Synchronous spread-spectrum communications system and method
First Claim
1. A spread spectrum communications system for use over a communications channel, comprising:
- a transmitter-generic-chip-code generator for generating a generic-chip-code signal;
a transmitter-message-chip-code generator for generating a message-chip-code signal;
an EXCLUSIVE-OR gate coupled to said transmitter-message-chip-code generator for spread-spectrum processing message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum-processed signal;
a combiner coupled to said transmitter-generic-chip-code generator and said EXCLUSIVE-OR gate for combining the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal;
a transmitter coupled to said combiner for transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum-processed signal, on a carrier signal over said communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal;
a receiver-generic-chip-code generator for generating a replica of the generic-chip-code signal;
a generic mixer coupled to said receiver-generic-chip-code generator for recovering the carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal;
a receiver-message-chip-code generator coupled to said receiver-generic-chip-code generator and synchronized to the replica of the generic-chip-code signal for generating a replica of the message-chip-code signal;
a message mixer coupled to said receiver-message-chip-code generator and responsive to the replica of the message-chip-code signal for despreading the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal;
a message-bandpass filter coupled to said message mixer for filtering the modulated-data signal;
a generic-bandpass filter coupled to said generic mixer for filtering the recovered-carrier signal recovered from the spread-spectrum-communications signal;
a tracking and acquisition circuit coupled to an output of said generic-bandpass filter and to said receiver-generic-chip-code generator, said tracking and acquisition circuit responsive to acquiring and tracking the recovered-carrier signal for synchronizing the generic-chip-code signal to the recovered-carrier signal;
a power splitter coupled between said communications channel, said generic mixer and said message mixer for dividing the spread-spectrum-communications signal between said generic mixer and said message mixer; and
a synchronous detector coupled to said message-bandpass filter, responsive to the recovered carrier signal recovered by the generic-mixer device for synchronously demodulating the modulated-data signal as a detected signal.
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Abstract
A spread spectrum communications system for use over a communications channel, including a transmitter-generic-chip-code generator, a transmitter-message-chip-code generator, an EXCLUSIVE-OR gate, a combiner, a transmitter, a receiver-generic-chip-code generator, a receiver-generic mixer, a generic-bandpass filter, a receiver-message-chip-code generator, a receiver-message mixer, a message-bandpass filter, and a synchronous detector. The transmitter-generic-chip-code generator generates a generic-chip-code signal and the transmitter-message-chip-code generator generates a message-chip-code signal. The EXCLUSIVE-OR gate spread-spectrum processes message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum signal. The combiner combines the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal. The transmitter transmits the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum signal, on a carrier signal over the communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal. The receiver-generic-chip-code generator generates a replica of the generic-chip-code signal. The generic mixer recovers the carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal. The receiver-message-chip-code generator generates a replica of the message-chip-code signal. The receiver-message mixer despreads the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal. The tracking and acquisition circuit uses the recovered carrier signal for synchronizing the replicas of the generic-chip-code signal to the recovered carrier signal. The synchronous detector synchronously demodulates the modulated-data signal as received data.
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45 Claims
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1. A spread spectrum communications system for use over a communications channel, comprising:
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a transmitter-generic-chip-code generator for generating a generic-chip-code signal; a transmitter-message-chip-code generator for generating a message-chip-code signal; an EXCLUSIVE-OR gate coupled to said transmitter-message-chip-code generator for spread-spectrum processing message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum-processed signal; a combiner coupled to said transmitter-generic-chip-code generator and said EXCLUSIVE-OR gate for combining the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal; a transmitter coupled to said combiner for transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum-processed signal, on a carrier signal over said communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal; a receiver-generic-chip-code generator for generating a replica of the generic-chip-code signal; a generic mixer coupled to said receiver-generic-chip-code generator for recovering the carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal; a receiver-message-chip-code generator coupled to said receiver-generic-chip-code generator and synchronized to the replica of the generic-chip-code signal for generating a replica of the message-chip-code signal; a message mixer coupled to said receiver-message-chip-code generator and responsive to the replica of the message-chip-code signal for despreading the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal; a message-bandpass filter coupled to said message mixer for filtering the modulated-data signal; a generic-bandpass filter coupled to said generic mixer for filtering the recovered-carrier signal recovered from the spread-spectrum-communications signal; a tracking and acquisition circuit coupled to an output of said generic-bandpass filter and to said receiver-generic-chip-code generator, said tracking and acquisition circuit responsive to acquiring and tracking the recovered-carrier signal for synchronizing the generic-chip-code signal to the recovered-carrier signal; a power splitter coupled between said communications channel, said generic mixer and said message mixer for dividing the spread-spectrum-communications signal between said generic mixer and said message mixer; and a synchronous detector coupled to said message-bandpass filter, responsive to the recovered carrier signal recovered by the generic-mixer device for synchronously demodulating the modulated-data signal as a detected signal.
