Hybrid communication and broadcast systems
Hybrid communication ad broadcast systems for broadband, ultra wideband and ultra Narrowband (UWN) reconfigurable, interoperable communication and broadcasting system architectures. Combinations and hybrids of ultra wideband (UWB), ultra narrowband (UNB) and efficient broadband wireless, baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF) implementations for Bit Rate Agile (BRA) reconfigurable and interoperable systems Processing the data signals, of clock signals, and/or carrier cycles waveforms leads to shaped radio-frequency (RF) cycles, waveforms and wavelets. With Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity and protection system configuration the performance of these systems may is further enhanced.
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/615,678 entitled “ULTRA WIDEBAND, ULTRA NARROWBAND AND RECONFIGURABLE INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS” filed on Oct. 5, 2004 by Applicant Feher, K., Ref. No.[21] and incorporated herein by reference.
The following three (3) related U.S. patent applications are co-pending:
U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. ______ TBD______, Ref. No.[22 ], Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 entitled “BROADBAND, ULTRA WIDEBAND AND ULTRA NARROWBAND RECONFIGURABLE INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS”
U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. ______ TBD______ Ref. No.[23 ], Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 entitled “HYBRID COMMUNICATION AND BROADCAST SYSTEMS”
U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. ______ TBD______ , Ref. No.[24 ], Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 entitled “DATA COMMUNICATION FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION”
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention pertains generally to radio frequency (RF) spectrally efficient and power efficient systems, to ultra wideband (UWB), to wideband, to broadband, to spectral efficient, to narrowband, ultra narrowband(UNB) communication, to efficient communication and broadcasting systems, modulation and demodulation(Modem), architectures for baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF) implementations. Bit stream processing, shaping of data signals and shaping or processing of clock and carrier waveforms leads to spectrally efficient and power efficient shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets.
ACRONYMS To facilitate comprehension of the current disclosure, some of the acronyms used in the prior art and/or in the current disclosure are highlighted in the following LIST of acronyms:
Several references, including issued United States patents, pending US patents, and other references are identified herein to assist the reader in understanding the context in which the invention is made, some of the distinctions of the inventive structures and methods over that which was known prior to the invention, and advantages of this new invention, the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference. This list is intended to be illustrative rather than exhaustive.
All publications including patents, pending patents, documents, published papers, articles and reports listed or mentioned in these publications and/or in this disclosure-patent/invention are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each publication or report, or patent or pending patent and/or references listed in these publications, reports, patents or pending patents were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
This invention addresses the need for new more efficient embodiments and implementation architectures of reconfigurable, adaptable, interoperable multimode ultra wideband -ultra narrowband(UWN) systems as well as a class of broadband wireless, broadband wireless access (BWA) and other spectral and power efficient communication systems. The BWA systems, disclosed herein include new implementation architectures and new “hybrid” embodiments for WCDMA, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 and other IEEE specified systems. Local Multipoint Distribution Systems, other point to point systems and Multipoint Distribution Services (MDS) will need more efficient, reduced size interoperable Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output (MMIMO) hybrid operation, disclosed herein.
A network which incorporates UWB and UNB or other combinations of communications and or broadcast systems, is designated here as a “hybrid” system or “hybrid” network. While prior art UWB systems, broadband systems, systems known as IEEE 802 standardized systems , WI-FI and/or Bluetooth provide communications for short distances some of these systems are not efficient for longer range/longer distance applications.
While spectrally efficient, narrowband and Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) systems are suitable for short as well as longer distances there are no disclosed embodiments for cost efficient-simple reconfigurable, interoperable communication and broadcasting system architectures, baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF) implementations for Bit Rate Agile (BRA) systems, Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) in case of UWB and UNB systems and the connection of these systems into an operating network. Processing the data signals, clock signals, and/or carrier waveforms of UWB, of UNB and of a class of other systems leads to shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets. With Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity and protection system configuration the performance and capacity of these “hybrid” UWB and UNB systems may be further enhanced. For such systems more efficient and simpler architectures and implementations are disclosed.
