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SATELLITE INTERLACE SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM

  • US 3,593,138 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1968
  • Issued: 07/13/1971
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1968
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A synchronization system to control signals transmitted from each of a master station and a plurality of slave stations to be propagated through a common repeater in a different one of a plurality of time slots of time division multiplex format as said repeater, said stations and said repeater having relative motion therebetween, comprising:

  • first means disposed in said master station to transmit a sync burst through said repeater in one of said time slots;

    second means disposed in each of said slave stations responsive to said sync burst from said repeater to control the production of timing signals employed to control the time of transmission of said transmitted signals from the associated one of said slave stations;

    third means disposed in each of said slave stations to transmit a ranging signal through said repeater in its associated one of said time slots;

    means disposed in each of the slave stations for receiving the ranging signal transmitted by the associated slave station through the repeater; and

    means, including digital and analog signal processing means, disposed in each of said slave stations coupled to said second means responsive to said ranging signal received from said repeater to adjust the time position of said timing signals so that the time of transmission of said transmitted signals from the associated one of said slave stations is such that said transmitted signals occurs in the proper one of said time slots at said repeater.

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