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  • Patent number: 8300668
    Abstract: A system and method of synchronizing transmissions in a simulcast system by continuously adjusting the signal transmission delay. Timing information that includes a GPS timestamp is continuously generated at a source site, encoded into a timing packet which along with a content signal can be transported over a network link such as T1/E1 or a packet switched network to multiple transmitter sites. Once received at a transmitter site, the timing packet along with the content signal is delayed by an adjustable delay. The GPS timestamp in the received timing packet is compared to a GPS timestamp that is generated at the transmitter site upon arrival of the timing packet. Based on a variance between that comparison and the value of a user-specified target delay, the delay of the received signal is adjusted to synchronize signal transmissions in the simulcast system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Junius A. Kim, Keyur R. Parikh