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ElectAura-Net
ElectAura-Net is a novel indoor broadband networking and positioning system. A wireless(-like) communication is enabled by electric-fields (electric aura) emanated from the human body and the floor. The result: the world's first broadband (10Mbps) intrabody communication. ElectAura-Net also provides indoor positioning, which is urgently needed for "ubiquitous" communication.
Innovation
ElectAura-Net provides both broadband wireless(-like) networks and a meter-accuracy positioning system for indoor use. It is a kind of "intrabody communication" system that uses electric fields as transmission media, and the human body and floor as an Ethernet cable. In this system, a "communication-cell" (carpet size) can be shrunk down to one meter or less, and simultaneous access by many users can be realized. Ordinary intrabody communication systems cannot achieve long-distance communication between components such as body-worn devices and the floor. ElectAura-Net provides extra-high-sensitivity and high-speed capability.
Vision
The ElectAura-Net team is developing a miniaturized and higher-speed
intrabody communication system. They are also developing a large-scale
floor network with automatic map generation to realize a "ubiquitous"
communication system in which people and objects are connected by
just standing on a carpet.
Goals
There are great expectations for "ubiquitous communication" in which everyone and all objects are always connected to the network. Outdoors, we can use cellular-data networks and GPS systems. But so far, there is no effective solution for indoor situations. ElectAura-Net overcomes the indoor limitations by providing easy-to-use, high-speed access to the network and accurate, reliable positioning.
Contact
Masaaki Fukumoto
NTT DoCoMo Multimedia Labs
Contributors
Katsuyuki Ochiai
Mitsuru Shinagawa
NTT Microsystem Integration Labs
Toshiaki Sugimura
NTT DoCoMo Multimedia Labs
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