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2. A spread spectrum communications system for use over a communications channel, comprising:
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generic means for generating a generic-chip-code signal; message means for generating a message-chip-code signal; spreading means for spread-spectrum processing message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum-processed signal; summer means for combining the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal; means for transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum-processed signal, on a carrier signal over said communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal; generic-spread-spectrum-processing means for recovering the carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal and for generating a replica of the generic-chip-code signal synchronized to the recovered-carrier signal; acquisition means responsive to acquiring and tracking the recovered-carrier signal for synchronizing said generic-spread-spectrum-processing means to the recovered-carrier signal; message-spread-spectrum-processing means for despreading the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal; detection means for detecting the modulated-data signal as a detected signal; and synchronous means responsive to the generic-chip-code signal for synchronously converting the detected signal to received data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for synchronously demodulating spread spectrum communications, comprising the steps of:
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generating a generic-chip-code signal; generating a message-chip-code signal; spread-spectrum processing message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum-processed signal; combining the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal; transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum-processed signal on a carrier signal over a communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal; recovering, using a replica of the generic-chip-code signal, the carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal; acquiring and tracking the recovered-carrier signal; generating, synchronized to the recovered-carrier signal, the replica of the generic-chip-code signal; generating a replica of the message-chip-code signal synchronized to the replica of the generic-chip-code signal; despreading, using the replica of the message-chip-code signal, the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal; and demodulating the modulated-data signal as received data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A spread spectrum communications receiver comprising:
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generic-spread-spectrum-processing means for recovering a carrier signal from a spread-spectrum-communications signal; message-spread-spectrum-processing means for despreading a spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal; acquisition means responsive to acquiring and tracking the recovered-carrier signal for synchronizing said generic-spread-spectrum-processing means to the recovered carrier signal; and detection means for converting the modulated-data signal to a detected signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A spread spectrum communications system for use over a communications channel, comprising:
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generic means for generating a generic-chip-code signal; a plurality of message means for generating a plurality of message-chip-code signals; a plurality of spreading means for spread-spectrum processing a plurality of message data with the plurality of message-chip-code signals to generate a plurality of spread-spectrum-processed signals; summer means for combining the generic-chip-code signal with the plurality of spread-spectrum-processed signals; means for transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and the plurality of spread-spectrum-processed signals, on a carrier signal over said communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal; generic-spread-spectrum-processing means for recovering the carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal and for generating a replica of the generic-chip-code signal; acquisition means responsive to acquiring and tracking the recovered carrier signal for synchronizing said generic-spread-spectrum-processing means to the recovered-carrier signal; of message-spread-spectrum-processing means synchronized to the replica of the generic-chip-code signal for despreading the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a plurality of modulated-data signals; and a plurality of detection means for detecting the plurality of modulated-data signals as a plurality of detected signals, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A spread-spectrum transmitter system comprises of:
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generic means for generating a generic-chip-code signal; message means synchronized to the generic-chip-code signal for generating a message-chip-code signal; spreading means for spread-spectrum processing message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum-processed signal; summer means for combining the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal; and means for transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum-processed signal on a carrier signal over a communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A spread spectrum communications receiver comprising:
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generic-spread-spectrum-processing means for generating a generic-chip-code signal and recovering a carrier signal from a spread-spectrum-communications signal; a plurality of message-spread-spectrum-processing means synchronized to the generic-chip-code signal for despreading a spread-spectrum-communications signal as a plurality of modulated-data signals; acquisition means responsive to acquiring and tracking the recovered carrier signal for synchronizing said generic-spread-spectrum-processing means to the recovered-carrier signal; and a plurality of detection means for converting the plurality of modulated-data signals to a plurality of detected signals. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for transmitting spread spectrum communications, comprising the steps of:
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generating a generic-chip-code signal; generating a message-chip-code signal synchronously with the generic-chip-code signal; spread-spectrum processing message data with the message-chip-code signal to generate a spread-spectrum-processed signal; combining the generic-chip-code signal with the spread-spectrum-processed signal; and transmitting the combined generic-chip-code signal and spread-spectrum-processed signal on a carrier signal over a communications channel as a spread-spectrum-communications signal.
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38. A method for receiving spread spectrum communications comprising the steps of:
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generating a generic-chip-code signal from a spread-spectrum-communications signal; recovering a carrier signal from the spread-spectrum-communications signal; despreading, synchronously with the generic-chip-code signal, the spread-spectrum-communications signal as a modulated-data signal; acquiring and tracking the recovered carrier signal; synchronizing the step of generating of the generic-chip-code signal to the recovered carrier signal; and converting the modulated-data signal to a detected signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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