Encoding/decoding system for coherent signal interference reduction
First Claim
1. An apparatus for reducing coherent signal interference between at least two bit streams, each bit stream having been framed with a common clock signal, comprisingan internal clock signal generated from the common clock signal, an encoder for encoding the internal clock signal with a unique signature, a logic AND gate for combining one bit stream of the at least two bit streams with the encoded internal clock signal to produce an encoded output signal, wherein when the encoded output signal is combined with another of the at least two bit streams during transmission, individual bits of the combined bit streams are identifiable at a receiving end.
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Abstract
An apparatus is described for reducing coherent signal interference between at least two bit streams framed with a common clock signal. The apparatus includes an internal clock signal generated from the common clock signal and a Manchester encoder for encoding the internal clock signal with a unique signature. Also included is a logic AND-gate for combining one bit stream of the two bit streams with the encoded clock signal to produce an encoded output signal. When the encoded output signal is combined with another of the two bit streams during transmission, individual bits of the combined bit streams are identifiable at a receiving end. The receiving end decodes the combined bit streams and properly discriminates between ONEs and ZEROs.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for reducing coherent signal interference between at least two bit streams, each bit stream having been framed with a common clock signal, comprising
an internal clock signal generated from the common clock signal, an encoder for encoding the internal clock signal with a unique signature, a logic AND gate for combining one bit stream of the at least two bit streams with the encoded internal clock signal to produce an encoded output signal, wherein when the encoded output signal is combined with another of the at least two bit streams during transmission, individual bits of the combined bit streams are identifiable at a receiving end.
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6. Apparatus for interrogating/identifying a plurality of coded tags comprising
an interrogator/reader (I/R) for transmitting, at a carrier frequency to the tags, bit streams of data and for receiving response bit streams of data from the tags, the plurality of coded tags, each of the tags (a) storing a unique signature pattern and (b) generating bit streams of data for responding to the I/R, a clock signal generated by each tag from the carrier frequency, an encoder in each tag for encoding the clock signal with the unique signature pattern, and a circuit in each tag for modulating the encoded clock signal with the generated bit streams to produce the response bit streams from each tag.
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10. A discriminator circuit for decoding a bit stream of pulses framed with a common clock signal, comprising
a receiver for receiving the bit stream of pulses, wherein a predetermined number of pulses in the bit stream of pulses are contained in a bit time period of ONEs and ZEROs, clock pulses generated from the common clock signal and having a frequency value that is a multiple value of the frequency of the common clock signal, a first counter receiving the bit stream of pulses and counting the clock pulses, the first counter determining that a ONE is present in the bit stream of pulses when counting up to a predetermined value, and a second counter receiving the bit stream of pulses and counting the clock pulses, the second counter determining that a ZERO is present in the bit stream of pulses when counting up to the predetermined value.
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14. Apparatus for interrogating/identifying coded tags, including an interrogator/reader (I/R) for transmitting, at a carrier frequency, to the tags, bit streams of data and for receiving response bit streams of data from each tag, the response bit streams of data including ONEs and ZEROs, the apparatus comprising
a receiver for receiving the response bit streams of data, wherein the response bit streams include data framed with a common clock signal, an internal clock signal generated from the common clock signal and having a frequency value that is a multiple value of the frequency of the common clock signal, a first counter receiving the response bit streams of data and responsive to the clock signal, the first counter providing an output signal when at least one bit of data is present in the response bit streams of data during a predetermined interval, and a second counter receiving the response bit streams of data and clocked by the clock signal, the second counter providing an output signal when no bits of data are present in the response bit streams of data during the predetermined interval, wherein when the first counter provides the output signal, a ONE is present in the bit streams of data and when the second counter provides the output signal, a ZERO is present in the bit streams of data.
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