Cross-term compensation power adjustment of embedded auxiliary data in a primary data signal
First Claim
1. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; and
adjusting a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal and a desired signal-to-noise ratio to provide said power as a fraction of a power of said primary data signal.
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Abstract
An auxiliary data signal is transported with a primary data signal by hiding the auxiliary data signal in the form of colored noise. The colored noise has a spectrum that simulates the spectrum of the primary data signal. By adjusting the gain of individual spread spectrum signal carrier(s) and the power of the colored noise, the auxiliary information stream(s) can be rendered at any desired level below or above an interference threshold in the primary data signal. The power of the colored noise is further compensated to account for a cross-correlation between the primary data signal and the auxiliary data signal to enhance the recovery of the auxiliary data at a decoder.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; and adjusting a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal and a desired signal-to-noise ratio to provide said power as a fraction of a power of said primary data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27)
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13. An apparatus for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising:
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cross-term compensation (CTC) calculation means for providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; and a power adjuster for adjusting the power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; adjusting a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal; and limiting said cross-term compensation signal to a predetermined range.
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33. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; determining an average amplitude of said primary data signal; and adjusting a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal and said average amplitude.
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34. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; adjusting a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal; and floor-limiting the power adjustment of said auxiliary data signal.
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35. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; determining an average amplitude of said primary data signal; and adjusting the power of said auxiliary data signal according to a product of said average amplitude and a desired signal-to-noise ratio, and according to said cross-term compensation signal. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; adjusting a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal; and spectrally shaping said auxiliary data signal according to a spectral shape of said primary data signal.
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38. An apparatus for adjusting the power of an auxiliary data signal which is carried with a primary data signal, comprising:
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a cross-term compensation (CTC) calculator; and a power adjuster associated with said CTC calculator;
wherein;said CTC calculator provides a cross-term compensation signal which is indicative of a cross-correlation between said auxiliary data signal and said primary data signal; and said power adjuster adjusts a power of said auxiliary data signal according to said cross-term compensation signal, and according to a desired signal-to-noise ratio to provide the power of said auxiliary data signal as a fraction of a power of said primary data signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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