In prior art patents and in other published documents and articles the aforementioned sets of systems were invented, studied and investigated separately from each other and joint-hybrid efficient and seamless, adaptive Modulation Format Selectable (MFS) and Bit Rate Agile(BRA) operation and joint embodiments of systems which operate as Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) in flexible agile UWB and UNB systems in conjunction with other wireless and wired (cable, telephone, fiber optics) systems such as 2nd generation wireless systems, such as GSM systems, CDMA systems, 3rd generation cellular systems and 4th generation wireless and cellular systems , including broadband systems were not disclosed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONOne set of communications systems contains highly spectral efficient, narrowband, very narrowband and ultra narrowband (UNB) systems; an other set contains broadband, wideband and ultra wideband (UWB) systems. Combinations and variations of these two sets of systems are designated herein with the generic term/acronym:Ultra wideband—ultra narrowband(UWN) systems.
The most important objectives of wireless communications, broadcasting, telemetry, location based systems GPS (Global Positioning System), Radio Frequency Identification systems (RFID), internet browsing infrared and in general “radio” systems as well as “wired” systems include: power and bandwidth or spectrum efficiency combined with robust Bit Error Rate (BER) performance in a noisy and/or strong interference environment. These Radio Frequency (RF) system objectives are specified in numerous systems including wireless communications and cellular systems, satellite systems, mobile and telemetry systems, broadcasting systems, cable, fiber optics and practically all communication transmission systems. Here we are using the term “Radio Frequency” (RF) in its broadest sense, implying that we are dealing with a modulated signal. The RF could be, for example, as high as the frequency of infrared or fiber optic transmitters; it could be in the GHz range, e.g., between 1 GHz and 300 GHz, or it could be in the MHz range, e.g. between about 1 MHz and 999 MHz or just in the kHz range, such as used in telephony modems. The term RF could apply to Base-Band (BB) signals, to Pulse Position Modulated(PPM) signals, to Quadrature Modulated (for short “QM” or “QMOD”) and to FM or AM or hybrid modulated signals, to non-quadrature modulated signals, or to un-modulated Carrier Wave (CW) signals or waveforms.
The cited publications, patents, pending patents and other published documents, reference numbers [1-31 ], and the references within the aforementioned publications contain definitions and descriptions of many terms used in this new patent disclosure and for this reason these “prior art” terms and definitions will be only briefly, on a case by case basis highlighted.
While the majority of prior patents and publications disclose systems which have a spectral efficiency of less than about 10 b/s/Hz [such systems include GMSK, BPSK,QPSK, QAM (e.g. 16-QAM; 64 QAM), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) and Pulse Duration Modulation methods] there is prior art which discloses implementations which could attain considerably higher spectral efficiencies, i.e. more than 10 b/s/Hz.
H. R. Walker's patents, references [1-5] and Feher's patent Ref. [16] describe information signal transmission methods which could attain ultra high spectral efficiencies of more than 10 b/s/Hz, designated herein as ultra narrowband(UNB) or ultra spectral efficient systems.
While the aforementioned issued patents and publications describe material of a background nature, they do not describe or suggest the subject matter of the present patent.
Prior to the description of the current invention, a brief review and highlights of prior art, contained in the description of
This implementation from Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777, Ref. No. [16] is also designated herein as a Feher '777 processor, Feher Keying (FK) Modulation and Demodulation(modem)-system It is suitable for implementation of a part of ultra narrowband (UNB), ultra wideband (UWB) embodiment and combinations of ultra wideband—ultra narrow band(UWN) systems, also designated herein as “hybrid” systems or hybrid networks. The UWN and other hybrid systems, disclosed in the current invention are suitable for Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC).
This invention discloses new, efficient embodiments and implementation architectures of reconfigurable, adaptable, interoperable broadband wireless, multimode ultra wideband—ultra narrowband(UWN) systems as well as a class of broadband and other spectral and power efficient communication systems.
A network which incorporates UWB and UNB or other combinations of communications systems is designated here as a “hybrid” system or “hybrid” network.
