Spread-spectrum identification signal for communications system
First Claim
1. A communications system comprisingmeans for transmitting a spread-spectrum signature signal superimposed upon an associated nonspread-spectrum information signal, said spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies the associated information signal;
- means for receiving said information signal and superimposed spread-spectrum signature signal; and
means responsive to the received spread-spectrum signature signal for recovering the identifying information.
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Abstract
A spread-spectrum signal which conveys identifying information for an associated information signal is superimposed on the associated signal and transmitted therewith. Such identifying information distinguishes between voice and data information signals and between different types of data information signals. Such identification can be used for a variety of purposes within a communications network, such as facility and equipment selection, equipment disablement and bypass, setting communications parameters, e.g., speed, and inhibiting communications upon fault detection.
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23 Claims
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1. A communications system comprising
means for transmitting a spread-spectrum signature signal superimposed upon an associated nonspread-spectrum information signal, said spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies the associated information signal; -
means for receiving said information signal and superimposed spread-spectrum signature signal; and means responsive to the received spread-spectrum signature signal for recovering the identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communications method comprising the steps of
transmitting a spread-spectrum signature signal superimposed upon an associated nonspread-spectrum information signal, said spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies the associated information signal; -
receiving said information signal and superimposed spread-spectrum signature signal; and recovering the identifying information from the received spread-spectrum signal.
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20. A transmitter for a communications system comprising
means for receiving a nonspread-spectrum information signal and generating a spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies said information signal, and means responsive to said spread-sprectrum signal and said information signal for superimposing said spread-spectrum signal onto said information signal.
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21. A method comprising the steps of
receiving a nonspread-spectrum information signal, generating a spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies said information signal, and superimposing said spread-spectrum signal onto said information signal.
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22. A receiver for a communications system comprising
means for receiving a nonspread-spectrum information signal and a superimposed spread-spectrum signal, said spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies said information signal, and means responsive to the superimposed spread-spectrum signal for recovering the identifying information therein.
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23. A method comprising the steps of
receiving a nonspread-spectrum information signal and a superimposed spread-spectrum signal, said spread-spectrum signal conveying information which identifies said information signal, and recovering the identifying information in said spread-spectrum signal.
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