Adaptive signal discrimination circuit and a method for discriminating high and low level of data signals
First Claim
1. An adaptive signal discrimination circuit for discriminating high and low levels of data signals, comprising:
- means for generating a reference signal having a reference level;
means for receiving data signals having values which vary between high and low levels;
a first sampling means for sampling the data signals at first discrete times and outputting a first sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the data signals at the first discrete time;
a second means for sampling the data signals at second discrete times and outputting a second sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the data signals at the second discrete time;
means for generating a discrimination signal having a discrimination level which varies in proportion to the reference level;
means for generating timing signals;
means, responsive to each of the timing signals for discriminating between the high and low levels of the data signals in relation to the discrimination level of the discrimination signal, the first discrete times substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the high level, the second discrete time substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the low level; and
means for generating an average signal having a value indicative of an average of an absolute value of the level of the first sample signal and that of the second sample signal, and for generating an inversion signal having a value indicative of the inversion of the value of the average signal;
the reference signal generating means including a low-pass filter having input and output terminals and further including means for selectively applying one of the average signal and the inversion signal to said low-pass filter, said applying means applying the average signal to the input terminal of said low-pass filter when said discriminating means detects the low level of the data signal, said applying means applying the inversion signal to the input terminal of said low-pass filter when said discriminating means detects the high level of the data signal, the reference signal being generated from the output terminal of the said low-pass filter, whereby the discrimination signal adapts to variations of the data signals.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for adaptively discriminating high and low levels of data signals to be demodulated into digital signals, which includes a reference signal generator, first and second sample and hold circuits, a discrimination signal generator, a timing signal generator and a discriminator. The first sample and hold circuit samples data signals at first discrete times at which the discriminator detects a high level of the data signal in relation to a discrimination level, and outputs a first sample signal whose level depends upon the level of the data signals at the first discrete times. Similarly, the second sample and hold circuit samples a low level of the data signals and outputs a second sample signal whose level depends upon the level of the data signals at the second discrete times. The apparatus further includes a signal generator which generates an average of an absolute value of the levels of the sample signal first and that of the second sample signal and a further signal generator which generates an inversion of the average signal. An additional signal generator has a low-pass filter and selector to selectively apply one of the average and inversion signals to the low-pass filter. The selector applies the inversion signal when the discriminator detects that the high level of the data signals has been inputted, otherwise, it applies the average signal. The output of the low-pass filter is a reference signal formed of a composite of the inversion and average signals. The reference signal is applied to the discrimination signal generator which produces the discrimination level so as to adjust the level of the discrimination level in proportion to the level reference signal.
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40 Claims
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1. An adaptive signal discrimination circuit for discriminating high and low levels of data signals, comprising:
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means for generating a reference signal having a reference level; means for receiving data signals having values which vary between high and low levels; a first sampling means for sampling the data signals at first discrete times and outputting a first sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the data signals at the first discrete time; a second means for sampling the data signals at second discrete times and outputting a second sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the data signals at the second discrete time; means for generating a discrimination signal having a discrimination level which varies in proportion to the reference level; means for generating timing signals; means, responsive to each of the timing signals for discriminating between the high and low levels of the data signals in relation to the discrimination level of the discrimination signal, the first discrete times substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the high level, the second discrete time substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the low level; and means for generating an average signal having a value indicative of an average of an absolute value of the level of the first sample signal and that of the second sample signal, and for generating an inversion signal having a value indicative of the inversion of the value of the average signal; the reference signal generating means including a low-pass filter having input and output terminals and further including means for selectively applying one of the average signal and the inversion signal to said low-pass filter, said applying means applying the average signal to the input terminal of said low-pass filter when said discriminating means detects the low level of the data signal, said applying means applying the inversion signal to the input terminal of said low-pass filter when said discriminating means detects the high level of the data signal, the reference signal being generated from the output terminal of the said low-pass filter, whereby the discrimination signal adapts to variations of the data signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for discriminating high and low levels of transmitted comprising the steps of:
