Antenna systems, receivers and demodulators for cross-correlated and other signals

• US 7,457,385 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Issued: 11/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.)
• Inventors: Feher, Kamilo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Khanh C
• Application Number:
  US11/552,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20070053471A1
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 375/142, 375/146, 375/148, 375/219, 375/220, 375/260, 375/271, 375/278, 375283-285, 375/295, 375/316, 375/322, 375/324, 370/206, 370/210, 370/208, 370/335, 370/342, 370/350, 370/465, 370/480, 370/503, 370/536
• US Class Current: 375/347
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70703 using multiple or variable rates
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0602 using antenna switching H04B7/0686 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0854 using error minimizing algorithms, e.g. minimum mean squared error [MMSE], "cross-correlation" or matrix inversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/205 jitter monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2025/03414 Multicarrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0305 using blind adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0307 using blind adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/4902 Pulse width modulation; Pulse position modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/00 Modulated-carrier systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0004 using wavelets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0008 arrangements for allowing a transmitter or receiver to use more than one type of modulation negotiating modulation type for two-way transmission paths H04L5/1453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/01 Equalisers baseband equalizers at the transmitter end H04L25/03343; in analogue transmission systems H04B3/04, H04B7/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/18 Phase-modulated carrier systems, i.e. using phase-shift keying H04L27/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/186 in which the information is carried by both the individual signal points and the subset to which the individual signal points belong, e.g. coset coding or related schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2017 in which the phase changes are non-linear, e.g. generalized and Gaussian minimum shift keying, tamed frequency modulation H04L27/201 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2637 with direct modulation of individual subcarriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/34 Amplitude- and phase-modulated carrier systems, e.g. quadrature-amplitude modulated carrier systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0008 Wavelet-division
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0016 Time-frequency-code
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0028 Variable division signaling therefor H04L5/0092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/0008 : Synchronisation information channels, e.g. clock distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Two or more antennas for receiving first and second modulated signals and for providing signals to one or more demodulators for demodulating the first modulated signal and providing cross-correlated demodulated in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals and demodulating the second modulated signal and providing a demodulated baseband signal and a selector for selecting either the first or the second demodulated signal.

In certain embodiments the demodulator demodulating the first or the second modulated signal is comprised of bit rate switchable filters and/or mis-matched filters which are mismatched to that of the filters of the modulator of the first or the second bit rate modulated signal. In some of the applications the first or the second modulated received signal is a TDM or TDMA or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal and/or a CDMA or other spread spectrum modulated signal and/or Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulation, or a Quadrature Modulation (QM), or a Frequency Modulation (FM) modulated signal. In certain implementations and applications the demodulator is used for demodulation of Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK) modulated signals and spread spectrum modulated signals or burst operated signals.

Claims

1. An antenna receiver and demodulation system comprising:

an antenna system comprising of two or more antennas for receiving first and second modulated signals;

a demodulator system comprising one or more demodulators for demodulating the first modulated signal and providing a first cross-correlated demodulated in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signal and demodulating the second modulated signal and providing a second demodulated baseband signal; and

a selector for selecting either the first or the second demodulated signal.

2. The system as in claim 1 wherein the demodulator demodulating the first modulated signal is comprised of mis-matched filters which are mismatched to the filters of the modulator of the first modulated signal.

3. The system as in claim 1 wherein the demodulator demodulating the second modulated signal is comprised of a mis-matched filter which is mismatched to the filters of the modulator of the first modulated signal.

4. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal.

5. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a time division multiplexed (TDM) modulated signal.

6. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a time division multiple access (TDMA) modulated signal.

7. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a spread spectrum modulated signal.

8. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first modulated signal is a Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK) or a Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulated signal and the second modulated signal is a spread spectrum modulated signal.

9. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulated signal.

10. The system as in claim 1 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulation, or an Offset QPSK (OQPSK) or a Quadrature Modulation (QM), or a Frequency Modulation (FM) modulated signal.

11. An antenna receiver and demodulation system comprising:

an antenna system comprising of two or more antennas for receiving first and second modulated signals;

a demodulator system comprising two or more demodulators for demodulating the first modulated signal and providing a first cross-correlated demodulated in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signal and demodulating the second modulated signal and providing a second demodulated baseband signal; and

a selector for selecting either the first or the second demodulated signal.

12. The system as in claim 11 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a time division multiplexed (TDM) or a time division multiple access (TDMA) modulated signal.

13. The system as in claim 11 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal.

14. The system as in claim 11 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a spread spectrum modulated signal.

15. The system as in claim 11 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulation, or a Quadrature Modulation (QM), or a Frequency Modulation (FM) modulated signal.

16. An antenna transmitter, receiver and demodulation system comprising:

an antenna system comprising of two or more antennas for transmission and reception of a first and of a second modulated signals and for providing received signals;

a demodulator system comprising one ore more demodulators for demodulating the first modulated signal and providing a cross-correlated demodulated in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signal and demodulating the second modulated signal and providing a second demodulated baseband signal; and

a selector for selecting either the first or the second demodulated signal.

17. The receiver and system as in claim 16 wherein the first demodulator is comprised of mismatched filters which are mismatched to the filters of the modulator providing the first modulated signal.

18. The system as in claim 16 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a time division multiplexed (TDM) or a time division multiple access (TDMA) modulated signal.

19. The system as in claim 16 wherein the second modulated signal is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal.

20. The system as in claim 16 wherein the first or the second modulated signal is a spread spectwm modulated signal.