Method for asynchronous transmission of communication data between periodically blanked terminals
First Claim
1. A method for asynchronous transmission of communication data between periodically blanked terminals separated by an unknown distance, comprising:
- transmitting a bursted signal from a first periodically blanked terminal with a burst time tB and a burst cycle period T;
receiving the bursted signal at a second periodically blanked terminal;
transmitting a bursted response signal from the second periodically blanked terminal to the first periodically blanked terminal, wherein the bursted response signal has a burst cycle period of T/2 and includes a pair of response bursts, with each burst in the pair of response bursts having a burst time tA≦
T/2−
tB and wherein each burst in the pair of response bursts contains an identical data payload.
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Abstract
A method for asynchronous transmission of communication data between periodically blanked terminals separated by an unknown distance is disclosed. A bursted signal is transmitted from a first terminal with a burst time tB and a burst cycle period T. The bursted signal is received at a second terminal. A bursted response signal is transmitted from the second terminal to the first terminal. The bursted response signal has a burst cycle period of T/2 and includes a pair of response bursts, with each burst in the pair having a burst time tA≦T/2−tB. Each burst in the pair of response bursts carries an identical data payload. At least one of the response bursts is received at the first terminal.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for asynchronous transmission of communication data between periodically blanked terminals separated by an unknown distance, comprising:
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transmitting a bursted signal from a first periodically blanked terminal with a burst time tB and a burst cycle period T; receiving the bursted signal at a second periodically blanked terminal; transmitting a bursted response signal from the second periodically blanked terminal to the first periodically blanked terminal, wherein the bursted response signal has a burst cycle period of T/2 and includes a pair of response bursts, with each burst in the pair of response bursts having a burst time tA≦
T/2−
tB and wherein each burst in the pair of response bursts contains an identical data payload. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for asynchronous transmission of communication data between periodically blanked terminals separated by an unknown distance, comprising
a first periodically blanked terminal configured to transmit a bursted signal with a burst time tB and a burst cycle period T; -
a second periodically blanked terminal configured to receive the bursted signal from the first periodically blanked terminal; and the second periodically blanked terminal configured to transmit a bursted response signal to the first periodically blanked terminal, wherein the bursted response signal has a burst cycle period of T/2 and includes a pair of response bursts, with each burst in the pair of response bursts having a burst time tA≦
T/2−
tB and wherein each burst in the pair of response bursts contains an identical data payload to enable the first periodically blanked terminal to receive the data payload on at least one of the bursts in the pair of response bursts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for asynchronous transmission of communication data between periodically blanked terminals separated by an unknown distance, comprising:
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a transmitting means for emitting a bursted signal from a first periodically blanked terminal with a burst time tB and a burst cycle period T; a receiving means for detecting the bursted signal at a second periodically blanked terminal; and a transmitting means for transmitting a bursted response signal from the second periodically blanked terminal to the first periodically blanked terminal, wherein the bursted response signal has a burst cycle period of T/2 and includes a pair of response bursts, with each burst in the pair of response bursts having a burst time tA≦
T/2−
tB and wherein each burst in the pair of response bursts contains an identical data payload.
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Specification