U.S. patent application number 11/102896 was filed with the patent office on 2006-04-06 for hybrid communication and broadcast systems.
Invention is credited to Kamilo Feher.
Application Number | 20060072647 11/102896 |
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Family ID | 36125533 |
Filed Date | 2006-04-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060072647 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Feher; Kamilo |
April 6, 2006 |
Hybrid communication and broadcast systems
Abstract
Hybrid communication ad broadcast systems for broadband, ultra
wideband and ultra Narrowband (UWN) reconfigurable, interoperable
communication and broadcasting system architectures. Combinations
and hybrids of ultra wideband (UWB), ultra narrowband (UNB) and
efficient broadband wireless, baseband, intermediate frequency (IF)
and radio frequency (RF) implementations for Bit Rate Agile (BRA)
reconfigurable and interoperable systems Processing the data
signals, of clock signals, and/or carrier cycles waveforms leads to
shaped radio-frequency (RF) cycles, waveforms and wavelets. With
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity and protection
system configuration the performance of these systems may is
further enhanced.
Inventors: |
Feher; Kamilo; (El Macero,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Kamilo FEHER
44685 Country Club Drive
El Macero
CA
95618
US
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Family ID: |
36125533 |
Appl. No.: |
11/102896 |
Filed: |
March 28, 2005 |
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60615678 |
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Current U.S.
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375/130 |
Current CPC
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H04L 25/4902 20130101;
H04B 1/7163 20130101; H04B 1/69 20130101; H04B 7/04 20130101; H04B
1/707 20130101; H04B 2201/7071 20130101; H04B 1/7176 20130101; H04L
27/0004 20130101; H04B 1/71637 20130101; H04L 1/0003 20130101; H04L
1/0009 20130101; H04B 1/7174 20130101; H04L 25/49 20130101; H04L
27/0008 20130101 |
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375/130 |
International
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H04B 1/69 20060101
H04B001/69 |
Claims
1. A signal processing, modulation and transmission system for
hybrid spread spectrum ultra wideband communication systems
structure comprising of: (a) an input port for receiving data and
clock signals; (b) one or multiple spread spectrum processors for
spreading the said received data signals (c) one or multiple ultra
wideband processors for ultra wideband processing said spread
spectrum signals (d) one or multiple connection leads to provide
said spread spectrum signals to the transmission medium
2. A communication and broadcasting system architectures, with
combinations of ultra wideband, ultra narrowband and of efficient
broadband wireless systems for Bit Rate Agile (BRA), Modulation
Demodulation (Modem) Format Selectable (MFS) and Code Selectable
(CS) interoperable and reconfigurable systems comprising: (a) one
or multiple interface unit for receiving data and clock signals and
providing data for subsequent data processing; (b) one or multiple
data processor units for ultra narrowband, ultra wideband, spread
spectrum and cellular system 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G and 3G specified
processing of said data signals; (c) selection structure for
selection of one or more of the said processed signals (d) error
correction coding for encoding of one or more of said selected
signals (e) one or multiple connection leads to provide one or more
signals to one or more transmit antenna systems
3. A processor and modulator for transmitting binary data bits in a
communications system comprising: a frequency generator for
generating a carrier frequency signal; means for shifting the phase
of said carrier frequency signal; selection means for selecting and
providing the generated carrier frequency signal or the shifted
phase carrier frequency signal for subsequent filtering and
transmission; processing means of the data signals to generate
control signals; control means to provide selection of said carrier
frequency signal or of said shifted phase carrier frequency signal;
said control means to select the shifted phase carrier frequency
signal only for one of the binary data states and to select the
carrier frequency signal for the other binary data state; and
control signal logic means to select majority fraction of a bit
period duration of the phase carrier frequency signal and minority
fraction of a bit period of the shifted phase carrier frequency
signal or to select minority fraction of a bit period duration of
the phase carrier frequency signal and majority fraction of a bit
period of the shifted phase carrier frequency signal.
