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JP2017511247A5
JP2017511247A5 JP2017506633A JP2017506633A JP2017511247A5 JP 2017511247 A5 JP2017511247 A5 JP 2017511247A5 JP 2017506633 A JP2017506633 A JP 2017506633A JP 2017506633 A JP2017506633 A JP 2017506633A JP 2017511247 A5 JP2017511247 A5 JP 2017511247A5
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  1. 装置であって、
    基板と、
    前記基板と一体化された複数の超音波伝送部と、
    前記基板と一体化され、前記複数の超音波伝送部の入力に連結され、波形生成器によって生成された単一の波形から得られた遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンを前記複数の超音波伝送部に出力するように構成される遅延メッシュ回路とを備え、
    前記遅延メッシュ回路は、少なくとも第1遅延部及び第2遅延部を備え、前記第1遅延部は、前記第2遅延部から入力信号を受信し、前記第2遅延部に出力信号を提供するように構成される、
    装置。
  2. 前記基板と一体化され、符号化回路の入力に連結された出力を有する前記波形生成器と、
    前記基板と一体化され、前記遅延メッシュ回路の入力に連結された出力を有する前記符号化回路とをさらに備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
  3. 前記符号化回路はさらに、
    少なくとも部分的に、前記波形生成器によって生成された前記波形を符号化することにより、前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号を生成し、
    前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号を前記遅延メッシュ回路に出力するように構成される、請求項2に記載の装置。
  4. 前記複数の超音波伝送部は、複数の復号化回路と、複数の超音波トランスデューサとを備え、
    前記複数の超音波伝送部は、各々、前記複数の復号化回路の少なくとも1個と、前記複数の超音波トランスデューサの少なくとも1個とを備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
  5. 前記複数の復号化回路の少なくとも1個は、前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンの少なくとも1個を復号化するように構成され、複数の復号化波形を得る、請求項4に記載の装置。
  6. 前記複数の超音波トランスデューサは、少なくとも部分的に、前記複数の復号化波形に対応する超音波信号を送信することにより、超音波音場を生成するように構成される、請求項5に記載の装置。
  7. 前記複数の超音波トランスデューサはさらに、前記複数の復号化波形の2個以上に対応する超音波信号を並列して送信することにより、超音波音場を生成するように構成される、請求項6に記載の装置。
  8. 前記超音波音場は方位対称性を有する、請求項6に記載の装置。
  9. 前記超音波音場は仰角対称性を有する、請求項6に記載の装置。
  10. 前記超音波音場は円筒対称性を有する、請求項6に記載の装置。
  11. 前記超音波音場は球対称性を有する、請求項6に記載の装置。
  12. 前記超音波音場は平面波動場である、請求項6に記載の装置。
  13. 前記遅延メッシュ回路はプログラム可能である、請求項1に記載の装置。
  14. 前記遅延メッシュ回路は再構成可能である、請求項1に記載の装置。
  15. 前記遅延メッシュ回路はさらに、
    第1遅延メッシュ制御信号の入力に応じて、前記複数の超音波伝送部に、前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンを出力し、
    前記第1遅延メッシュ制御信号とは異なる第2遅延メッシュ制御信号の入力に応じて、前記複数の超音波伝送部に、前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の第2の複数の時間遅延バージョンを出力ように構成され、
    前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンは、前記第2の遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンとは異なる、請求項1に記載の装置。
  16. 前記複数の超音波伝送部は、複数の復号化回路と複数の超音波トランスデューサとを備え、
    前記複数の超音波伝送部は、各々、前記複数の復号化回路の少なくとも1個と、前記複数の超音波トランスデューサの少なくとも1個とを備える、請求項15に記載の装置。
  17. 前記複数の復号化回路は、前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンを復号化するように構成され複数の第1復号化波形を得て、さらに、前記第2の遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンを復号化するように構成され複数の第2復号化波形を得る、請求項16に記載の装置。
  18. 前記複数の超音波トランスデューサは、少なくとも部分的に、前記複数の第1復号化波形に対応する超音波信号を送信することにより、第1超音波音場を生成するように構成され、少なくとも部分的に、前記複数の第2復号化波形に対応する超音波信号を送信することにより、第2超音波音場を生成し、前記第1超音波音場は、前記第2超音波音場とは異なる種別の音場である、請求項17に記載の装置。
  19. 前記基板と一体化され、前記波形生成器を含む複数の波形生成器をさらに備え、
    前記遅延メッシュ回路はさらに、前記複数の超音波伝送部に、前記複数の波形生成器によって生成される複数の波形のそれぞれから得られた、遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンを出力するように構成され、前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンは、前記波形生成器によって生成される前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号を含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
  20. 前記装置は、超音波伝送部よりも少ない波形生成器からなる、請求項19に記載の装置。
  21. 前記波形生成器は、前記基板と一体化され、初期波形を生成するように構成され、
    前記装置はさらに、前記基板と一体化され、前記波形生成器の少なくとも1個の出力に連結され、前記初期波形を符号化して前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号を作り出すように構成される符号化回路を備え、
    前記複数の超音波伝送部は、
    前記遅延メッシュ回路入力信号の複数の時間遅延バージョンを復号化して複数の復号化波形を作り出すように構成される復号化回路と、
    少なくとも部分的に、前記複数の復号化波形に対応する超音波信号を並行して送信することにより、超音波音場を生成するように構成される複数の超音波トランスデューサとを備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
  22. 前記基板は、相補型金属酸化膜半導体(CMOS)基板を備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
  23. 入力波形を受け取り、複数の出力波形を生成するように構成される遅延回路であって、
    制御信号を出力するように構成される遅延回路コントローラと、
    複数の遅延部であって、そのうちの少なくとも1個が、制御信号入力を備え、前記制御信号を受信するように構成される複数の遅延部とを備え、
    前記複数の遅延部の前記少なくとも1個は、前記制御信号に基づき、遅延期間、複数の可能な入力パスから1個の入力パス、及び複数の可能な出力パスから1個の出力パスを選択するように構成され、
    前記複数の出力波形は、2個以上の遅延期間に基づいて生成される、遅延回路。
  24. 前記遅延回路コントローラは、前記複数の可能な入力パスから選択された前記入力パス上の入力信号から複数の第1出力波形を生成するための第1制御信号を出力するように構成される、請求項23に記載の遅延回路。
  25. 前記遅延回路は、基板上に一体化され、
    前記遅延回路は、前記基板と一体化された波形生成器から前記入力波形を受け取るように構成され、
    前記遅延回路はさらに、前記複数の出力波形を複数の超音波伝送部に出力するように構成される、請求項23に記載の遅延回路。
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