ricahrd John Luebs, Windsor, CO (US);
Duane A. Wegher, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Jeffry D. Yetter, Loveland, CO (US);
Terrel L. Morris, Garland, TX (US);
David Martin Fenwick, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Ricahrd John Luebs, Windsor, CO (US);
Duane A. Wegher, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Jeffry D. Yetter, Loveland, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for self-configuring optical communication channels between arrays of emitters and detectors comprises: an array of light emitters; an array of light detectors roughly aligned with the array of light emitters; and self-configuration logic for controlling the light emitters of the emitter array to transmit optical data to the array of light detectors and for monitoring received optical data of the light detectors of the detector array to establish light emitter/detector optical channels between the arrays of light emitters and light detectors based on optical data transmission error rates. In addition, a method of self-configuring optical communication channels between arrays of emitters and detectors comprises the steps of: roughly aligning an array of light emitters to an array of light detectors; controlling the light emitters of the emitter array to transmit optical data to the array of light detectors; and monitoring received optical data of the light detectors of the detector array to establish light emitter/detector optical channels between the arrays of light emitters and light detectors based on optical data transmission error rates.