Channelized receiver system
First Claim
1. A channelizing receiver, said channelizing receiver including a plurality of channel receivers, each said channel receiver comprising:
- a plurality of filters, each of said filters receiving an input signal representing electromagnetic signals falling within a frequency range being monitored by said channel receiver and transmitting an output signal representing electromagnetic signals falling within a segment of said frequency range;
a plurality of threshold detectors, each of said threshold detectors receiving one of said output signals and producing a detection signal if said one output signal exceeds a predetermined threshold;
a signal amplitude calculation unit for receiving said output signals and said detection signals, starting an initial timing period in response to the receipt of one of said detection signals indicating detection of an electromagnetic signal and producing a magnitude signal providing the magnitude during said initial timing period of the output signal to which said one detection signal corresponds; and
a channel to channel arbitration unit for receiving said magnitude signal and a first other magnitude signal from a first other channel receiver of said channelizing receiver produced in response to said first other channel receiver'"'"'s detection of said electromagnetic signal during said initial timing period within a first other frequency range being monitored by said first other channel receiver, comparing said magnitude signal and said first other magnitude signal, and if said first other magnitude signal is greater than said magnitude signal, inhibiting the transmission from said channel receiver of data responsive to said one detection signal.
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Abstract
A channelizing receiver is provided with a plurality of channel receivers for monitoring respective segments of a frequency band being monitored by the channelizing receiver. Each channel receiver includes a channel processor for detecting an electromagnetic signal, measuring the peak amplitude of the electromagnetic signal and comparing this peak amplitude with the peak amplitudes for the electromagnetic signal detected by adjacent channel receivers. Data responsive to a detected signal is transmitted from a channel receiver only if the channel receiver'"'"'s measured peak amplitude is higher than that for the adjacent channel receivers. The data include an estimate of the frequency and bandwidth of the detected signal made by the channel receiver transmitting the data based upon an assessment of the relative peak amplitudes.
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64 Claims
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1. A channelizing receiver, said channelizing receiver including a plurality of channel receivers, each said channel receiver comprising:
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a plurality of filters, each of said filters receiving an input signal representing electromagnetic signals falling within a frequency range being monitored by said channel receiver and transmitting an output signal representing electromagnetic signals falling within a segment of said frequency range;
a plurality of threshold detectors, each of said threshold detectors receiving one of said output signals and producing a detection signal if said one output signal exceeds a predetermined threshold;
a signal amplitude calculation unit for receiving said output signals and said detection signals, starting an initial timing period in response to the receipt of one of said detection signals indicating detection of an electromagnetic signal and producing a magnitude signal providing the magnitude during said initial timing period of the output signal to which said one detection signal corresponds; and
a channel to channel arbitration unit for receiving said magnitude signal and a first other magnitude signal from a first other channel receiver of said channelizing receiver produced in response to said first other channel receiver'"'"'s detection of said electromagnetic signal during said initial timing period within a first other frequency range being monitored by said first other channel receiver, comparing said magnitude signal and said first other magnitude signal, and if said first other magnitude signal is greater than said magnitude signal, inhibiting the transmission from said channel receiver of data responsive to said one detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A channelizing receiver, said channelizing receiver including a plurality of channel receivers, each said channel receiver comprising:
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a threshold detector for receiving an input signal representative of an electromagnetic signal detected by said channel receiver and producing a detection signal if said input signal exceeds a predetermined threshold;
an output interface for transmitting data responsive to said detection signal from said channel receiver;
a signal amplitude calculation unit for producing a magnitude signal providing the magnitude of said input signal; and
a channel to channel arbitration unit for comparing said magnitude signal to a first other magnitude signal from a first other channel receiver of said channelizing receiver produced in response to said first other channel receiver'"'"'s detection of said electromagnetic signal, and if said magnitude signal is less than said first other magnitude signal, inhibiting said output interface from transmitting said data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A channelizing receiver, said channelizing receiver including a plurality of channel receivers, each said channel receiver comprising:
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a first channel for receiving a first component of an electromagnetic signal, said first channel including a first bandpass filter for transmitting said first component if said first component has a frequency falling within the bandpass of said first bandpass filter, a first log detector for receiving said first component and providing a first video signal representative of said first component, a first analog to digital converter for receiving said first video signal and providing a first digital signal representative of said first video signal;
a second channel for receiving a second component of said electromagnetic signal, said second channel including a second bandpass filter for transmitting said second component if said second component has a frequency falling within the bandpass of said second bandpass filter, a second log detector for receiving said second component and providing a second video signal representative of said second component, a second analog to digital converter for receiving said second video signal and providing a second digital signal representative of said second video signal;
a baseband combiner for combining said first digital signal and said second digital signal to provide a combined digital signal; and
a channel processor for receiving said combined digital signal and transmitting data responsive to the detection of said electromagnetic signal if the magnitude of said combined digital signal exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for detecting an electromagnetic signal falling within a frequency band, said method comprising:
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providing a channelizing receiver having a plurality of channels, each of said channels including a bandpass filter for transmitting signals within a segment of said frequency band;
providing for each channel a channel processor for receiving said signals, producing a detection signal indicating the detection of said electromagnetic signal and producing a magnitude signal indicating the magnitude of said electromagnetic signal;
identifying within a predetermined time period a group of said channel processors producing said detection signals;
comparing for said group the magnitude signals corresponding to said detection signals to identify the magnitude signal indicating the highest magnitude; and
transmitting for said group from said channelizing receiver data corresponding to one of said detection signals only if said one detection signal is associated with said magnitude signal indicating said highest magnitude. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A channelizing receiver, said channelizing receiver including a plurality of channel receivers, each said channel receiver comprising:
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receiving means for receiving an input signal representative of an electromagnetic signal detected by said channel receiver and producing a detection signal if said input signal exceeds a predetermined threshold;
transmitting means for transmitting data responsive to said detection signal from said channel receiver;
producing means for producing a magnitude signal providing the magnitude of said input signal; and
comparing means for comparing said magnitude signal to a first other magnitude signal from a first other channel receiver of said channelizing receiver produced in response to said first other channel receiver'"'"'s detection of said electromagnetic signal, and if said magnitude signal is less than said first other magnitude signal, inhibiting said transmitting means from transmitting said data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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Specification