Tailored error protection
First Claim
1. A method for encoding a first signal and a second signal to provide error protection for the signals, the first signal requiring greater error protection than the second signal, the first and second signals for use in communication with a receiver, the receiver for producing decoded first and second signals corresponding to the first and second signals, respectively, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. encoding the first signal with a first error protection code;
b. combining the encoded first signal with the second signal; and
c. encoding a combination of the encoded first signal and the second signal with a second error protection code to generate a combined error protected signal for use in transmission to the receiver, wherein the first signal is coded with both the first and second error protection codes;
wherein said first signal is such that the decoded first signal, when irreparably corrupted due to transmission of said combined error protected signal, will not affect correct processing of the decoded second signal by the receiver.
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Abstract
A method of tailored error protection coding is disclosed. An illustrative coding method according to the present invention concerns encoding a first signal and a second signal to provide error protection for the signals, wherein the first signal requires greater error protection than the second signal. According to the method, the first signal is encoded with a first error protection code. The encoded first signal is then combined with the second signal. The combination of the encoded first signal and the second signal is further encoded with a second error protection code to generate a combined error protected signal, wherein the first signal is coded with both the first and second error protection codes. A second embodiment concerns the use of separate coders which apply different error protection codes to two signals. The two encoded signals are then combined into a single signal.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for encoding a first signal and a second signal to provide error protection for the signals, the first signal requiring greater error protection than the second signal, the first and second signals for use in communication with a receiver, the receiver for producing decoded first and second signals corresponding to the first and second signals, respectively, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. encoding the first signal with a first error protection code; b. combining the encoded first signal with the second signal; and c. encoding a combination of the encoded first signal and the second signal with a second error protection code to generate a combined error protected signal for use in transmission to the receiver, wherein the first signal is coded with both the first and second error protection codes; wherein said first signal is such that the decoded first signal, when irreparably corrupted due to transmission of said combined error protected signal, will not affect correct processing of the decoded second signal by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for decoding a signal received by a receiver, the signal received representing a coded first signal and a coded second signal, wherein the coded first signal is based on a first signal coded with use of a first and a second error protection code and wherein the coded second signal is based on a second signal coded with use of the second error protection code, the first signal requiring greater error protection than the second signal, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. decoding the received signal with a first error protection decoder which corresponds to the first error protection code to generate a signal comprising a decoded second signal and a partially decoded first signal; b. separating the partially decoded first signal from the decoded second signal; and c. decoding the partially decoded first signal with a second error protection decoder which corresponds to the second error protection code to generate a decoded first signal, wherein the coded first signal is decoded with both the first and second error protection decoders; wherein said first signal is such that the decoded first signal, when irreparably corrupted due to transmission, will not affect correct processing of the decoded second signal by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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