Abstract: A method and system are provided for the transmission and reception of a composite radio-frequency (RF) signal including a supplemental signal, preferably representing encoded digital information, together with an analog signal which represents monophonic analog audio in the AM-band. The analog monophonic component of the composite signal may be received by conventional AM-band audio receivers. In certain embodiments, the analog signal is a single-sideband large-carrier or vestigial-sideband large-carrier signal, and the composite RF signal includes a digital signal whose spectrum is substantially confined in one inner sideband. In other embodiments, a baseband digital signal is combined with an analog monophonic audio signal and transmitted in upper inner and lower inner sidebands using nonlinear compatible quadrature amplitude modulation (NC-QAM). Additional digital signals' spectrum occupies the lower outer and upper outer sidebands.

Abstract: The tuner in a digital TV receiver converts received signal to a penultimate intermediate-frequency signal. Penultimate local oscillations are supplied in a first phasing and in a second phasing in quadrature therewith, for heterodyning with the penultimate IF signal in first and second mixers respectively to generate real and imaginary components of an ultimate intermediate-frequency signal. The first and second mixers are of a switching type, switching in respective response to the penultimate local oscillations as supplied in first and in second phasing. First analog-to-digital conversion circuitry containing a number N of analog-to-digital converters digitizes the real component of the ultimate IF signal on an N-phase basis, N being at least one. Second analog-to-digital conversion circuitry, which contains a number N of analog-to-digital converters, digitizes the imaginary component of the ultimate IF signal on an N-phase basis.

Abstract: A QAM/VSB digital receiver is disclosed which includes a source of a QAM/VSB signal. An analog-to-digital converter is coupled to the QAM/VSB signal source, and is further responsive to a sample clock signal. A filter/complement is coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and has a first output terminal which produces a low-pass filtered QAM/VSB signal, and a second output terminal which produces a high-pass filtered QAM/VSB signal complementary to the low-pass filtered QAM/VSB signal. A sample clock generating circuit is coupled to the second output terminal of the filter/complement and produces the sample clock signal in response to the high-pass filtered QAM/VSB signal.

Abstract: A digital transmission apparatus is provided, by which the amount of transmission delay and circuit miniaturization can be realized in the case of using an FEC method together with a differential coding method. In the digital transmission apparatus, a digital signal to be transmitted is serial-to-parallel-converted into parallel n-channel signals; each signal is FEC-encoded and encoded signals are then differentially encoded; and a carrier is modulated by the parallel n-channel differentially-encoded signals to be transmitted as a 2.sup.n multi-level modulated signal. The signal is detected at the receiving side and parallel n-channel demodulated and decoded signals are output; FEC decoding is performed; and the parallel n-channel digital signals after FEC decoding is parallel-to-serial-converted.

Abstract: A radio frequency (rf) receiver adapted to receive a number of different digitally modulated rf input signals such as quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) and vestigial side band (VSB) rf input signals includes circuitry for down converting the rf input signals to an intermediate frequency (IF) range having a center frequency fc2 and a bandwidth of Bhz and converter circuitry for sampling the IF signals and then producing corresponding baseband signals. In a preferred embodiment, the intermediate frequency signals are applied to a sample and hold circuit which is sampled at a frequency fs and whose output is coupled via a low pass filter to an analog-to-digital converter whose output is then applied to a Hilbert filter for demodulating the sampled signals and producing baseband signals. In-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals are produced whose phase and amplitude are not a function of different components and their tolerance of different conduction paths, as in the prior art.

Abstract: A television signal receiver for processing an HDTV signal transmitted in a vestigial sideband (VSB) format with a one dimensional data constellation includes a first carrier recovery network (18), an equalizer (20), and a second carrier recovery network (22, 30, 62). A multiple stage quantizer network (50, 66) exhibiting progressively finer resolution is associated with the operation of the equalizer for providing blind equalization without need of a "training" signal. The second carrier recovery network includes a phase detector (30) wherein a one symbol delayed (312) input signal and a quantized (310) input signal are multiplied (316), and an unquantized input signal and a quantized (310) one symbol delayed (314) input signal are multiplied (318). Signals produced by the multiplication are subtractively combined (320) to produce an output signal representing a carrier phase error.

Abstract: A modulation and demodulation scheme for video signals may be used for HDTV signals using VSB-PAM, analog NTSC signals using VSB-AM and digital video signals using QAM. VSB-PAM modulation and demodulation may be performed using in-phase and quadrature baseband filters. By adjusting the filter taps, a single modulator structure may be used for QAM and VSB-PAM modulation. Similarly, a single demodulator structure may be used for QAM and VSB-PAM demodulation. This demodulator may also be used for VSB-AM modulation.