Processing the data signals, of clock signals, and/or carrier waveforms of UWB, of UNB and of a class of other systems leads to shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets. Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity and protection system configuration the performance and capacity of these “hybrid” UWB and UNB systems may be further enhanced. For such systems more efficient and simpler architectures and implementations are disclosed.
Specific Objectives of this invention include:
A 1st objective of this invention is to disclose implementations and embodiments which shape waveforms, wavelets, symbols, Radio Frequency(RF) cycles of previously disclosed non-shaped signals by means of optional TCS and/or LR processors and filters. Such shaping improves the spectral characteristics and or other performance parameters the system and leads to, in several cases simpler implementation architectures.
A 2nd objective is to process and generate UNB and UWB signals which have Modulation Format Selectable (MFS) waveforms or wavelets and are suitable for hybrid operation, diversity and protection systems including a new generation of Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC ), Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems which are interoperable with existing wireless systems, such as cellular GSM, GPRS, EDGE and CDMA and W-CDMA systems as well as with other conventional and broadband wireless and telephony systems.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND OF ITS EMBODIMENTSDetailed disclosure of several implementation architectures and embodiments of the current application is contained in this section.
One or more Data Input (Data In) and Clock Input (Clock In) signals are provided to or from processor unit 6.1. The flow of Data Input (Data In) and Clock Input (Clock In) signals, depending on the preferred arrangement and application, could be either from the data/clock source unit, also designated as customer interface, not shown in
Processor 6.1 processes the incoming data/clock signals and generates one or more Modified Amplitude Wavelets (MAW), Missing Chip (MCH), Missing Cycle (MCY), Pulse Position Modulation (PPM), Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) signals with optional Modulation Format Selectable (MFS) waveforms or wavelets. Prior art references including Walker's '737 modulators, Ref No.[1-2 ], Feher's '777 processor, Ref. No.[16], Mohan Ref. No.[6] and McCorkle et al Ref. No.[15] disclose exemplary embodiments for Processor 6.1. The processor 6.1 provides output signals (waveforms, wavelets, symbols, or cycles are alternative terms herein for the term “signal”) on single or multiple lead(s) 6.2.
In case if element 6.1 is implemented by a Walker '737 modulator or is implemented by one of the Feher's '777 processors then on connection lead 6.2 there are shaped or not-shaped waveforms. Units 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5 provide additional optional signal shaping and processing functions.
In the current invention the 6.1 processed prior art signals, or other signals, are provided to additional optional signal processing elements shown in
In other words, Unit 6.3 is a waveform(or wavelet or symbol) shaping element which provides shaped TCS signals to Unit 6.4 which contains a digital processor, or analog processor/filter and/or a Digital to Analog Convereter (D/A). The output of Unit 6.4 is connected to Unit 6.5, which is a Long Response(LR) filter or processor (baseband or IF or RF). The output of Unit 6.5 is provided on single or multiple lead 6.6 to optional selector(switch or splitter) 6.6b and to element 6.7 for subsequent modulation and/or to element 6.8 which provides signal splitting or switching or combining. The outputs of element 6.8 are provided to one or more output leads and to one or more antenna units 6.9 and/or 6.10.
The term lead and its alternate term connection lead is interchangeably used in this application. The terms lead and connection lead are interpreted in a broad sense, including: the terms lead and connection lead mean that a connection is provided or there is a connection, or the signal is connected to a device or one or more signals are provided to a transmission medium. The term transmission medium includes the following generic meanings: transmitter port, transmitter interface, amplifier, cable connection, fiber optic interface, telephone line interface and telephone line, antenna, wire or wireless input port.
Processor 6.13 receives signals from input lead(s) 6.12 and provides control signals on lead(s) 6.14 to unit 6.8. The signal outputs of unit 6.8 are provided for Diversity Transmission and or splitting to a main channel and protection channel whereby the transmitted signals are controlled or selected by a control signal on lead(s) 6.12 and processed by element 6.13. The control signal could be obtained from a feedback path from a receiver or generated in the transmitter.
Depending on the application, performance specification and hardware, software or firmware requirements all units 6.1 to 6.14 in the aforementioned description are optional. Operational systems are obtained by “mix and match” selection of some of the elements. For example the embodiment could be limited to connection of Elements 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7 and 6.9 or other combinations or selections of connected elements.