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generating a reference signal having a reference level; receiving data signals having values which vary between high and low levels; sampling the data signals at first discrete times; outputting, following each successive sampling at the first discrete times, a first sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the data signals at the first discrete times; sampling the data signals at second discrete times; outputting, following each successive sampling at the second discrete times, a second sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the data signals at the second discrete times; generating a discrimination signal having a discrimination level which varies is proportion to the reference level; generating timing signals; discriminating, in response to each of the timing signals, between the high and low levels of the data signals in relation to the discrimination level of the discrimination signal, the first discrete times substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the high level during said step of discriminating, the second discrete times substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the low level during said step of discriminating; generating an average signal having a value indicative of to an average of an absolute value of the level of the first sample signal and that of the second sample signal upon detecting the low level during said step of discriminating; generating an inversion signal having a value indicative of the inversion of the average signal upon detecting the high level during said step of discriminating; and forming a composite signal from the average and inversion signals; said step of forming a reference signal including the step of filtering the composite signal so as to reduce relatively high frequency portions thereof and pass the relatively low frequency portions as the reference signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An adaptive discrimination circuit for discriminating high and low levels of transmitted data signals, comprising:
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means for receiving the transmitted data signals which vary between high and low levels; means for generating a compensation signal having a compensation level; means for producing a compensated data signal having a level indicative of a sum of the level of the transmitted data signal and the compensation level; a first sampling means for sampling the compensated data signals at first discrete times and outputting a first sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the compensated data signals at the first discrete times; a second sampling means for sampling the compensated data signal at second discrete times and outputting a second sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the compensated data signals at the second discrete times; means for generating a discrimination signal having a level intermediate the levels of the first and second sample signals; means for generating timing signals; means, responsive to each of the timing signals, for discriminating between high and low levels of the compensated data signals in relation to the discrimination level of the discrimination signal, the first discrete times substantially coinciding with the time of detecting the high level, the second discrete times substantially coinciding with the time of detecting the low level; and means for generating an average signal having a value indicative of an average of an absolute value of the level of the first sample signal and that of the second sample signal, and for generating an inversion signal having a value indicative of the inversion of the value of the average signal; the compensation signal generating means including a low-pass filter having input and output terminals and further including means for selectively applying one of the average signal and the inversion signal to said low-pass filter, said applying means applying the average signal to the input terminal of said low-pass filter when said discriminating means detects the high level of the compensated data signal, said applying means applying the inversion signal to the input terminal of said low-pass filter when said discriminating means detects the low level of the compensated data signal, the compensation signal being generated from the output terminal of said low-pass filter, whereby the discrimination signal adapts to variations of the transmitted data signals. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for discriminating high and low levels of transmitted data signals, comprising the steps of;
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receiving transmitted data signals having values which vary between high and low levels; generating compensation signals having a compensation level; producing compensated data signals having a level indicative of the sum of the level of the transmitted data signal and the compensation level; sampling the compensated data signals at first discrete times; outputting, following each successive sampling at the first discrete times, a first sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the compensated data signals at the first discrete time; sampling the compensated data signals at second discrete times; outputting, following each successive sampling at the second discrete times, a second sample signal having a level indicative of the level of the compensated data signals at the second discrete time; generating a discrimination signal having a level intermediate of the levels of the first and second sample signals; generating timing signals; discriminating, in response to each of the timing signals, between the high and low levels of the compensated data signals in relation to the level of the discrimination signal, the first discrete times substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the high level during said step of discriminating, the second discrete times substantially coinciding with the times of detecting the low level during said step of discriminating; generating an average, signal having a value indicative of an average of an absolute value of the level of the first sample signal and that of the second sample signal upon detecting the high level during said step of discriminating; generating an inversion signal having a value indicative of the inversion of the average signal upon detecting the low level during said step of discriminating; and forming a composite signal from the average and inversion signals; said step of forming a compensation signal including the step of filtering the composite signal so as to reduce relatively high frequency portions and pass the relatively low frequency portions thereof as the compensation signal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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