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Granted Patent B2
US 11,747,175 · App. 17/270,317 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Utility pole location specifying system, utility pole location specifying apparatus, utility pole location specifying method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventors: Yukihide Yoda (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiaki Aono (Tokyo, JP); Koji Asahi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G01D5/353
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Patent No.
US 11,747,175
App. No.
17/270,317
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility pole location specifying system according to the present disclosure includes a cable ( 20 ) containing a communication optical fiber disposed in a utility pole ( 10 ), a receiving unit ( 331 ) configured to receive an optical signal containing a characteristic pattern of the utility pole ( 10 ) from at least one communication optical fiber contained in the cable ( 20 ), and a specifying unit ( 332 ) configured to specify a location of the utility pole ( 10 ) based on the characteristic pattern.

Claims (33)

1. A utility pole location specifying system comprising:

a cable disposed in a utility pole, the cable containing a communication optical fiber;

receiver circuitry configured to receive an optical signal containing a vibration pattern characteristic of the utility pole from the communication optical fiber contained in the cable; and

processing circuitry configured to specify a location of the utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

2. The utility pole location specifying system according to claim 1 , wherein

the utility pole is included in a plurality of utility poles,

each of the plurality of utility poles has a different vibration pattern characteristic, and

the processing circuitry specifies a location of a predetermined utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

3. The utility pole location specifying system according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the vibration pattern characteristic of a utility pole changes according to a type or a state thereof, and

the processing circuitry specifies the type or the state of the utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

4. The utility pole location specifying system according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration pattern characteristic is a pattern artificially generated in the utility pole.

5. The utility pole location specifying system according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration pattern characteristic is a pattern non-artificially generated in the utility pole.

6. The utility pole location specifying system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry learns the vibration pattern characteristic at a place where the utility pole is present, and specifies the location of the utility pole based on a result of the learning and the vibration pattern characteristic contained in the optical signal received by the receiver circuitry.

7. The utility pole location specifying system according to claim 1 , wherein the cable is disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the utility pole.

8. A utility pole location specifying apparatus comprising:

receiver circuitry configured to receive an optical signal containing a vibration pattern characteristic of a utility pole from at least one communication optical fiber contained in a cable disposed in the utility pole; and

processing circuitry configured to specify a location of the utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

9. The utility pole location specifying apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the utility pole is included in a plurality of utility poles,

each of the plurality of utility poles has a different vibration pattern characteristic, and

the processing circuitry specifies a location of a predetermined utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

10. The utility pole location specifying apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the vibration pattern characteristic of a utility pole changes according to a type or a state thereof, and

the processing circuitry specifies the type or the state of the utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

11. The utility pole location specifying apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the vibration pattern characteristic is a pattern artificially generated in the utility pole.

12. The utility pole location specifying apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the vibration pattern characteristic is a pattern non-artificially generated in the utility pole.

13. The utility pole location specifying apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry learns the vibration pattern characteristic at a place where the utility pole is present, and specifies the location of the utility pole based on a result of the learning and the vibration pattern characteristic contained in the optical signal received by the receiver circuitry.

14. The utility pole location specifying apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the cable is disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the utility pole.

15. A utility pole location specifying method performed by a utility pole location specifying apparatus, comprising:

receiving an optical signal containing a vibration pattern characteristic of a utility pole from at least one communication optical fiber contained in a cable disposed in the utility pole; and

specifying a location of the utility pole based on the vibration pattern characteristic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: YODA, YUKIHIDE; AONO, YOSHIAKI; ASAHI, KOJI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060287/0944 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-162040 · Aug 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210172767A1 · Jun 10, 2021