Coded data generation or conversion – Analog to or from digital conversion – Analog to digital conversion
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-23
2003-11-18
Jean Pierre, Peguy (Department: 2819)
Coded data generation or conversion
Analog to or from digital conversion
Analog to digital conversion
C341S133000, C341S111000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06650268
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a communication technique and more specifically to techniques for communication by converting arbitrary analog waveforms to sequences of pulses.
In co-pending, commonly owned U.S. application Ser. No. 09/429,519, the communication system illustrated in
FIG. 1
shows that groups of pulses are supplied to a decoding (decision) device
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. The decoder disclosed therein recovers data from the pulses; for example, by counting pulses. Additional recovery techniques are disclosed in co-pending, commonly owned U.S. application Ser. No. 09/805,854.
It is desirable to increase the robustness of systems which employ the techniques disclosed in the foregoing identified applications. The utility of such systems can be further increased by increasing their information carrying capacity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention, a method and apparatus for a communication circuit is provided to recover information in a received signal. The communication circuit comprises at least two receiver circuits. The received signal is fed to each receiver circuit. Each receiver circuit is configured in accordance with the invention to produce output comprising a group of one or more pulses in response to detecting some portion of the received signal. The output of each receiver is fed to a decision device, which produces one or more symbols.
In one embodiment of the invention, the groups of pulses from each receiver are processed by the decision device to produce a single symbol. In this embodiment of the invention, information transmission is more robust due to the redundancy of the information.
In another embodiment of the invention, the groups of pulses from each receiver are processed to produce a symbol from each such group, thereby enhancing information carrying capacity.
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Joe Jurianto
Lye Kin M.
Allen Kenneth R.
Jean Pierre Peguy
The National University of Singapore
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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