Versatile attenuator

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2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Tra, Quan (Department: 2816)

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Signal converting, shaping, or generating

Amplitude control

Reexamination Certificate

active

10909569

ABSTRACT:
A versatile attenuator. The versatile attenuator includes a first mechanism for receiving an input signal. A second mechanism measures the input signal and provides a signal-level indication in response thereto. A third mechanism selectively attenuates the input signal when the signal-level indication surpasses a predetermined threshold and provides an attenuated signal in response thereto. In a more specific embodiment, the third mechanism further provides attenuation information. An additional mechanism then employs the attenuation information and a computer to selectively adjust an output signal of a circuit connected between the computer and the third mechanism to accommodate effects that attenuation of the input signal by the third mechanism has on the output signal.

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