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C 119(e) of
U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/615,678 entitled
"ULTRA WIDEBAND, ULTRA NARROWBAND AND RECONFIGURABLE INTEROPERABLE
SYSTEMS" filed on Oct. 5, 2004 by Applicant Feher, K., Ref. No.[21]
and incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] The following three (3) related U.S. patent applications are
co-pending:
[0003] U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. ______ TBD______,
Ref. No.[22 ], Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 entitled "BROADBAND,
ULTRA WIDEBAND AND ULTRA NARROWBAND RECONFIGURABLE INTEROPERABLE
SYSTEMS"
[0004] U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. ______ TBD______
Ref. No.[23 ], Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 entitled "HYBRID
COMMUNICATION AND BROADCAST SYSTEMS"
[0005] U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. ______ TBD______ ,
Ref. No.[24 ], Feher, K., submitted to the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) on Dec. 22, 2004 entitled "DATA
COMMUNICATION FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION"
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0006] This invention pertains generally to radio frequency (RF)
spectrally efficient and power efficient systems, to ultra wideband
(UWB), to wideband, to broadband, to spectral efficient, to
narrowband, ultra narrowband(UNB) communication, to efficient
communication and broadcasting systems, modulation and
demodulation(Modem), architectures for baseband, intermediate
frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF) implementations. Bit stream
processing, shaping of data signals and shaping or processing of
clock and carrier waveforms leads to spectrally efficient and power
efficient shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets.
ACRONYMS
[0007] To facilitate comprehension of the current disclosure, some
of the acronyms used in the prior art and/or in the current
disclosure are highlighted in the following LIST of acronyms:
TABLE-US-00001 2G Second generation or 2.sup.nd generation 3G Third
Generation or 3.sup.rd generation AMC Adaptive Modulation and
Coding ACM Adaptive Coding and Modulation BRA Bit Rate Agile BWA
Broadband Wireless Access CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CM
Clock Modulated CS Code Selectable CSMA Collision Sense Multiple
Access CL Clock Shaped EDGE Enhanced Digital GSM Evolution;
Evolution of GSM or E-GSM FA Frequency Agile (selectable or
switched IF or RF frequency) FOC Fiber Optic Communication GPS
Global Positioning System IR Infrared LR Long Response MAW Modified
Amplitude Wavelets MAWM Modified Amplitude Wavelet Modulation MCH
Missing Chip MCY Missing Cycle MCYM Missing Cycle Modulation MFS
Modulation Format Selectable MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MMIMO Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output NRZ Non Return to
Zero PMK Phase Modification Keying PPM Pulse Position Modulation
PRK Phase Reversal Keying RFID Radio Frequency Identification STCS
Shaped Time Constrained Signal TCS Time Constrained Signal UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System UNB Ultra Narrow Band UWB
Ultrawideband UWN Ultrawideband -Ultra Narrow Band W waveform,
wavelet or wave (signal element) WCDMA Wideband Code Division
Multiple Access
CITED REFERENCES--PARTIAL LIST OF RELEVANT LITERATURE
[0008] Several references, including issued United States patents,
pending US patents, and other references are identified herein to
assist the reader in understanding the context in which the
invention is made, some of the distinctions of the inventive
structures and methods over that which was known prior to the
invention, and advantages of this new invention, the entire
contents of which being incorporated herein by reference. This list
is intended to be illustrative rather than exhaustive.
[0009] All publications including patents, pending patents,
documents, published papers, articles and reports listed or
mentioned in these publications and/or in this
disclosure-patent/invention are herein incorporated by reference to
the same extent as if each publication or report, or patent or
pending patent and/or references listed in these publications,
reports, patents or pending patents were specifically and
individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.
CROSS REFERENCE TO U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
[0010] The following referenced documents contain subject matter
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INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS".