Abstract: A digital sampling and separation unit (12) for a television receiver (10) of a composite video signal, such as an NTSC signal, which has a color subcarrier. The video signal is sampled at a frequency selected in accordance with the invention. This frequency provides samples having a definite and repeating phase relationship with the subcarrier signal. (FIG. 4). As a result, phase reference values can be used to convert the samples into correct color difference values.

Abstract: A television signal receiver for processing an HDTV signal transmitted in a vestigial sideband (VSB) format includes input complex filters shared by a timing recovery network (30) and a carrier recovery network (50). The filter network includes a pair of upper and lower band edge filters (20, 22) mirror imaged around the upper and lower band edges of the VSB signal for producing suppressed subcarrier AM output signals. The timing recovery network includes a phase detector (28, 38, 62) and responds to an AM signal derived from the two filters (via 26) for synchronizing a system clock (CLK). The carrier recovery network (50) also includes a phase detector (54, 60, 62, 64), and responds to outputs from one or both of the filters for producing an output error signal (.DELTA.) representing a phase/frequency offset of the VSB signal. The error signal is used to reduce or eliminate the offset to produce a recovered baseband or near baseband signal.

Abstract: Apparatus and method (10) for recovering timing information from a vestigial sideband (VSB) modulated signal generate a left hand component signal and a right hand component signal from the received signal, and filters B.sub.1 (f) and B.sub.r (f) (12, 14) filter the left hand and right hand component signals respectively. The filtered signals are then multiplied together without taking the complex conjugate of either signal, as in band edge component maximization (BECM). The generated output signal may be used in a feedback loop to regulate the sample rate of an analog to digital converter (32).

Abstract: An error detecting and correcting apparatus incorporated in a trellis decoder to compensate effects of 180.degree. phase errors of a transmitted N-level VSB (Vestigial Sideband) signal in a GA (Grand Alliance) HDTV (High Definition Television) receiver, the transmitted signal including a transmitted reference signal and a transmitted data signal, the decoder including an error detector for comparing a predetermined reference signal with the transmitted reference signal to provide an error signal denoting the presence or absence a 180.degree. phase error, a phase corrector for inverting the sign of the transmitted data signal to provide an inverted transmitted data signal, a switch for selectively providing the transmitted data signal or the inverted transmitted data signal in response to the error signal, and a trellis decoder for decoding the transmitted data signal or the inverted data signal provided by the switch.

Abstract: A method for digitally demodulating a complex modulation signal and allowing different parameters to be transmitted thereby. The input signal is baseband filtered and a complex demodulation is performed on the first subcarrier at a frequency Fp to obtain a correction signal, after squaring. The input signal is demodulated around a frequency exactly equal to twice the frequency of the first demodulation in order to obtain output signals which exhibit a frequency error with respect to 2Fp. This frequency error is corrected by multiplication with the previously derived frequency correction signal. The corrected signal is filtered at a frequency lower than 1 Hz, in order to obtain a signal giving the phase error at a frequency 0, that is to say that of the subcarrier at 2Fp. The signal makes it possible to correct the phase of signals which were previously frequency corrected in order to obtain two signals which are complementary to one another and transmitted by quadrature modulation around the frequency 2Fp.

Abstract: A DC offset measurement and compensation circuit includes a switch arrangement for establishing a zero carrier condition in the circuit. The circuit output is integrated to develop any DC offsets, which are converted to analog form and subtracted from the signal output. A reference may also be subtracted to establish a base digital level for the output.

Abstract: A common transceiver circuit for use as either a modulator or demodulator and that is implemented through a shared resource approach. This approach is particularly, though not exclusively, suited for with quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) or vestigial sideband (VSB) signals. Specifically, a QAM transceiver circuit (400), through strategically located multiplexing stages, physically re-uses both a complex Nyquist filter (310, 320) and an equalizer (140) for demodulation and modulation. Additionally, tap coefficients of the complex Nyquist filter are set such that a center frequency of an otherwise baseband Nyquist filter is translated upward to a symbol rate in order to eliminate a separate complex mixer (250, 260). Similarly, a VSB transceiver circuit (700), also through strategically located multiplexing stages, physically re-uses a complex vestigial Nyquist filter (610), a complex mixer (620) and an equalizer (785) during demodulation and modulation.

