System and method for receiving and processing telemetry
First Claim
1. A system for receiving and processing telemetry data, comprising:
- a receiver unit, said receiver unit operable to;
receive a modulated signal including telemetry data, demodulate said modulated signal, and generate a baseband signal including said telemetry data; and
a processing unit coupled to said receiver unit, said processing unit operable to;
receive said baseband signal including said telemetry data;
extract said telemetry data from said baseband signal; and
translate said telemetry data from a first data format to a second data format, said second data format associated with a universal serial data protocol.
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Abstract
A system and method for receiving and processing telemetry data are disclosed, which translates received telemetry data into a high performance, universal serial bus format that significantly broadens the range of telemetry hardware that can be used. For example, a system for receiving and processing telemetry data is disclosed, which includes a receiver unit that receives and demodulates a down-linked telemetry signal and produces a broadband video signal including the received telemetry data, a processing unit that translates the telemetry data in the broadband video signal to an IEEE1394 serial bus format, and distributes the data in IEEE1394 packet form to other devices in or external to the system involved. Thus, the processing unit of the system can interface with substantially any IEEE1394-compatible device, via Fiber Optics or other suitable media, which significantly increases the range and interoperability of the telemetry hardware that can be used.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for receiving and processing telemetry data, comprising:
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a receiver unit, said receiver unit operable to;
receive a modulated signal including telemetry data, demodulate said modulated signal, and generate a baseband signal including said telemetry data; and
a processing unit coupled to said receiver unit, said processing unit operable to;
receive said baseband signal including said telemetry data;
extract said telemetry data from said baseband signal; and
translate said telemetry data from a first data format to a second data format, said second data format associated with a universal serial data protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telemetry processing system, comprising:
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means for receiving a modulated signal including telemetry data;
means for demodulating said modulated signal;
means for generating a baseband signal including said telemetry data;
means for extracting said telemetry data from said baseband signal; and
means for translating said telemetry data from a first data format to a second data format, said second data format associated with a universal serial data protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for receiving and processing telemetry data, comprising:
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receiving a modulated signal including telemetry data;
demodulating said modulated signal;
generating a baseband signal including said telemetry data;
extracting said telemetry data from said baseband signal; and
translating said telemetry data from a first data format to a second data format, said second data format associated with a universal serial data protocol. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for configuring a computer processor, the computer program product comprising;
a first executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to receive a modulated signal including telemetry data;
a second executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to demodulate said modulated signal;
a third executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to generate a baseband signal including said telemetry data;
a fourth executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to extract said telemetry data from said baseband signal; and
a fifth executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to translate said telemetry data from a first data format to a second data format, said second data format associated with an IEEE 1394 data protocol.
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