Lead 6.6 connects the shaped and processed signal to a waveform/signal modulator. Modulator 6.7 includes one or more conventional prior art modulators, for example FM, GMSK, GFSK, AM, DSB-AM, DSB-TC-AM DSB-SC-AM, BPSK, PPM, PAM, PWM, or Quadrature modulator such as QAM, QPSK, QPRS, 8-PSK or other.
Modulated output(s) of element 6.7 is(are) provided to a splitter and/or switch unit 6.8 which provides the signal to one output, two outputs or more than two outputs, illustrated by antennas no 6.9 and 6.10. The split or switched multiple outputs of element 6.8 provide Multiple inputs to antennas 6.9 and 6.10. The
Leads 7.2, 7.7, 7.12, 7.17, 7.22 continuing into 7.23, 7.26, 7.28 and 7.29 provide the signals to the next step of the transmitter and/or connect the signals to the transmission system. Optional signal conditioner 7.25 and splitter or combiner or switch unit 7.27 provide the signal(s) to output lead/output interface units 7.28 and 7.29. Control signal(s) (CS) or Clock Selector Data Signals (CSDS) are provided on leads 7.24. Leads 7.24 are connected to one or more of the aforementioned units/elements, including generators, processors, filters switches, splitters and or combiners.
Lead 8.1 signal connections (leads) provide and/or receive the input data and/or clock signals to/from the transmit interface unit 8.2. One or more than one, multiple input signals are present on lead 8.1 and received by the subsequent units and are processed for transmission as single signals or more than one, multiple output signals. The interface unit 8.2 provides signals to one or more of the following optional units.
Processor 8.3. is processing the input data and/or clock signals. The processed signals are provided to adaptive encoder 8.4, scrambler and/or spreader 8.5, AMC modulator 8.6, filter 8.7, amplifier 8.8, selector or splitter 8.9 and depending on the position of selector or splitter unit 8.9 to one or more transmit antennas, units 8.10 and 8.11 or to an interface unit or amplifier unit 8.12 for cabled or wired systems transmission or infrared or other transmission. Encoder 8.4, includes channel coding devices and error control, error detection and/or error correction devices.
Scrambler and/or spreader unit 8.5, includes optional encryptography—for security devices and or spreading functions for spread spectrum systems such as CDMA, W-CDMA and or frequency hopped spread spectrum(FH-SS) systems or other Direct Spread-Spread Spectrum Systems(DS-SS) or Collision Sense Multiple Access(CSMA) systems.
Unit 9.9 provides additional signal processing, or signal conditioning and provides the processed signals to the receiving interface unit 9.10 and to one or more signal or one or more clock leads 9.11.
The processor designated as 3G contains part of a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System ( UMTS) processor. Unit 10.7a selects or combines the signals and provides them to one or more optional Forward Error Correction Coder (FEC) or other error control coding or error detection encoder(s), Unit 10.8. The signal selection or signal combination of unit 10.7a is directed/controlled by one or more control signals provided on leads 10.7b. The said control signals are programmed, user selected or operator selected signals, or obtained from the corresponding receivers. The encoded signal is connected to interleaver 10.9 and a pre-amble generator or pre-amble processor. Unit 10.10 provides additional data. The optional de-multiplexer, Unit 10.11 provides de-multiplexed signals to spreaders 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 and 10.15. A chip sequence generator provides one or more chip sequences to the aforementioned spreaders. The spread signals are provided to antennas 10.17, 10.18, 10.19 and 10.20. One or more of the spread signals are selected for transmission.
The embodiments and structures of FIG.10 provide a large combination of hybrid “mix and match” of multiple mode interoperable systems including interoperable broadband, spread spectrum or non-spread spectrum systems, UMTS, UWB, UNB and of other communications, telemetry, broadcasting, broadband wireless, location finder and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems.
