Link emission control
View Patent ↗Establishing a communication link may include transmitting by a first device an unmodulated first electromagnetic EHF signal and receiving by a second device the first electromagnetic EHF signal. The second device may determine whether the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that a first shield portion and a second shield portion are in alignment. The transmission of a modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal may be enabled when the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that both the shield portions are in alignment. The transmission of a modulated second signal may be disabled when the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first and second shield portions are not in alignment.
1. A method for managing a communication link between a first device and a second device, the method comprising:
receiving by the second device a first electromagnetic EHF signal transmitted by the first device, the first device comprising a first transmitter and a first receiver partially enclosed by a first shield portion, and the second device comprising a second transmitter and a second receiver partially enclosed by a second shield portion;
determining by the second device whether the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first shield portion of the first device and the second shield portion of the second device are in alignment; and
in response to a determination that the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first shield portion and the second shield portion are in alignment, enabling by the second device transmission of a modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal by the second device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that a first shield portion of the first device and a second shield portion of the second device are in alignment includes determining whether the first shield portion and second shield portion are aligned proximate to each other.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving by the second device a modulated third electromagnetic EHF signal transmitted by the first device in response to receipt by the first device of the modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal from the second device.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting by the second device an unmodulated or low-level modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal to the first device in response to receipt by the second device of the first electromagnetic EHF signal.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that a first shield portion of the first device and a second shield portion of the second device are in alignment; consists of determining by the second device whether the received first electromagnetic EHF signal is modulated with a high level of modulation.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting by the second device an unmodulated or low-level modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal to the first device prior to receipt by the second device of the first electromagnetic EHF signal.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal has electromagnetic emissions within predefined emission limits when the first shield portion and the second shield portion are in alignment and has electromagnetic emissions that exceed the predefined emission limits when the first shield portion and the second shield portion are not in alignment.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal is a high-level modulated signal.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
after the enabling of transmission of a modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal by the second device, continuing to receive by the second device the first electromagnetic EHF signal transmitted by the first device;
determining by the second device whether the received continuing first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first shield portion and the second shield portion are in alignment; and
in response to a determination that the received continuing first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first shield portion and the second shield portion are not in alignment, disabling by the second device transmission of the modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal by the second device.
10. A method for managing a communication link between a first device and a second device, the method comprising:
receiving by the second device a first electromagnetic EHF signal transmitted by the first device, the first device comprising a first transmitter and a first receiver partially enclosed by a first shield portion, and the second device comprising a second transmitter and a second receiver partially enclosed by a second shield portion;
determining by the second device whether the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first shield portion of the first device and the second shield portion of the second device are in alignment; and
in response to a determination that the received first electromagnetic EHF signal indicates that the first shield portion and the second shield portion are not in alignment, disabling by the second device transmission of a modulated second electromagnetic EHF signal by the second device.