Conveying information via auxiliary device selection
First Claim
1. A method of conveying N bits of information and L bits of information, for a total of N+L bits of information, the method comprising:
- selecting, by a transmitter from a plurality of auxiliary devices that are respectively associated with different possible states of the L bits of information, an auxiliary device that is associated with a state of the L bits of information to be conveyed to a destination device,wherein the selecting is based on the L bits of information, andwherein L≥
1; and
transmitting, by the transmitter, a signal to the selected auxiliary device to convey the N+L bits of information to the destination device via the selected auxiliary device, without the transmitter transmitting any of the L bits of information to the destination device or the selected auxiliary device, wherein the signal comprises the N bits of information, and wherein N≥
0.
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Abstract
A transmitter is configured to convey N bits of information and L bits of information, for a total of N+L bits of information, to a destination device via an auxiliary device. The transmitter is configured to select, from a plurality of auxiliary devices that are respectively associated with different possible states of the L bits of information, an auxiliary device that is associated with a state of the L bits of information to be conveyed. L may be ≥1. The transmitter is also configured to convey the N+L bits of information from the transmitter to the destination device via the selected auxiliary device, without the transmitter transmitting any of the L bits of information to the destination device or the selected auxiliary device, by transmitting a signal to the selected auxiliary device. This signal comprises the N bits of information. N may be ≥0.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of conveying N bits of information and L bits of information, for a total of N+L bits of information, the method comprising:
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selecting, by a transmitter from a plurality of auxiliary devices that are respectively associated with different possible states of the L bits of information, an auxiliary device that is associated with a state of the L bits of information to be conveyed to a destination device, wherein the selecting is based on the L bits of information, and wherein L≥
1; andtransmitting, by the transmitter, a signal to the selected auxiliary device to convey the N+L bits of information to the destination device via the selected auxiliary device, without the transmitter transmitting any of the L bits of information to the destination device or the selected auxiliary device, wherein the signal comprises the N bits of information, and wherein N≥
0. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 52)
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24. A transmitter comprising a processor that is configured to control the transmitter to perform operations comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of auxiliary devices that are respectively associated with different possible states of L bits of information, an auxiliary device that is associated with a state of the L bits of information to be conveyed to a destination device, wherein the selected auxiliary device is selected based on the L bits of information, and wherein L≥
1; andtransmitting a signal to the selected auxiliary device to convey N+L bits of information to the destination device via the selected auxiliary device, without the transmitter transmitting any of the L bits of information to the destination device or the selected auxiliary device, wherein the signal comprises the N bits of information, and wherein N≥
0. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51)
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47. A method of operating a transmitter, the method comprising:
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selecting, by the transmitter, based on a block of L bits of information that is to be provided to a destination device, an auxiliary device that is associated with the block of the L bits of information, wherein L≥
1; andtransmitting a signal from the transmitter to the selected auxiliary device to provide N+L bits of information to the destination device via the selected auxiliary device, without the transmitter transmitting any of the L bits of information to the destination device or the selected auxiliary device, wherein the signal comprises the N bits of information, and wherein N≥
0. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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