FIG.11 is an embodiment of a parallel hybrid “mix and match” transmitter architecture for Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output (MMIMO) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems of the current invention. On leads 11.1 and 11.2 one or multiple data and /or clock signals are provided to or from Data/Clock Interface unit 11.3. The Data/Clock Interface unit 11.3 processes the data and or clock signals. Clock processing includes processing of the clock rate of the data signal to generate clock rates which are the same and or are different then the clock rate of the input data. The clock rate of the input data is designated as the Clock rate or Clock of the data “CLD” signal. Within unit 11.3 clock rates which are integer multiples, sub-integer multiples or fractions of the data rate are generated. These selectable bit rates are designated as Clock Rates or Clock of the Control Data “CLC” signals. The CLC rates are in some embodiments integer multiples, sub-integer multiples or fractions of the data rate clock CLD, while in other embodiments the CLC rates are “not related” to the CLD rate; here the term “not related” to refers to a CLC rate which is not derived from the CLD signal, that is, it is in a free running operation and or asynchronous with the CLD rate. In some exemplary embodiments the CLD rate equals the CLC rate, while in other embodiments the CLC rate is four(4) times, or eight(8) times or, one thousand (1000) times, or seven and one third (7and ⅓) times higher than the CLD rate or it is a fraction of the CLD rate. The CLC and CLD signals are provided through Unit 11.4 the Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) unit, as processed control signals to control the operation and signal selection of units 11.5,11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9 and 11.10. Unit 11.4 is an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) unit; this unit is also designated as Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) unit. Unit 11.4 processes received signals from Unit 11.3 and provides them to the Adaptive RF frequency and wave generation unit 11.l and to processor unit 11.7. The outputs of the AMC contain data signals, control signals, clock signals and other signals (e.g. overhead signals/bits, pre-amble signals, known also as preamble bits or preamble words, signal quality monitor signals bits or chips). Adaptive RF frequency and wave generation unit 11.5 provides RF frequency agile or flexible RF waveforms to leads 11.6. One or multiple leads 11.6 are connected to processor unit 11.7. Within unit 11.7 under the control of the AMC, unit 11.4 processed and/or generated signals and/or under the control of the CLD rate or CLC rate clocks, one or more than one (one or multiple) signals are connected and/or processed and connected to leads 11.8. Selection or combinations of Leads 11.6 and 11.8 are controlled by the output signal or output signals of unit 11.4 the AMC processor. Element 11.7.1 represents a connection between the input and output of processor 11.7. Element 11.7.2 is a digital and or analog signal processor or filter or a hybrid processor and filter which provides signal processing, shaping or filtering functions. Element 11.7.3 is an attenuator or amplifier, or unit gain connector which changes (modifies) the amplitude of the incoming signal and provides an amplitude modified output. Element 11.7.4 is a signal inverter; Element 11.7.5 is a signal inverter and amplitude modification device; Element 11.7.6 is a signal conditioner and or filter. This signal conditioner and/or filter element includes optional phase shifters, time delays and or switch components. The switch component of element 11.7.6l connects or disconnects(disables) the signal path between the input and output ports of element 11.7.6. If in a particular time (e.g. during a specific bit duration or a fraction or multiple bit durations) the said switch component is in one of its positions designated as ON, then the signal is forwarded to the output port, while for the other position of the switch designated as OF, the signal between input and output of element 11.7.6 is not connected. The AMC, Unit 11.4 provided control signals select or combine one or more of the unit 11.7 processed signals, processed by one or more of the aforementioned elements of unit 11.7, and provides these processed signals, through the selected leads 11.8 for subsequent amplification in unit 11.9 antenna selection or splitting combining in selector or splitter unit 11.10. One or multiple antennas, illustrated by units 11.11 and 11.12 are used for signal transmission. In an illustrative embodiment of
In an other embodiment of this invention, for each data signal (data bit or data symbol) representing a one (1) state one(l) RF cycle is provided through element 11.7.1 to the transmit amplifier 11.9, while for each data signal representing a zero (0) state one (1) RF cycle is disconnected, that is in element 11.7.6 it is not connected to transmit amplifier 11.9. This case is referred to as Missing Cycle Modulation (MCM); the MCM has Missing Cycles(MCY) and or Missing Chips (MCH), i.e. not transmitted cycles (disconnected cycles or disconnected fractions of cycles) in the transmitted signals. In
In an other embodiment of this invention, for each data signal (data bit or data symbol) representing a one (1) state eight (8) RF cycles are provided through element 11.7.1 to the transmit amplifier 11.9, while for each data signal representing a zero (0) state one out of eight RF cycles has its output phase inverted (relative to the input phase), or has its phase modified (relative to the input phase); these phase inversion or phase reversal and phase modification processes are implemented in element 11.7.5. These cases are designated as Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) and Phase Modification Keying(PMK) respectively. Illustrative examples of Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) modulated signals are shown in
One of the structures of this invention generates for one state data different waveforms than for zero state data, such as illustrated in
Variations and combinations of spread spectrum processors with ultra wideband or broadband processors and ultra narrowband processors lead to a new set of hybrid systems. Such hybrid systems are contrary to conventional communication systems and prior art technologies. While prior art systems disclose certain elements of this new set of hybrid systems, such as the embodiments of ultra narrowband systems, embodiments of ultra wideband systems and embodiments of spread spectrum systems, the prior art does not teach and it does not anticipate the use of these systems in a hybrid or combined mode as described in the current disclosure.