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0051] FIG. 1 a prior art Time Constrained Signal (TCS) processor
and Long Response( LR) filter or LR processor architecture, also
designated herein as a "Feher '055 processor" is illustrated, Ref.
[17], Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,470,055.
[0052] FIG. 2 a prior art implementation of a narrowband system,
also designated herein as UltraNarrow Band (UNB) system, and/or a
"Feher '777 processor" is shown, Ref.[16], Feher's U.S. Pat. No.
6,198,777
[0053] FIG. 3 a prior art "Walker '737 modulator", used for Pulse
Position Modulation (PPM), Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) and Missing
Cycle (MC) transmission is illustrated, Ref.[1-2], Walker's U.S.
Pat. No. 6,445,737
[0054] FIG. 4 a prior art "McCorkle '238 transmitter", for Ultra
Wide Band(UWB) systems, Ref. No. [15], McCorkle's U.S. Pat. No.
6,735,238 is shown
[0055] FIG. 5 a prior art illustrative spectrum, designated herein
as Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) Spectrum from Feher's U.S. Pat. No.
6,198,777, Ref. No. [16], is illustrated
[0056] FIG. 6 is an embodiment of the current disclosure of an
Ultra Narrow Band(UNB), an Ultra Wideband(UWB) and an efficient
architecture containing Modified Amplitude Wavelets(MAW), Missing
Chip (MCH), Missing Cycle Modulation(MCYM), Modulation Format
Selectable(MFS), Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), Phase
Reversal Keying(PRK), Long Response (LR) processed or filtered
signals and shaped Time Constrained Signal waveforms (TCS)
[0057] FIG. 7 shows a serial transmitter implementation with
optional selected shaped Time Constrained Signal waveforms (TCS)
processors and Long Response (LR) processed or filtered signals
[0058] FIG. 8 is an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) also
designated as Adaptive Coded Modulation(ACM) Diversity -Multiple
Output spread-spectrum and/or non spread spectrum transmitter
[0059] FIG. 9 represents the receiver section of a Multiple Input
Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission /reception system with inputs
from wired or wireless systems
[0060] FIG. 10 is a multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output(MIMO)
interoperable UWB, UNB and efficient transmitter system with
2.sup.nd generation(2G) , 3.sup.rd generation(3G) and 4.sup.th
generation(4G) cellular systems
[0061] FIG. 11 represents a parallel multimode and optional
multiprocessor, multiple modulator reconfigurable transmitter
architecture with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
capability
[0062] FIG. 12 shows receiver embodiments with and without crystal
filters
[0063] FIG. 13 is a reconfigurable single or multiple and
interoperable transmitter architecture for Adaptive Modulation and
Coding(AMC) systems for wireless systems, for wired systems, and/or
UNB and UWB systems
[0064] FIG. 14 represents an alternative receiver architecture
[0065] FIG. 15 is an embodiment of band-pass filters(BPF) with
crystal filters and/or switched crystal filters.
[0066] FIG. 16 presents a 1.sup.st set of sample waveforms,
including NRZ 1001 non-balanced and balanced data patterns, Missing
Cycle Modulation 1:8 modulated signals and Phase Reversal Keying
(PRK) with 8 cycles per bit
[0067] FIG. 17 illustrates a 2.sup.nd set of sample waveforms:a)
Missing Cycle 1:4 modulation with 4 cycles per bit and b) Phase
Reversal 1:4 modulation with phase reversals at start of bits for
zero states
[0068] FIG. 18 illustrates a 3.sup.rd set of sample waveforms a)
having 4 cycles per bit with reduced amplitudes for zero(0) states;
b) Single cycle per bit with zero transmit value for zero signal
states; c) Single cycle per bit with one waveform transmission for
the 0 state and an other waveform for the one state
[0069] FIG. 19 is an embodiment of an ultra narrowband (UNB)
processor and/or modulator connected to an ultra wideband (UWB)
system and/or to a spread spectrum processor/transmitter;
combinations and/or connections of UNB and of UWB systems lead to
ultra wideband and ultra narrowband (UWN) systems
[0070] FIG. 20 shows block diagrams of cascaded (in-series) hybrid
systems, including a cascaded GSM or EDGE, of cascaded Infrared(IR)
or GSM or CDMA or TDMA or UMTS systems.
