System and method for receiving a multiple format wireless signal
First Claim
1. A communications signal receiver, comprising:
- a spread spectrum signal demodulator for demodulating a packet header of a data packet communicated by a wireless communications signal, the packet header being modulated with a spread spectrum technique, the spread spectrum signal demodulator producing a packet header detection signal representing a successful detection of a predefined packet header value;
a non-spread spectrum signal demodulator, communicatively coupled to the spread spectrum signal demodulator, the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator for demodulating, in response to the packet header detection signal, a non-spread spectrum modulated data payload within the data packet; and
a data output selector for selecting demodulated data produced by either one or both the spread spectrum signal demodulator and the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator.
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Abstract
An apparatus (200) and method (300) for receiving a communications signal. A spread spectrum signal demodulator (210) is adapted to demodulate a packet header (110) of a data packet (102) that is communicated by a wireless communications signal. The packet header (110) is modulated with a spread spectrum technique and the spread spectrum signal demodulator (210) produces a packet header detection signal (220) representing a successful detection of a predefined packet header value. A non-spread spectrum signal demodulator (212) is communicatively coupled to the spread spectrum signal demodulator (210) and demodulates, in response to the packet header detection signal (220), a non-spread spectrum modulated data payload within the data packet. A data output select (234) produces demodulated data produced by either one or both the spread spectrum signal demodulator (210) and the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator (212).
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20 Claims
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1. A communications signal receiver, comprising:
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a spread spectrum signal demodulator for demodulating a packet header of a data packet communicated by a wireless communications signal, the packet header being modulated with a spread spectrum technique, the spread spectrum signal demodulator producing a packet header detection signal representing a successful detection of a predefined packet header value; a non-spread spectrum signal demodulator, communicatively coupled to the spread spectrum signal demodulator, the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator for demodulating, in response to the packet header detection signal, a non-spread spectrum modulated data payload within the data packet; and a data output selector for selecting demodulated data produced by either one or both the spread spectrum signal demodulator and the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for receiving a wireless data packet, the method comprising:
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demodulating, in a communications receiver, a packet header of a data packet communicated by a wireless communications signal, the packet header being modulated with a spread spectrum technique; producing, in response to the demodulating, a packet header detection signal representing a successful detection of a predefined packet header value; demodulating, in response to the producing, a non-spread spectrum modulated data payload within the data packet; and producing, in response to demodulating the non-spread spectrum modulated data payload, demodulated data contained within the non-spread spectrum modulated data payload. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An IEEE 802.15.4 receiver processing circuit, comprising:
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a spread spectrum signal demodulator for demodulating a packet header of a data packet communicated through a wireless communications signal, the packet header being modulated with a spread spectrum technique and corresponding to a packet header format defined pursuant to IEEE 802.15.4, the spread spectrum signal demodulator producing at least a packet header detection signal representing a successful detection of one of two predefined packet header values that comprise a start of frame delimiter value defined pursuant to IEEE 802.15.4 and a start of frame delimiter value not defined by IEEE 802.15.4; a non-spread spectrum signal demodulator, communicatively coupled to the spread spectrum signal demodulator, the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator for demodulating, in response to the successful detection of the predefined packet header value comprising the start of frame delimiter value not defined by IEEE 802.15.4, a non-spread spectrum modulated data payload encoded onto the wireless communications signal as part of the data packet; and a data output selector for selecting demodulated data produced by either one of both the spread spectrum signal demodulator and the non-spread spectrum signal demodulator.
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