CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS BASED CONTINGENCY TRANSMISSION
First Claim
1. A method for providing a redundant or distinct transmission feature to a communication system, comprising:
- detecting at the communication system if there is a communication systems fault;
if the communication systems fault is not detected, generating a plurality of modified transmit signals by combining a transmit signal with a plurality of complex weights and transmitting the plurality of modified transmit signals from a plurality of antenna elements of the communication system to an object of interest; and
if the communication systems fault is detected, generating a plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals by combining the transmit signal with a plurality of first orthogonal or approximately orthogonal numerical sequences and synchronously transmitting the plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals from the plurality of antenna elements of the communication system.
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Abstract
Systems (100) and methods (500) for method for providing a redundant or distinct transmission feature to a communication system (100). The methods involve (508) detecting if there is a communication system fault. If a communication system fault is detected (508:YES), then (512) a plurality of modified transmit signals are generated by combining a transmit signal with a plurality of complex weights (W1, W2, W3). The modified transmit signals are then (514) transmitted from a plurality of antenna elements (106a, 106b, 106c) of the communication system to an object of interest (108). If a communication systems fault is detected (508:NO), then (526) a plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals are generated by combining the transmit signal with a plurality of first orthogonal or approximately orthogonal numerical sequences. The redundant or distinct transmit signals can then be (528) synchronously transmitted from the antenna elements.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a redundant or distinct transmission feature to a communication system, comprising:
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detecting at the communication system if there is a communication systems fault; if the communication systems fault is not detected, generating a plurality of modified transmit signals by combining a transmit signal with a plurality of complex weights and transmitting the plurality of modified transmit signals from a plurality of antenna elements of the communication system to an object of interest; and if the communication systems fault is detected, generating a plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals by combining the transmit signal with a plurality of first orthogonal or approximately orthogonal numerical sequences and synchronously transmitting the plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals from the plurality of antenna elements of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication system, comprising:
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a detection device for detecting if there is a communication system fault; a plurality of beamformers for generating a plurality of modified transmit signals by combining a transmit signal with a plurality of complex weights if the communication system fault is not detected; and a plurality of combiners for generating a plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals by combining the transmit signal with a plurality of first orthogonal or approximately orthogonal numerical sequences if the communication system fault is detected; and a plurality of antenna elements for transmitting the plurality of modified transmit signals to an object of interest and synchronously transmitting the plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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