Spread spectrum communication device

• US 5,151,921 A
• Filed: 08/23/1991
• Issued: 09/29/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Original Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): CANGIALOSI, SALVATORE A
• Application Number:
  US07/748,941
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 375/1
• US Class Current: 375/142
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/70712 with demodulation by means of convolvers, e.g. of the SAW type SAW convolvers in general G06G7/195

Abstract

A spread spectrum communication device is disclosed, which can reproduce data by means of one convolver by using the upper band component and the lower band component of the spectre spectrum (SS) signal and the upper band component and the lower band component of the spectre of a correlation output.

Claims

1. A spread spectrum communication system, comprising:

a transmitter which includes;

a first PN code generator for generating a first PN code;

first modulating means for modulating a predetermined carrier wave with said first PN code outputted by said first PN code generator;

switching means for separating modulated signals from said first modulating means into two parts in response to information data;

a first filter which passes the lower band of one of the two parts separated by said switching means;

a second filter which passes the upper band of the other of the two parts separated by said switching means; and

synthesizing means for combining outputs of said first and said second filters; and

a receiver which includes;

a second PN code generator for generating a second PN code, which is inverted in time with respect to said first PN code in the transmitter;

second modulating means for converting the second PN code outputted by said second PN code generator in frequency by using a predetermined carrier signal;

correlating means for correlating a received signal with the output of said second modulating means;

a third filter which passes the lower band component of the spectre outputted by said correlating means;

a fourth filter which passes the upper band component of the spectre outputted by said correlating means; and

data comparing means, which reproduced the information data, while comparing the output level of said third filter with the output level of said fourth filter.

2. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said receiver includes a first detector circuit having an input coupled to an output of said third filter, a second detector circuit having an input which is coupled to an output of said fourth filter, a first peak value detecting and holding circuit having an input coupled to an output of said first detector circuit, a second peak value detecting and holding circuit having an input coupled to an output of said second detector circuit, a first low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of said first peak value detecting and holding circuit, and a second low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of said second peak value detecting and holding circuit, said data comparing means reproducing the information data by comparing outputs of said first and second low pass filters.

3. A system as recited in claim 1, including an automatic gain control amplifier having an input coupled to an output of said correlating means, said third and fourth filters each having inputs coupled to an output of said automatic gain control amplifier, and including a synthesizer circuit which is responsive to output levels of said third filter and said fourth filter for producing a control signal which is coupled to a control terminal of said automatic gain control amplifier.

4. A spread spectrum communication system, comprising:

a transmitter which includes;

a first PN code generator for selectively outputting one of a first PN code and a second PN code in response to information data; and

first modulating means for modulating a predetermined carrier with the output of said first PN code generator; and

a receiver which includes;

second modulating means for modulating a predetermined carrier with a third PN code which is the inverse in time of said first PN code, and third modulating means for modulating a predetermined carrier with a fourth PN code which is the inverse in time of said second PN code;

a first filter which passes the lower band component of the spectre outputted by said second modulating means;

a second filter which passes the upper band component of the spectre outputted by said third modulating means;

synthesizing means for combining outputs of said first and said second filters;

correlating means for correlating a received signal with the output of said synthesizing means;

a third filter which passes the lower band component of the spectre outputted by said correlating means;

a fourth filter which passes the upper band component of the spectre outputted by said correlating means; and

data comparing means, which reproduces the information data, while comparing the output level of said third filter with the output level of said fourth filter.

5. A system as recited in claim 4, wherein said receiver includes a first detector circuit having an input coupled to an output of said third filter, a second detector circuit having an input which is coupled to an output of said fourth filter, a first peak value detecting and holding circuit having an input coupled to an output of said first detector circuit, a second peak value detecting and holding circuit having an input coupled to an output of said second detector circuit, a first low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of said first peak value detecting and holding circuit, and a second low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of said second peak value detecting and holding circuit, said data comparing means reproducing the information data by comparing outputs of said first and second low pass filters.

6. A system as recited in claim 4, including an automatic gain control amplifier having an input coupled to an output of said correlating means, said third and fourth filters each having inputs coupled to an output of said automatic gain control amplifier, and including a synthesizer circuit which is responsive to output levels of said third filter and said fourth filter for producing a control signal which is coupled to a control terminal of said automatic gain control amplifier.