Unit 19.7 contains one or multiple prior art spread spectrum processors and/or one or more prior art spread spectrum modulators. Prior art spread spectrum processors and modulators include Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum(DSSS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Frequency Hopped Spread Spectrum(FHSS) and combinations, variations of other spread spectrum systems.
Having now described numerous embodiments of the inventive structure and method in connection with particular figures or groups of figures, and having set forth some of the advantages provided by the inventive structure and method, it should be noted that the embodiments described heretofore, as well as those highlighted below include optional elements or features that are not essential to the operation of the invention. The invention further provides methods and procedures performed by the structures, devices, apparatus, and systems described herein before, as well as other embodiments incorporating combinations and sub combinations of the structures highlighted above and described herein. The invention now being fully described, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that many changes and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A signal processing, modulation and transmission system for hybrid spread spectrum ultra wideband communication systems structure comprising of:
- (a) an input port for receiving data and clock signals;
- (b) one or multiple spread spectrum processors for spreading the said received data signals
- (c) one or multiple ultra wideband processors for ultra wideband processing said spread spectrum signals
- (d) one or multiple connection leads to provide said spread spectrum signals to the transmission medium
2. A communication and broadcasting system architectures, with combinations of ultra wideband, ultra narrowband and of efficient broadband wireless systems for Bit Rate Agile (BRA), Modulation Demodulation (Modem) Format Selectable (MFS) and Code Selectable (CS) interoperable and reconfigurable systems comprising:
- (a) one or multiple interface unit for receiving data and clock signals and providing data for subsequent data processing;
- (b) one or multiple data processor units for ultra narrowband, ultra wideband, spread spectrum and cellular system 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G and 3G specified processing of said data signals;
- (c) selection structure for selection of one or more of the said processed signals
- (d) error correction coding for encoding of one or more of said selected signals
- (e) one or multiple connection leads to provide one or more signals to one or more transmit antenna systems
3. A processor and modulator for transmitting binary data bits in a communications system comprising:
- a frequency generator for generating a carrier frequency signal; means for shifting the phase of said carrier frequency signal;
- selection means for selecting and providing the generated carrier frequency signal or the shifted phase carrier frequency signal for subsequent filtering and transmission;
- processing means of the data signals to generate control signals;
- control means to provide selection of said carrier frequency signal or of said shifted phase carrier frequency signal;
- said control means to select the shifted phase carrier frequency signal only for one of the binary data states and to select the carrier frequency signal for the other binary data state; and
- control signal logic means to select majority fraction of a bit period duration of the phase carrier frequency signal and minority fraction of a bit period of the shifted phase carrier frequency signal or to select minority fraction of a bit period duration of the phase carrier frequency signal and majority fraction of a bit period of the shifted phase carrier frequency signal.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 28, 2005
Publication Date: Apr 6, 2006
Inventor: Kamilo Feher (El Macero, CA)
Application Number: 11/102,896
International Classification: H04B 1/69 (20060101);