Patent ID: 8407009

Claim:
A molecular communication system comprising: a molecular transmitter configured to transmit an information molecule in which prescribed information is encoded; a molecular receiver configured to receive the information molecule; and a molecular propagation channel extending from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver, a molecular capsule configured to carry the information molecule from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver wherein the molecular capsule is located outside the molecular transmitter at a varying distance from the molecular transmitter to encapsulate the information molecule; wherein each of the molecular transmitter, the molecular receiver, and the molecular capsule has an artificial cell membrane, and wherein at least one kind of molecular switch is embedded in each of the artificial membranes of the molecular transmitter, the molecular receiver, and the molecular capsule, the molecular switch being responsive to an external input signal so as to control association and separation between the molecular transmitter and the molecular capsule, and association and separation between the molecular capsule and the molecular receiver, upon application of the external input signal to allow unicast, multicast, and/or broadcast communication of the information molecule between the molecular transmitter and the molecular receiver.