[0071] FIG. 21 shows a cascade of multiple transmitters connected
to one or more receivers, including single or plurality of baseband
or IF or RF signals for GSM, EDGE, TDMA, spread spectrum CSMA, CDMA
signals for reconfigurable operations with infrared(IR), Radio
Frequency identification(RFID),GPS and sensor systems.
[0072] FIG. 22 shows a "hybrid" wired system interconnected with a
wireless system, including interoperable wired fiber optic
communication(FOC) interface and wireless systems.
NEED FOR THIS INVENTION
[0073] This invention addresses the need for new more efficient
embodiments and implementation architectures of reconfigurable,
adaptable, interoperable multimode ultra wideband -ultra
narrowband(UWN) systems as well as a class of broadband wireless,
broadband wireless access (BWA) and other spectral and power
efficient communication systems. The BWA systems, disclosed herein
include new implementation architectures and new "hybrid"
embodiments for WCDMA, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11 and other IEEE
specified systems. Local Multipoint Distribution Systems, other
point to point systems and Multipoint Distribution Services (MDS)
will need more efficient, reduced size interoperable Multimode
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MMIMO) hybrid operation, disclosed
herein.
[0074] A network which incorporates UWB and UNB or other
combinations of communications and or broadcast systems, is
designated here as a "hybrid" system or "hybrid" network. While
prior art UWB systems, broadband systems, systems known as IEEE 802
standardized systems , WI-FI and/or Bluetooth provide
communications for short distances some of these systems are not
efficient for longer range/longer distance applications.
[0075] While spectrally efficient, narrowband and Ultra Narrow Band
(UNB) systems are suitable for short as well as longer distances
there are no disclosed embodiments for cost efficient-simple
reconfigurable, interoperable communication and broadcasting system
architectures, baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) and radio
frequency (RF) implementations for Bit Rate Agile (BRA) systems,
Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) in case of UWB and UNB systems
and the connection of these systems into an operating network.
Processing the data signals, clock signals, and/or carrier
waveforms of UWB, of UNB and of a class of other systems leads to
shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets. With Multiple
Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity and protection system
configuration the performance and capacity of these "hybrid" UWB
and UNB systems may be further enhanced. For such systems more
efficient and simpler architectures and implementations are
disclosed.
[0076] In prior art patents and in other published documents and
articles the aforementioned sets of systems were invented, studied
and investigated separately from each other and joint-hybrid
efficient and seamless, adaptive Modulation Format Selectable (MFS)
and Bit Rate Agile(BRA) operation and joint embodiments of systems
which operate as Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) in flexible
agile UWB and UNB systems in conjunction with other wireless and
wired (cable, telephone, fiber optics) systems such as 2.sup.nd
generation wireless systems, such as GSM systems, CDMA systems,
3.sup.rd generation cellular systems and 4.sup.th generation
wireless and cellular systems , including broadband systems were
not disclosed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0077] One set of communications systems contains highly spectral
efficient, narrowband, very narrowband and ultra narrowband (UNB)
systems; an other set contains broadband, wideband and ultra
wideband (UWB) systems. Combinations and variations of these two
sets of systems are designated herein with the generic
term/acronym:Ultra wideband--ultra narrowband(UWN) systems.
