Method to minimize compatibility error in hierarchical modulation using variable phase

• US 7,751,497 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Issued: 07/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Inventors: Walker, Glenn A., Hiatt, Jr., Michael L., Dibiaso, Eric A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ghayour, Mohammad H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Giles, Eboni
• Application Number:
  US11/474,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20070054614A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,471 Days
• Field of Search: 375/130, 375/140, 375/222, 375/259, 375260-261, 375279-283, 375295-299, 375/316, 375/326, 370/208, 370/203, 370/204, 370/206, 370/210, 455/3.02, 455/12.1, 455/23, 455/61, 455/102
• US Class Current: 375/308
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18513 Transmission in a satellite or space-based system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/183 Multiresolution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/3488 Multiresolution systems

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, receiver and transmitter for use in a SDAR system. The method involves generating a first modulated signal based on first input data. Additional modulation is superimposed on the first modulated signal based on additional input data, being spread across a plurality of symbols in the first modulated signal in a predetermined pattern to generate a modified signal which is then transmitted. The modified signal is decoded by performing a first demodulation of the first modulated signal then additional demodulation is performed to obtain additional input data. The superimposing step uses a plurality of offset sequence values to add the additional modulation to the first modulated signal. The offset sequence may appear as a pseudo-random distribution of offset sequence values, and may include at least one zero offset value. Alternatively, the additional modulated signal may be a formed as a direct sequence spread spectrum modulation and the offset sequence appearing as a pseudo-noise distribution. A Hadamard matrix sequence may be used as the direct sequence code.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting digital data in a hierarchical transmission system comprising the steps of:

providing at least a first digital data stream and a second digital data stream;

generating a predetermined repeating series of n consecutive integers selected from a group of non-zero integers that is substantially smaller than n, the n consecutive integers of the series having a distribution of magnitudes across the series having an appearance of random noise;

modulating a carrier to produce a signal with a first modulation based on the first digital data stream;

hierarchically modulating the first modulation with a second modulation, the second modulation comprising modifying consecutive symbols of the first modulation by a magnitude based on the magnitude of the next consecutive one of the repeating series of n consecutive integers and a direction based on the bit value of the next consecutive bit of the second digital data stream; and

transmitting the signal, whereby the transmitted signal when received may be fully demodulated for the second digital data stream or partially demodulated on the first modulation alone for the first digital data stream with the second modulation appearing as random noise.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the modification of the second modulation comprises a change in the phase angle of the transmission from that of the first modulation.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the modification of the second modulation comprises a change in the amplitude of the transmission from that of the first modulation.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the group of integers comprises integers no greater than 4 and the number of each of the integers present in the series is greatest for the smallest of the integers and decreases for each larger one of the integers.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the smallest integer of the group of integers is interspersed among the larger integers in the series.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the series of integers is substantially 2,1,2,2,1,3,1,3,1,4,1,3,1,3,1,2,2,1,2.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the integers in the series increase in order to a maximum magnitude and then decrease in order to a minimum magnitude.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the series of integers is substantially 1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4,3,3,2,2,2,1,1,1,1.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of hierarchically modulating the first modulation with the second modulation results in more than two offsets on the first modulation.

10. A method of transmitting digital data in a hierarchical transmission system comprising the steps of:

providing at least a first digital data stream and a second digital data stream;

generating a predetermined repeating series of n consecutive integers selected from a group of integers that is substantially smaller than n, the n consecutive integers of the series having a distribution of magnitudes across the series having an appearance of random noise, wherein the group of integers comprises integers no greater than 4 and the number of each of the integers present in the series is greatest for the smallest of the integers and decreases for each larger one of the integers, and wherein the integers in the series increase in order to a maximum magnitude and then decrease in order to a minimum magnitude;

modulating a carrier to produce a signal with a first modulation based on the first digital data stream;

hierarchically modulating the first modulation with a second modulation, the second modulation comprising modifying consecutive symbols of the first modulation by a magnitude based on the magnitude of the next consecutive one of the repeating series of n consecutive integers and a direction based on the bit value of the next consecutive bit of the second digital data stream; and

transmitting the signal, whereby the transmitted signal when received may be fully demodulated for the second digital data stream or partially demodulated on the first modulation alone for the first digital data stream.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the modification of the second modulation comprises a change in the phase angle of the transmission from that of the first modulation.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the modification of the second modulation comprises a change in the amplitude of the transmission from that of the first modulation.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the smallest integer of the group of integers is interspersed among the larger integers in the series.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the series of integers is a substantially 2,1,2,2,1,3,1,3,1,4,1,3,1,3,1,2,2,1,2.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein the predetermined repeating series of n integers are selected from a group of non-zero integers.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said step of hierarchically modulating the first modulation with the second modulation results in more than two offsets on the first modulation.

15. The method of 14 wherein the series of integers is substantially 1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4,3,3,2,2,2,1,1,1,1.

18. A method of transmitting digital data in a hierarchical transmission system comprising the steps of:

providing at least a first digital data stream and a second digital data stream;

generating a predetermined repeating series of n consecutive integers selected from a group of integers that is substantially smaller than n, the n consecutive integers of the series having a distribution of magnitudes across the series having an appearance of random noise;

modulating a carrier to produce a signal with a first modulation based on the first digital data stream;

hierarchically modulating the first modulation with a second modulation, the second modulation comprising modifying consecutive symbols of the first modulation by a magnitude based on the magnitude of the next consecutive one of the repeating series of n consecutive integers and a direction based on the bit value of the next consecutive bit of the second digital data stream, the hierarchical modulation resulting in more than two offsets on the first modulation; and

transmitting the signal, whereby the transmitted signal when received may be fully demodulated for the second digital data stream or partially demodulated on the first modulation alone for the first digital data stream.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the predetermined repeating series of n consecutive integers are selected from a group of non-zero integers.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the second modulation appears as random noise.