Abstract: A polarity detection circuit for an FPLL demodulated signal including a small DC pilot recovers the DC pilot by determining the DC levels of the demodulated output signals both with and without the DC pilot. A zero carrier condition is created for determining the DC level of the output signal without the DC pilot. The two DC levels are subtracted and limited and the polarity of the recovered DC pilot is used to control the operation of a polarity inverter to assure that the output signal has a desired polarity.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing a QAM, a VSB, and a joint QAM/VSB demodulator are described. The describe demodulators are designed to minimize the amount of duplicated circuitry required to implement a joint QAM/VSB demodulator capable of performing the functions of the disclosed individual QAM and VSB demodulators. All digital architectures are used for each of the described demodulators to facilitate their combination into the described joint VSB/QAM demodulator. The described demodulators are suitable for demodulating, e.g, advanced or high definition television signals modulated using QAM or VSB modulation techniques.

Abstract: A biphase stable FPLL includes a polarity determination circuit that ascertains the lockup phase of the FPLL based upon the polarity of the pilot in the digital signal. A frequency lock circuit also determines from the recovered pilot when frequency lock has occurred and the polarity determination circuit is responsive thereto for inverting the phase of the incoming, or alternatively, of the outgoing signal, as determined in order to supply an output signal of predetermined polarity.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing implementation efficient adaptive equalizers suitable for use with QAM and/or VSB signals are disclosed. Finite impulse response ("FIR") filters are used to implement the disclosed adaptive equalizers. A plurality of arithmetic operator sharing techniques are disclosed for reducing the number of arithmetic operators required to implement the adaptive equalizers. In addition, methods of reconfiguring the arithmetic operators used to implement a QAM equalizer so that they can be used to implement a VSB equalizer circuit are disclosed. Methods of the present invention use multiplexers to reconfigure the FIR filters from a complex decimating FIR filter for use during QAM operation, to a half complex feedforward FIR filter and a real decision feedback FIR filter suitable for use during VSB mode operation of the equalizer circuit of the present invention.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automaticly distinguishing between QAM and VSB modulated signals and, for implementing an automatic VSB/QAM modulation recognition circuit are described. In accordance with various described embodiments, a narrow digital passband filter is used to sweep across the frequency region of a received HDTV signal where a VSB pilot tone would be located if the received signal is a VSB signal. The power of the filtered HDTV signal is estimated and compared to various preselected thresholds. If a power threshold value indicative of the presence of a VSB pilot tone is exceeded VSB is declared present. If no VSB pilot tone is detected, as indicated by the measured signal power levels, receipt of a QAM signal is declared. Various methods of insuring that transient changes in a received signal do not result in an erroneous decision with regard to the type of demodulation to perform are also described.

Abstract: Digital HDTV signals are exemplary of vestigial sideband (VSB) signals, which signals include a pilot carrier and sidebands generated in response to symbol codes descriptive of digital signals. A radio receiver for such VSB signals includes automatic gain control (AGC) circuitry that generates AGC signal by synchronously detecting the pilot carrier.

Abstract: A communication system having a modulation system for transmitting a symbol set via a single side-band modulated carrier and a demodulation system for recovering the in-phase and quadrature signals from the modulated carrier. The modulation circuit receives M symbol values and generates M time domain samples for each of the in-phase and quadrature signals. The in-phase and quadrature signals can then be combined to generate the single side-band modulated carrier. The modulation circuit includes a transform circuit for generating M transformed symbol values by computing the transform of the M symbol values. A polyphase filter bank having 2M FIR filters is used to process the output of the transform circuit. Each filter has g taps, where g is an integer greater than 1. The outputs of the polyphase filters are combined with the outputs of the polyphase filters generated from a previously received set of M symbols to generate the M time-domain signal values of the in-phase signal.

Abstract: In a radio receiver for receiving vestigial sideband (VSB) signals including symbol codes descriptive of digital signals, HDTV signals being exemplary of such VSB signals, a tuner provides for selecting one of channels at different locations in a frequency band used for transmitting such VSB signals. The tuner also includes mixers for performing plural conversion of the selected channel to a final intermediate-frequency (IF) signal, which is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter. The pilot carrier is detected by a narrowband quadrature-phase synchronous detector operative in the digital regime, for controlling the frequency and phase of the local oscillations applied to one of the mixers in the tuner so that the pilot carrier component of the final IF signal is locked to a submultiple of symbol frequency. The fullband final IF signal is synchronously detected by an in-phase synchronous detector to detect symbol codes.

Abstract: A television receiver for reducing a co-channel interference comprises a receiver for receiving a transmitted digital television signal having an encoded digital television signal component, a co-channel interference component, and a noise component, the receiver further providing a received output signal. A simplified rejection filter filters the received output signal to reduce the co-channel interference component thereof. The rejection filter comprises a simplified prediction filter having a fixed number L of tap coefficients z.sub.1, . . . , z.sub.L, wherein the number L is less than a number N of tap coefficients for an optimal prediction filter. The optimal prediction filter corresponds to a prediction filter implemented at a television transmitter for precoding the digital television signal prior to being transmitted by the television transmitter. The rejection filter means further provides a filtered output signal.