[0078] The most important objectives of wireless communications,
broadcasting, telemetry, location based systems GPS (Global
Positioning System), Radio Frequency Identification systems (RFID),
internet browsing infrared and in general "radio" systems as well
as "wired" systems include: power and bandwidth or spectrum
efficiency combined with robust Bit Error Rate (BER) performance in
a noisy and/or strong interference environment. These Radio
Frequency (RF) system objectives are specified in numerous systems
including wireless communications and cellular systems, satellite
systems, mobile and telemetry systems, broadcasting systems, cable,
fiber optics and practically all communication transmission
systems. Here we are using the term "Radio Frequency" (RF) in its
broadest sense, implying that we are dealing with a modulated
signal. The RF could be, for example, as high as the frequency of
infrared or fiber optic transmitters; it could be in the GHz range,
e.g., between 1 GHz and 300 GHz, or it could be in the MHz range,
e.g. between about 1 MHz and 999 MHz or just in the kHz range, such
as used in telephony modems. The term RF could apply to Base-Band
(BB) signals, to Pulse Position Modulated(PPM) signals, to
Quadrature Modulated (for short "QM" or "QMOD") and to FM or AM or
hybrid modulated signals, to non-quadrature modulated signals, or
to un-modulated Carrier Wave (CW) signals or waveforms.
[0079] The cited publications, patents, pending patents and other
published documents, reference numbers [1-31 ], and the references
within the aforementioned publications contain definitions and
descriptions of many terms used in this new patent disclosure and
for this reason these "prior art" terms and definitions will be
only briefly, on a case by case basis highlighted.
[0080] While the majority of prior patents and publications
disclose systems which have a spectral efficiency of less than
about 10 b/s/Hz [such systems include GMSK, BPSK,QPSK, QAM (e.g.
16-QAM; 64 QAM), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Pulse Position
Modulation (PPM) and Pulse Duration Modulation methods] there is
prior art which discloses implementations which could attain
considerably higher spectral efficiencies, i.e. more than 10
b/s/Hz.
[0081] H. R. Walker's patents, references [1-5] and Feher's patent
Ref. [16] describe information signal transmission methods which
could attain ultra high spectral efficiencies of more than 10
b/s/Hz, designated herein as ultra narrowband(UNB) or ultra
spectral efficient systems.
[0082] While the aforementioned issued patents and publications
describe material of a background nature, they do not describe or
suggest the subject matter of the present patent.
[0083] Prior to the description of the current invention, a brief
review and highlights of prior art, contained in the description of
FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 is presented. Some of the embodiments of the
current disclosure use the terminology and acronyms and/or related
acronyms to the ones used in the prior art and may use as part of
the current embodiments acronyms /elements taken from prior
art.
[0084] FIG. 1 a prior art Time Constrained Signal (TCS) processor
and Long Response( LR) filter/or LR processor architecture, also
designated herein as a "Feher '055" processor is illustrated. This
TCS signal processor or waveform or wavelet architecture
processor-generator in combination with LR filtered and or LR
processed circuits has been used for agile cascaded mismatched
(ACM) systems in Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,470,055, Ref. No. [17]. In
brief, the term "agile" includes the meanings: flexible or
changeable or tunable or selectable. The terms "cascade" and
"cascaded" include the meanings: flow, or in series, or in sequence
or in conjunction with. In other words cascaded also means that
something is arranged in a series or succession of stages; that is
each stage derives from or acts upon the product of a preceding
stage. The term mismatch has the same meaning as in Feher's U.S.
Pat. No. 6,470,055, Ref. No. [17] and Feher's US patents Ref. No.
[18-19]. The Feher '055 processor is a unit, suitable for
implementation of one of the elements of Ultra Narrow Band(UNB),
Ultra Wide Band(UWB), combinations of Ultra Wide Band--Ultra Narrow
Band(UWN) systems and other communications and broadcasting systems
for system implementations and /or for Adaptive Modulation and
Coding (AMC) system embodiments disclosed in the current
invention.
[0085] FIG. 2 a prior art implementation of a narrowband system,
also designated herein as ultra narrowband (UNB) system, and/or a
Feher '777 processor is shown.
