Method and apparatus for generating pulses from analog waveforms
First Claim
1. A method for recovering information from a single cycle of an analog waveform comprising:
- receiving a transmitted signal and processing said transmitted signal to produce a received signal comprising said analog waveform;
producing a first group of one or more pluses based on a first portion of said analog waveform; and
producing at least one symbol based on said first group of pulses.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for generating output pulses or oscillations in response to input analog waveforms which involves exciting, with a known but arbitrary analog waveform, a circuit with a variable operating point and having a transfer function characterized by an unstable operating region bounded by a first stable operating region and a second stable operating region. The analog waveform is characterized by having a first information region and a second information region. In response to sensing the first and second information regions, the operating point of the circuit is forced into its unstable and stable regions. This produces a sequence of oscillatory and non-oscillatory behavior at the circuit'"'"'s output.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for recovering information from a single cycle of an analog waveform comprising:
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receiving a transmitted signal and processing said transmitted signal to produce a received signal comprising said analog waveform;
producing a first group of one or more pluses based on a first portion of said analog waveform; and
producing at least one symbol based on said first group of pulses. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for producing information from an analog waveform, said analog waveform having measurements of slope and amplitude, said method comprising:
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detecting a first measurement having a first value and in response thereto producing a first group of one or more pulses; and
based on said first group of pulses, producing at least one symbol. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A communication method comprising:
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producing an analog waveform representative of one or more symbols;
transmitting said analog waveform;
receiving said analog waveform;
detecting portions of said analog waveform to produce one or more groups of one or more pulses; and
reproducing said one or more symbols from said one or more groups of one or more pulses. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A circuit system for recovering information from one cycle of an analog waveform comprising:
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a first circuit having an input for receiving said analog waveform, said first circuit responsive to a first measurement of said analog waveform by producing a first group of pulses; and
a decoder circuit coupled to receive said first pulses from at least said first circuit, said decoder configured to produce at least one symbol based on said first pulses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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