Wireless signal transmission systems, methods and apparatus

• US 5,349,386 A
• Filed: 11/30/1992
• Issued: 09/20/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Recoton Corporation
• Inventors: Rodriguez, Efrain L., Nawarange, Ashok, McGreevy, William T., Borchardt, Robert L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Groody, James J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HSIA, SHERRIE Y
• Application Number:
  US07/982,889
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 358/144, 358/198, 358/143, 381/3, 381/4, 381/14, 348/485, 348/481, 348/483, 348/484, 348/482, 348/480, 348/738
• US Class Current: 348/485
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0096 where a full band is frequency converted into another full band
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/26 for superheterodyne receivers multiple frequency-changing H03D7/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1025 Accumulators or arrangements for charging secondary cells per se H01M10/00; charging in general H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

A transmission apparatus and method for transmitting stereo multiplexed audio signals from a received television signal having a horizontal frequency f_H are provided. Right and left channel audio signals obtained by demodulation from the received television signal are added to form a first combined audio signal. The same signals are subtracted to form a second combined audio signal. A subcarrier is modulated with one of the first and second combined audio signals, the subcarrier having a frequency substantially equal to 3f_H to form a subcarrier modulated audio signal. The other of the first and second combined audio signals is combined with the subcarrier suppressed signal to form a stereo multiplexed audio signal, and the stereo multiplexed audio signal is transmitted.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting stereo multiplexed audio signals from a received television signal having a horizontal frequency f_H, comprising the steps of:

receiving right and left channel audio signals obtained by demodulation from the received television signal;

adding the right and left channel audio signals to form a first combined audio signal;

subtracting the right and left channel audio signals to form a second combined audio signal;

modulating a subcarrier with one of the first and second combined audio signals, the subcarrier having a frequency substantially equal to 3f_H to form a subcarrier modulated audio signal;

combining the other of the first and second combined audio signals with the subcarrier modulated audio signal to form a stereo multiplexed audio signal; and

transmitting the stereo multiplexed audio signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the stereo multiplexed audio signal comprises frequency modulating a radio frequency carrier with said stereo multiplexed audio signal to form a modulated radio frequency carrier signal, and wirelessly transmitting the modulated radio frequency carrier signal.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of frequency modulating the radio frequency carrier comprises frequency modulating a radio frequency carrier having a frequency above 900 MHz to form a local transmission signal, and the step of wirelessly transmitting the radio frequency carrier signal comprises wirelessly transmitting the local transmission signal within a local transmission area.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of receiving the local transmission signal within the local transmission area using a personal wireless receiver unit carried on the person of a listener.

5. A transmitter apparatus for transmitting stereo multiplexed audio signals from a received television signal having a horizontal frequency f_H, comprising:

input means for receiving right and left channel audio signals obtained by demodulation from the received television signal;

means for adding the right and left channel audio signals to form a first combined audio signal;

means for subtracting the right and left channel audio signals to form a second combined audio signal;

means for modulating a subcarrier with one of the first and second combined audio signals, the subcarrier having a frequency substantially equal to 3f_H to form a subcarrier modulated signal;

means for combining the other of the first and second combined audio signals with the subcarrier modulated signal to form a stereo multiplexed audio signal; and

transmitter means for transmitting the stereo multiplexed audio signal.

6. The transmitter apparatus of claim 5, wherein the transmitter means comprises frequency modulation means for frequency modulating a radio frequency carrier with said stereo multiplexed audio signal to form a modulated radio frequency carrier signal, and wireless transmitter means for wirelessly transmitting the modulated radio frequency carrier signal.

7. The transmitter apparatus of claim 6, wherein the frequency modulation means is operative to modulate a radio frequency carrier having a frequency above 900 MHz to form a local transmission signal, and the wireless transmitter means is operative to transmit the local transmission signal within a local transmission area.

8. The transmitter apparatus of claim 5, further comprising low pass filter means for attenuating noise in the right and left channel audio signals at a frequency equal to a television horizontal synchronization frequency and means for selectively enabling said low pass filtering means.