Method and apparatus for a pulse decoding communication system using multiple receivers
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1. A method for recovering information from a single cycle of an analog waveform, comprising:
- generating pulses from said analog waveform including;
producing a first group of one or more pulses based on a first portion of said single cycle of said analog waveform; and
producing at least a second group of one or more pulses based on a second portion of said single cycle of said analog waveform;
producing one or more first measurements for one or more parameters which characterize said first group of one or more pulses;
producing one or more second measurements for one or more parameters which characterize said second group of one or more pulses; and
producing at least one symbol based on said first and second measurements.
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Abstract
A multiple receiver approach is disclosed for a pulse decoding communication system, which can enhance system robustness and increase information carrying capacity. Two or more receivers are used to produce groups of pulses from a received signal. In one embodiment, system robustness is enhanced by redundancy. In another embodiment, information capacity is increased by producing independent groups of pulses from one cycle of an analog waveform.
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1. A method for recovering information from a single cycle of an analog waveform, comprising:
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generating pulses from said analog waveform including;
producing a first group of one or more pulses based on a first portion of said single cycle of said analog waveform; and
producing at least a second group of one or more pulses based on a second portion of said single cycle of said analog waveform;
producing one or more first measurements for one or more parameters which characterize said first group of one or more pulses;
producing one or more second measurements for one or more parameters which characterize said second group of one or more pulses; and
producing at least one symbol based on said first and second measurements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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;
measuring one or more parameters which characterize said first group of pulses to produce one or more third measurements corresponding to said first group of pulses;
detecting a second measurement having a second value and in response thereto producing a second group of one or more pulses;
measuring one or more parameters which characterize said second group of pulses to produce one or more fourth measurements corresponding to said second group of pulses; and
based on said third and fourth measurements, producing at least one symbol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. 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;
at least a second circuit having an input for receiving said analog waveform, said second circuit being responsive to a second measurement of said analog waveform by producing a second group of one or more pulses; and
a decoder circuit coupled to receive said first and second pulses respectively from said first and second circuits, said decoder configured to produce one or more first parameters which characterize said first group of pulses and to produce one or more second parameters which characterize said second group of pulses produce at least one symbol based on said first and second parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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