Abstract: At the transmitter side, carrier waves are modulated according to an input signal for producing relevant signal points in a signal space diagram. The input signal is divided into, two, first and second, data streams. The signal points are divided into signal point groups to which data of the first data stream are assigned. Also, data of the second data stream are assigned to the signal points of each signal point group. A difference in the transmission error rate between first and second data streams is developed by shifting the signal points to other positions in the space diagram expressed at least in the polar coordinate system. At the receiver side, the first and/or second data streams can be reconstructed from a received signal. In TV broadcast service, a TV signal is divided by a transmitter into low and high frequency band components which are designated as first and second data streams respectively.

Abstract: In a radio receiver for receiving vestigial sideband (VSB) signals including symbol codes descriptive of digital signals, HDTV signals being exemplary of such VSB signals, a tuner provides for selecting one of channels at different locations in a frequency band used for transmitting such VSB signals. The tuner also includes mixers for performing plural conversion of the selected channel to a final intermediate-frequency signal, which is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter. A phase tracker, operative on narrow-bandpass filtered portions of the digitized final intermediate frequency signal centering on its carrier frequency, suppresses an imaginary portion of the final intermediate-frequency signal, arising from multipath distortion or from phase incoherency in local oscillations used during frequency conversion.

Abstract: In a radio receiver for receiving vestigial sideband (VSB) signals including symbol codes descriptive of digital signals, HDTV signals being exemplary of such VSB signals, a tuner provides for selecting one of channels at different locations in a frequency band used for transmitting such VSB signals. The tuner also includes mixers for performing plural conversion of the selected channel to a final intermediate-frequency signal, which is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter. A phase tracker, operative on narrow-bandpass filtered portions of the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal centering on its carrier frequency, suppresses an imaginary portion of the final intermediate-frequency signal, arising from multipath distortion or from phase incoherency in local oscillations used during frequency conversion.

Abstract: A synchronous detector for demodulating and decoding a digital data signal modulated either according to a vestigial sideband or a quadrature amplitude modulation scheme is based upon the principle of recognizing that a vestigial sideband signal may be regarded and treated as an offset-keyed QAM signal. The detector comprises a tuner for tuning to a center frequency symmetrically displaced within the transmitted digital data signal frequency spectrum and a decoder circuit selectively operating to reconstruct the transmitted digital data stream according to the duration of a transmitted data symbol. A related method of demodulating and decoding a modulated digital data stream comprises analogous steps of tuning to a center carrier frequency and selectively switching between in phase and quadrature arms of the demodulator such that the switch resides in one position or the other for a duration equal to half the duration of a transmitted data symbol.

Abstract: Tone signal (34a) having a reference frequency (f) which is produced by the tone signal generation device (34) at the transmitter part is transmitted, via transmitter device (32), antenna (31), aerial line, antenna (32), to the reception sector (12). Then, the received tone signal (12a) is compared by the frequency correction circuit (A) with the preset reference signal (f), and according to a result of the comparison, a frequency produced by the reception sector (12) is corrected. That is, an error produced between the transmission frequency by the transmitter (32) and the reception frequency by the receiver (12) is apparently canceled. Thereby facsimile data can be transmitted so correctly to the receiver part so that the facsimile communication with use of radio SSB system can be successfully applied, although there may be an error between the transmitter frequency and the receiver frequency.

Abstract: To demodulate an analog signal having information modulated by a carrier, the analog signal is chopped by a chopper, the chopped signal is digitized by a sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter to produce a series of digital samples at a sampling frequency, the digital samples are filtered in a digital decimating filter to produce data words, and the data words are modulated by an intermediate frequency signal to produce a detected information signal. The various frequency signals are generated by a phase-lock loop so that the intermediate frequency is the difference between the carrier frequency and the chopping frequency, and both the chopping frequency and the intermediate frequency are sub-multiples of the sampling frequency.

Abstract: A receiver for selectively receiving high frequency signals from analog modulated signals and digital modulated signals. The receiver has an intermediate frequency signal circuit for selecting a desired channel of the high frequency signals and for frequency-converting the high frequency signal of the selected channel into an intermediate frequency signal, a demodulator for demodulating the intermediate frequency signal, which is adapted to be capable of demodulating modulated signals in a variety of modulation systems, the demodulator including at least a digital section, and a controller for controlling the demodulator to be able to discriminate between the analog modulated signals and the digital modulated signals, based on a demodulated signal output from the digital section of the demodulator and to be switched into a demodulation mode suited for modulation system of the selected channel of the high frequency signals.