Method and device for majority vote optimization over wireless communication channels
First Claim
1. In a communication system having a transmit (TX) station and a receive (RX) station including at least one processor, a method of error-correcting a plurality of transmitted bits representing a message word, comprising the steps of:
- receiving said plurality of transmitted bits from the TX station multiple times as a plurality of repeat sets at said RX station; and
instructing said at least one processor to execute at least one majority vote upon a first repeat set corresponding to a first original bit substantially simultaneously with at least another repeat set corresponding to another original bit which is adjacent to said first original bit.
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Abstract
A method and device for error-correcting a plurality of bits transmitted over RF channels in a cellular communication system are provided. The present invention applies principles of majority voting to error-correct a plurality of bits in a message word simultaneously. Further, the present invention applies its error-correction capability to virtually any number of repeat transmissions over forward and reverse control/voice channels. Following synchronization of the transmit and receive stations, a message word having n-bits is transmitted repeatedly. The repeat bits are separated and analyzed whereafter the true logical state of the original n-bits is determined. The originally transmitted message word is then reconstructed based upon the determined true logical state of the n-bits.
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25 Claims
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1. In a communication system having a transmit (TX) station and a receive (RX) station including at least one processor, a method of error-correcting a plurality of transmitted bits representing a message word, comprising the steps of:
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receiving said plurality of transmitted bits from the TX station multiple times as a plurality of repeat sets at said RX station; and instructing said at least one processor to execute at least one majority vote upon a first repeat set corresponding to a first original bit substantially simultaneously with at least another repeat set corresponding to another original bit which is adjacent to said first original bit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a communication system having a transmit (TX) station and a receive (RX) station including at least one processor, a device which error-corrects a plurality of transmitted bits representing a message word, comprising:
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means for receiving said plurality of transmitted bits from said TX station multiple times as a plurality of repeat sets at said RX station; and means for instructing said at least one processor to execute at least one majority vote upon a first repeat set corresponding to a first original bit substantially simultaneously with at least another repeat set corresponding to another original bit which is adjacent to said first original bit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. In a communication system, a device which error-corrects a plurality of transmitted bits representing a message word having "n" bits, the device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive the plurality of transmitted bits as a plurality of repeat sets, each repeat set having a plurality of repeat bits received for each of the "n" bits; and a processor operationally connected to the receiver and configured to substantially simultaneously execute at least one majority vote upon a first repeat set, corresponding to a first original bit, with at least another repeat set, corresponding to another original bit which is adjacent to the first original bit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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