Spread spectrum communication system

• US 5,136,614 A
• Filed: 07/25/1991
• Issued: 08/04/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kasamatsu, Hideki, Hiramatsu, Tatsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gregory, Bernarr E.
• Application Number:
  US07/737,583
• Time in Patent Office: 376 Days
• Field of Search: 375/1, 375/115, 375/119, 375/120, 380/34, 380/48
• US Class Current: 375/141
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/02 Amplitude-modulated carrier systems, e.g. using on-off keying; Single sideband or vestigial sideband modulation H04L27/32 takes precedence

Abstract

A spread spectrum communictdion system includes a transmitter and a receiver, and an on-off keying signal is inputted to the transmitter. A carrier signal is modulated by the on-off keying signal, and a spread spectrum signal is produced by multiplying a modulated signal by a first PN code which is repetition of 3-bit data. The spread spectrum signal is transmitted through a transmission antenna. In the receiver, a second PN code which is repetition of 4-bit data larger than the first PN code by 1 bit is generated. Therefore, a phase of the second PN code becomes coincident with a phase of the first PN code every 12 bits. Then, a spread spectrum demodulation is performed by multiplying a received spread spectrum signal by the second PN code to reproduce the carrier signal being modulated by the on-off keying signal. The on-off keying signal is restored by envelope-detecting a reproduced carrier signal.

Claims

1. A spread spectrum communication system, comprising:

inputting means for inputting an on-off keying signal;

first PN code generating means for generating a first PN code;

spread spectrum modulating means, responsive to said on-off keying signal, for producing a spread spectrum signal in which a carrier signal is modulated by said on-off keying signal and said first PN code;

means for transmitting said spread spectrum signal;

receiving means for receiving said spread spectrum signal transmitted from said transmitting means;

reproducing means for reproducing, based on said spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means, said carrier signal having been modulated by said spread spectrum modulating means, said reproducing means including second PN code generating means for generating a second PN code having a phase which is gradually changed with respect to a phase of said first PN code, and spread spectrum demodulating means for spread spectrum demodulating a received spread spectrum signal by said second PN code from said second PN code generating means; and

means for detecting a reproduced carrier signal and for outputting said on-off keying signal.

2. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second PN code generating means includes means for generating said second PN code with a repetition interval that is different from a repetition interval of said first PN code.

3. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 2, wherein said first PN code generating means includes means for generating said first PN code by repetition of data of a first predetermined number of bits, and said second PN code generating means includes means for generating said second PN code by repetition of data of a second predetermined number of bits different from said first predetermined number of bits.

4. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 2, wherein said first PN code generating means includes means for generating said first PN code by repetition of data of a predetermined number of bits with a first predetermined interval, and said second PN code generating means includes means for generating said second PN code by repetition of data of said predetermined number of bits with a second predetermined interval different from said first predetermined interval.

5. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said reproducing means includes multiplying means for multiplying said received spread spectrum signal by said second PN code.

6. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising disabling means for disabling said first PN code generating means when said on-off keying signal is in an off-state.

7. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 6, further comprising initializing means for initializing said first PN code generating means at a trailing edge of said on-state of said on-off keying signal.

8. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 6, further comprising disabling means for disabling said second PN code generating means when no spread spectrum signal is received by said receiving means.

9. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 8, further comprising initializing means for initializing said second PN code generating means when said receiving means becomes not to receive said spread spectrum signal.

10. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said spread spectrum modulating means includes modulating means for modulating said carrier signal by said on-off keying signal, and a multiplying means for multiplying an output of said modulating means by said first PN code.

11. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said spread spectrum demodulating means includes multiplying means for multiplying said spread spectrum signal as received by said second PN code.

12. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said spread spectrum modulating means includes an oscillator which is enabled or disabled by said on-off keying signal and has a variable capacitance element, a capacitance of said variable capacitance element being changed by said first PN code, resultingly said spread spectrum signal is generated.

13. A spread spectrum communication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said reproducing means includes an oscillator, and by operating said oscillator in response to the presence of a spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means, whereby said carrier signal modulated by said on-off keying signal is generated.

14. A remote control system, comprising:

a key;

converting means for converting a key signal from said key into an on-off keying signal;

first PN code generating means for generating a first PN code;

spread spectrum modulating means, responsive to said on-off keying signal, for producing a spread spectrum signal in which a carrier signal is modulated by said on-off keying signal and said first PN code;

means for transmitting said spread spectrum signal;

receiving means for receiving said spread spectrum signal as transmitted from said transmitting means;

reproducing means, based on said spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means, for reproducing a carrier signal demodulated by said spread spectrum modulating means, said reproducing means including second PN code generating means for generating a second PN code having a phase which is gradually changed with respect to a phase of said first PN code, and spread spectrum demodulating means for spread spectrum demodulating a received spread spectrum signal by said second PN code from said second PN code generating means; and

means for detecting a reproduced carrier signal and for outputting said on-off keying signal.

15. A remote sensing system, comprising:

a sensor for inputting an on-off keying signal;

first PN code generating means for generating a first PN code;

spread spectrum modulating means, responsive to said on-off keying signal, for producing a spread spectrum signal in which a carrier signal is modulated by said on-off keying signal and said first PN code;

means for transmitting said spread spectrum signal;

receiving means for receiving said spread spectrum signal as transmitted from said transmitting means;

reproducing means, based on said spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means, for reproducing a carrier signal demodulated by said spread spectrum modulating means, said reproducing means including second PN code generating means for generating a second PN code having a phase which is gradually changed with respect to a phase of said first PN code, and spread spectrum demodulating means for spread spectrum demodulating a received spread spectrum signal by said second PN code from said second PN code generating means; and

means for detecting a reproduced carrier signal and for outputting said on-off keying signal.

16. A spread spectrum communication system, comprising:

inputting means for inputting an on-off keying signal;

first PN code generating means for generating a first PN code;

spread spectrum modulating means, responsive to said on-off keying signal and said first PN code, for producing a spread spectrum signal in which a carrier signal is modulated by said on-off keying signal and said first PN code, said spread spectrum modulating means including an oscillator which is enabled or disabled by said on-off keying signal and has a variable capacitance element, and a change of the capacitance of said variable capacitance element being defined by said first PN code;

means for transmitting said spread spectrum signal;

receiving means for receiving said spread spectrum signal transmitted from said transmitting means;

reproducing means for reproducing, based on said spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means, said carrier signal having been modulated by said spread spectrum modulating means; and

means for detecting a reproduced carrier signal and for outputting said on-off keying signal.

17. A spread spectrum communication system, comprising:

inputting means for inputting an on-off keying signal;

first PN code generating means for generating a first PN

spread spectrum modulating means, responsive to said on-off keying signal and said first PN code, for producing a spread spectrum signal in which a carrier signal is modulated by said on-off keying signal and said first PN code;

means for transmitting said spread spectrum signal;

receiving means for receiving said spread spectrum signal transmitted from said transmitting means;

reproducing means for reproducing, based on said spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means, said carrier signal having been modulated by said spread spectrum modulating means, said reproducing means including an oscillator for generating said carrier signal, and said oscillator being operated in response to the presence of a spread spectrum signal received by said receiving means; and

means for detecting a reproduced carrier signal and for outputting said on-off keying signal.