A multi-carrier simulcast transmission system for transmitting in a desired frequency band at least one message contained in an information signal, the system comprising: a first transmitter configured to transmit a first plurality of carrier signals within the desired frequency band, each of the first plurality of carrier signals representing a portion of the information signal substantially not represented by others of the first plurality of carrier signals; and a second transmitter, spatially separated from the first transmitter, configured to transmit a second plurality of carrier signals in simulcast with the first plurality of carrier signals, each of the second plurality of carrier signals corresponding to and representing substantially the same information as a respective carrier signal of the first plurality of carrier signals. view more

The multi-carrier simulcast transmission system of claim 1, wherein the first transmitter comprises means for modulating the first plurality of carrier signals using a modulation scheme, and the second transmitter comprises means for modulating the second plurality of carrier signals using the modulation scheme. view more

The multi-carrier simulcast transmission system of claim 7, wherein the modulation scheme is selected from the group including: modulated on/off keying, binary frequency shift keying, M'ary frequency shift keying, and quadrature amplitude ulation. view more

In a multi-carrier simulcast transmission system, a method for transmitting in a desired frequency band ›a! at least one message contained in an information signal, the method comprising the steps of: generating a first plurality of carrier signals within the desired frequency band, each of the first plurality of carrier signals representing a portion of the information signal substantially not represented by others of the first pluarlity of carrier signals; generating a second plurality of carrier signals within the desired frequency band, each of the second plurality of carrier signals corresponding to and representing substantially the same information as a respective carrier signal of the first plurality of carrier signals; transmitting the first plurality of carrier signals from a first transmitter; transmitting the second plurality of carrier signals from a second transmitter in simulcast with transmission of the first plurality of carrier signals from the first transmitter. view more

The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first and second pluralities of carrier signals is modulated according to a modulation scheme selected from the group including: modulated on/off keying, binary frequency shift keying, M'ary quency shift keying, and quadrature amplitude modulation. view more

The method of claim 10, wherein the step of generating the first plurality of carrier signals comprises the substep of modulating the first plurality of carrier signals using a modulation scheme.

The method of claim 10, wherein the step of generating a second plurality of carrier signals comprises the substep of modulating the second plurality of carrier signals using a modulation scheme.

A multi-carrier simulcast transmission system for transmitting in a desired frequency band at least one message contained in an information signal, the system comprising: means for transmitting a first plurality of carrier signals within the desired frequency band, each of the first plurality of carrier signals representing a portion of the information signal substantially not represented by others of the first plurality of carrier signals; and means for transmitting a second plurality of carrier signals in simulcast with the first plurality of carrier signals, each of the second plurality of carrier signals corresponding to and representing substantially the same information as a respective carrier signal of the first plurality of carrier signals. view more

A method for information transmission by a plurality of transmitters to provide broad communication capability over a region of space, the information transmission occurring during at least both a first time period and a second time period and the plurality of transmitters being divided into at least a first and second set of transmitters, the method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a system information signal which includes a plurality of blocks of information; (b) transmitting the system information signal to the plurality of transmitters; (c) transmitting by the first and second sets of transmitters a first block of information in simulcast during the first time period; (d) transmitting by the first set of transmitters a second block of information during the second time period; and (e) transmitting by the second set of transmitters a third block of information during the second time period. view more