Communications system
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
- multiplexing at least a first information channel and a second information channel, each information channel being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first information channel combination being different from the second information channel combination; and
transmitting an electromagnetic wave having the multiplexed at least two information channels, the electromagnetic wave having a plurality of wave components, each wave component being associated with one information channel and each wave component having an electric field rotating about a propagation axis at the associated rotation frequency less than the associated carrier frequency and greater than zero.
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Abstract
A communications system in which a communications channel is defined at least in part by an electromagnetic wave having a carrier frequency and an electric field vector, the extremity of which traces a non-linear periodic path at a second frequency between the carrier frequency and zero from the perspective of an observer looking into the axis of propagation of the wave. The transmitter of the communications system launches a wave having such characteristics and modulated with information in a suitable manner. The receiver of the communications system is sensitive to the periodic path and second frequency. Either the periodic path, the second frequency, or both provide selectivity that can be used to define multiple communications channels.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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multiplexing at least a first information channel and a second information channel, each information channel being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first information channel combination being different from the second information channel combination; and
transmitting an electromagnetic wave having the multiplexed at least two information channels, the electromagnetic wave having a plurality of wave components, each wave component being associated with one information channel and each wave component having an electric field rotating about a propagation axis at the associated rotation frequency less than the associated carrier frequency and greater than zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
the electromagnetic wave is transmitted using at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
said dipoles receiving for each information channel a rotationally modulated signal shifted an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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8. A method for receiving information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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receiving an electromagnetic wave having at least a first information channel and a second information channel multiplexed together, each information channel being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first information channel combination being different from the second information channel combination, the electromagnetic wave having a plurality of wave components, each wave component being associated with one information channel, each wave component having an electric field rotating about a propagation axis at the associated rotation frequency less than the associated carrier frequency and greater than zero; and
demultiplexing the at least two information channels. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
the electromagnetic wave is received using at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
a rotation demodulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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14. An apparatus for transmitting information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
- at least a first transmission system and a second transmission system each associated with an information channel, each transmission system from the at least two transmission systems being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first transmission system combination being different from the second transmission system combination; and
a transmission medium coupler connected to said at least two transmission systems, said transmission medium coupler multiplexing and transmitting the at least two information channels associated with the at least two transmission systems. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
the transmission medium coupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis.
- at least a first transmission system and a second transmission system each associated with an information channel, each transmission system from the at least two transmission systems being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first transmission system combination being different from the second transmission system combination; and
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19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein:
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the transmission medium coupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and substantially within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
a rotation modulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from a plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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20. An apparatus for receiving information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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a transmission medium decoupler, said transmission medium decoupler receiving the electromagnetic wave having at least two multiplexed information channels to produce a plurality of received signals; and
at least a first receiving system and a second receiving system coupled to said transmission medium decoupler, the at least two receiving systems each being associated with an information channel from the at least two multiplexed information channels, each receiving system from the at least two receiving systems being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first receiving system combination being different from the second receiving system combination. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
the transmission medium decoupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis.
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25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein:
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the transmission medium decoupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and substantially within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
a rotation modulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from a plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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26. A method for transmitting information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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combining a first information channel and a second information channel, each information channel being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first information channel combination being different from the second information channel combination, the rotation frequency in a given unique combination being greater than zero and less than the carrier frequency in a given combination; and
transmitting an electromagnetic wave having the combined two information channels, the electromagnetic wave having at least one wave component for each of the information channels that are combined. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
the electromagnetic wave is transmitted using at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
a rotation modulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from a plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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35. A method for receiving information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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receiving an electromagnetic wave having a first information channel and a second information channel combined together, each information channel being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first information channel combination being different from the second information channel combination, the rotation frequency in a given unique combination being greater than zero and less than the carrier frequency in a given combination, the received electromagnetic wave having at least one wave component for each of the information channels that are combined; and
splitting the two information channels. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
the electromagnetic wave is received using at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
a rotation demodulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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43. An apparatus for transmitting information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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at least a first transmission system and a second transmission system each associated with an information channel, each transmission system from the at least two transmission systems being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first transmission system combination being different from the second transmission system combination; and
a transmission medium coupler connected to said at least two transmission systems, said transmission medium coupler combining and transmitting the at least two information channels associated with the at least two transmission systems. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
the transmission medium coupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis. -
50. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein:
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the transmission medium coupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and substantially within a plane transverse to the propagation; and
a rotation modulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from a plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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51. An apparatus for receiving information using an electromagnetic wave, comprising:
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a transmission medium decoupler, said transmission medium decoupler receiving the electromagnetic wave having at least two combined information channels to produce a plurality of received signals; and
at least a first receiving system and a second receiving system coupled to said transmission medium decoupler, the at least two receiving systems each being associated with an information channel from the at least two combined information channels, each receiving system from the at least two receiving systems being associated with a combination of a carrier frequency and a rotation frequency, the first receiving system combination being different from the second receiving system combination. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
the transmission medium decoupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and within a plane transverse to the propagation axis.
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58. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein:
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the transmission medium decoupler includes at least three antenna dipoles arranged angularly around the propagation axis in a non-perpendicular manner and substantially within a plane transverse to the propagation axis; and
a rotation modulator for each information channel shifts each rotation signal from a plurality of rotation signals an amount corresponding to the angular arrangement of the antenna dipoles.
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