[0086] This implementation from Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777,
Ref. No. [16] is also designated herein as a Feher '777 processor,
Feher Keying (FK) Modulation and Demodulation(modem)-system It is
suitable for implementation of a part of ultra narrowband (UNB),
ultra wideband (UWB) embodiment and combinations of ultra
wideband--ultra narrow band(UWN) systems, also designated herein as
"hybrid" systems or hybrid networks. The UWN and other hybrid
systems, disclosed in the current invention are suitable for
Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC).
[0087] FIG. 3 a prior art Walker '737 modulator, used for Pulse
Position Modulation (PPM), Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) and Missing
Cycle (MC) transmission is illustrated The Walker '737 Modulator
for transmission and reception of ultra narrowband (UNB) signals
uses Pulse Position Modulator (PPM) for Phase Reversal Keying (PRK)
and Missing Cycle (MC) Signal Transmission; this FIG. 3 is from
Walker's U.S. Pat. No. 6,445,737, Ref. No.[1-2].
[0088] FIG. 4 a prior art Ultra Wide Band(UWB) implementation of
McCorkle et al., U.S. Pat. No. 6,735,238, Ref. No. [15] is
illustrated.
[0089] FIG. 5 prior art illustrative spectrum, designated herein as
Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) Spectrum, generated by one of the Feher
'777 processors, from Feher's U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,777, Ref. No.
[16], is shown.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0090] This invention discloses new, efficient embodiments and
implementation architectures of reconfigurable, adaptable,
interoperable broadband wireless, multimode ultra wideband--ultra
narrowband(UWN) systems as well as a class of broadband and other
spectral and power efficient communication systems.
[0091] A network which incorporates UWB and UNB or other
combinations of communications systems is designated here as a
"hybrid" system or "hybrid" network.
[0092] Processing the data signals, of clock signals, and/or
carrier waveforms of UWB, of UNB and of a class of other systems
leads to shaped radio-frequency (RF) waveforms and wavelets.
Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) diversity and protection
system configuration the performance and capacity of these "hybrid"
UWB and UNB systems may be further enhanced. For such systems more
efficient and simpler architectures and implementations are
disclosed.
[0093] Specific Objectives of this invention include:
[0094] A 1.sup.st objective of this invention is to disclose
implementations and embodiments which shape waveforms, wavelets,
symbols, Radio Frequency(RF) cycles of previously disclosed
non-shaped signals by means of optional TCS and/or LR processors
and filters. Such shaping improves the spectral characteristics and
or other performance parameters the system and leads to, in several
cases simpler implementation architectures.
[0095] A 2.sup.nd objective is to process and generate UNB and UWB
signals which have Modulation Format Selectable (MFS) waveforms or
wavelets and are suitable for hybrid operation, diversity and
protection systems including a new generation of Adaptive
Modulation and Coding (AMC ), Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
systems which are interoperable with existing wireless systems,
such as cellular GSM, GPRS, EDGE and CDMA and W-CDMA systems as
well as with other conventional and broadband wireless and
telephony systems.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND OF ITS EMBODIMENTS
[0096] Detailed disclosure of several implementation architectures
and embodiments of the current application is contained in this
section.
[0097] FIG. 6 is an embodiment of an Ultra Narrow Band(UNB)
architecture, containing in part a processor or modulator, element
6.1. Element 6.1 represents a processor and/or a modulator such as
a Missing Cycle(MCY) or Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) modulator (e. g.
Walker '737 modulator) which provides by connector 6.2 to the input
of Time Constrained Signal(TCS) processing and/or shaping unit 6.3
the processed and/or modulated signal.
[0098] One or more Data Input (Data In) and Clock Input (Clock In)
signals are provided to or from processor unit 6.1. The flow of
Data Input (Data In) and Clock Input (Clock In) signals, depending
on the preferred arrangement and application, could be either from
the data/clock source unit, also designated as customer interface,
not shown in FIG. 6, or towards the customer interface unit.
