Configurable frequency band elimination for powerline network
First Claim
1. A communication device for use in adapting an appliance to a computer network, comprising:
- a data transmitter that receives data to be transmitted and generates output signals carrying the data at a plurality of carrier frequencies;
a user configurable notch filter, receiving the output signals from the data transmitter, for reducing the amplitude of a user selected range of carrier frequencies, and producing a filtered output; and
a network communication medium interface receiving the filtered output and transmitting the filtered output over a network communication medium.
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Abstract
A communication device for use in adapting an appliance to a computer network consistent with certain embodiments has a data transmitter that receives data to be transmitted and generates output signals carrying the data at a plurality of carrier frequencies. A user configurable notch filter, receives the output signals from the data transmitter, for reducing the amplitude of a user selected range of frequencies, and producing a filtered output. A network communication medium interface receives the filtered output and transmitting the filtered output over a network communication medium. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication device for use in adapting an appliance to a computer network, comprising:
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a data transmitter that receives data to be transmitted and generates output signals carrying the data at a plurality of carrier frequencies; a user configurable notch filter, receiving the output signals from the data transmitter, for reducing the amplitude of a user selected range of carrier frequencies, and producing a filtered output; and a network communication medium interface receiving the filtered output and transmitting the filtered output over a network communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A power line communication (PLC) device for use in adapting an appliance to a PLC computer network, comprising:
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a PLC data transmitter that receives data to be transmitted and generates output signals carrying the data at a plurality of carrier frequencies; a user configurable notch filter, receiving the output signals from the data transmitter, for reducing the amplitude of a user selected range of frequencies, and producing a filtered output; and a PLC interface receiving the filtered output and transmitting the filtered output over the power line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving an input from a user via a user interface for configuring a user configurable notch filter; generating a first notch filter configuration request message specifying notch filter configuration parameters established using the user input; and transmitting the first notch configuration request message over a power line to a power line communication (PLC) device in order to configure a transmitter notch filter at the power line communication device such that the notch filter attenuates output carrier frequencies transmitted by the PLC device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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