[0099] Processor 6.1 processes the incoming data/clock signals and
generates one or more Modified Amplitude Wavelets (MAW), Missing
Chip (MCH), Missing Cycle (MCY), Pulse Position Modulation (PPM),
Phase Reversal Keying (PRK) signals with optional Modulation Format
Selectable (MFS) waveforms or wavelets. Prior art references
including Walker's '737 modulators, Ref No.[1-2 ], Feher's '777
processor, Ref. No.[16], Mohan Ref. No.[6] and McCorkle et al Ref.
No.[15] disclose exemplary embodiments for Processor 6.1. The
processor 6.1 provides output signals (waveforms, wavelets,
symbols, or cycles are alternative terms herein for the term
"signal") on single or multiple lead(s) 6.2.
[0100] In case if element 6.1 is implemented by a Walker '737
modulator or is implemented by one of the Feher's '777 processors
then on connection lead 6.2 there are shaped or not-shaped
waveforms. Units 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5 provide additional optional
signal shaping and processing functions.
[0101] In the current invention the 6.1 processed prior art
signals, or other signals, are provided to additional optional
signal processing elements shown in FIG. 6. Unit 6.3 shapes the
waveform generated in 6.1 and connected on lead 6.2 to processor
6.3. Processor 6.3 is providing a waveform shaping operation in a
Time Constrained Signal(TCS) waveform (or wavelet) shaping
processor. The processed/shaped TCS waveform output of processor
6.3 is connected to element 6.4 which contains a digital processor
and a Digital to Analog (D/A) converter. The 6.4 digital processor
may include serial to parallel data conversion or contain digital
interface circuitry for suitable D/A interface. The output of the
D/A is connected to a Long Response (LR) filter or processor,
element 6.5. Since the prior art contains material on D/A
converters and also on TCS and LR filters/processors, e.g. Feher's
'777 processor, Ref. No. [16] and Feher's '055 processor Ref. No.
[17], it would be redundant to describe here embodiments of TCS
processors and of LR processors/filters.
[0102] In other words, Unit 6.3 is a waveform(or wavelet or symbol)
shaping element which provides shaped TCS signals to Unit 6.4 which
contains a digital processor, or analog processor/filter and/or a
Digital to Analog Convereter (D/A). The output of Unit 6.4 is
connected to Unit 6.5, which is a Long Response(LR) filter or
processor (baseband or IF or RF). The output of Unit 6.5 is
provided on single or multiple lead 6.6 to optional selector(switch
or splitter) 6.6b and to element 6.7 for subsequent modulation
and/or to element 6.8 which provides signal splitting or switching
or combining. The outputs of element 6.8 are provided to one or
more output leads and to one or more antenna units 6.9 and/or
6.10.
[0103] The term lead and its alternate term connection lead is
interchangeably used in this application. The terms lead and
connection lead are interpreted in a broad sense, including: the
terms lead and connection lead mean that a connection is provided
or there is a connection, or the signal is connected to a device or
one or more signals are provided to a transmission medium. The term
transmission medium includes the following generic meanings:
transmitter port, transmitter interface, amplifier, cable
connection, fiber optic interface, telephone line interface and
telephone line, antenna, wire or wireless input port.
[0104] Processor 6.13 receives signals from input lead(s) 6.12 and
provides control signals on lead(s) 6.14 to unit 6.8. The signal
outputs of unit 6.8 are provided for Diversity Transmission and or
splitting to a main channel and protection channel whereby the
transmitted signals are controlled or selected by a control signal
on lead(s) 6.12 and processed by element 6.13. The control signal
could be obtained from a feedback path from a receiver or generated
in the transmitter.
[0105] Depending on the application, performance specification and
hardware, software or firmware requirements all units 6.1 to 6.14
in the aforementioned description are optional. Operational systems
are obtained by "mix and match" selection of some of the elements.
For example the embodiment could be limited to connection of
Elements 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7 and 6.9 or other combinations or
selections of connected elements.
[0106] Lead 6.6 connects the shaped and processed signal to a
waveform/signal modulator. Modulator 6.7 includes one or more
conventional prior art modulators, for example FM, GMSK, GFSK, AM,
DSB-AM, DSB-TC-AM DSB-SC-AM, BPSK, PPM, PAM, PWM, or Quadrature
modulator such as QAM, QPSK, QPRS, 8-PSK or other.
[0107] Modulated output(s) of element 6.7 is(are) provided to a
splitter and/or switch unit 6.8 which provides the signal to one
output, two outputs or more than two outputs, illustrated by
antennas no 6.9 and 6.10. The split or switched multiple outputs of
element 6.8 provide Multiple inputs to antennas 6.9 and 6.10. The
FIG. 6 embodiment represents a Multiple Input Multiple Output(MIMO)
transmitter, a transmitter which could have between 1and N (where N
is an integer number) inputs and/or between 1 and M (where M is an
integer number) outputs and instead of antennas interface units for
wired systems may be used. Splitter and/or switch element 6.8
provides signal splitting or selection into one or more transmit
branches, illustrated by antennas 6.9 and 6.10. Instead of multiple
antennas and multiple branches in some applications a single
antenna or single interface transmit unit is used. Antennas 6.9 and
6.10 may be replaced with interface connections to wired systems.
Lead(s) 6.11 and 6.12 are control leads provided to elements 6.7
and 6.13 respectively. These control leads provide signals for 6.7
modulator control/selection and for selection of 6.13 processor
parameters for signal switch selection and/or for signal splitting.
The control signals may be obtained from the receiver -via an
information line or are generated in the transmitter for adaptive
multi-mode signal selections. In FIG. 7, as well in other figures,
the arrows -illustrated with two parallel lines, indicate that
there could be one or more than one signals in the signal path.
[0108] FIG. 7 illustrates a serial transmitter implementation of
the current invention. Unit 7.1 contains one or more of the
following elements: A carrier wavelet (or carrier waveform or
carrier cycle) generator, and/or one or more RF agile and Bit Rate
Adaptive or Bit Rate Agile(BRA) (also designated as tunable or
selectable bit rate) Frequency Synthesizer. The output signal or
output signals of unit 7.1 are connected by lead 7.2 to a switch or
selector 7.3. The selected signal is (in the upper position of
selector switches 7.3 and 7.6) by-passing unit 7.5, designated as
Time Constrained Signal (TCS) processor unit 7.5. In the lower
position of switches 7.3 and 7.6 the signal on lead 7.2 is
connected through TCS unit 7.5 to lead 7.7 and to switch 7.8.
Depending on the position of switches 7.8, 7.11, 7.13, 7.16, 7.18,
and 7.21 the signal path is by-passing element 7.10 (long response
LR filter or processor ), 7.15 processor, 7.19 filter if the
aforementioned switches are in the upper positions and passing
through the said elements if the switched are in the lower
positions. Combinations of upper and lower optional switch
positions and optional elements are implemented by this
diagram.
[0109] Leads 7.2, 7.7, 7.12, 7.17, 7.22 continuing into 7.23, 7.26,
7.28 and 7.29 provide the signals to the next step of the
transmitter and/or connect the signals to the transmission system.
Optional signal conditioner 7.25 and splitter or combiner or switch
unit 7.27 provide the signal(s) to output lead/output interface
units 7.28 and 7.29. Control signal(s) (CS) or Clock Selector Data
Signals (CSDS) are provided on leads 7.24. Leads 7.24 are connected
to one or more of the aforementioned units/elements, including
generators, processors, filters switches, splitters and or
combiners.
[0110] FIG. 8 is an other transmitter implementation of the current
invention. The shown embodiment is for Adaptive Modulation and
Coding(AMC), also designated as Adaptive Coding and
Modulation(ACM), with or without diversity or protection switching,
multiple input multiple output(MIMO) spread spectrum and non spread
spectrum systems.
[0111] Lead 8.1 signal connections (leads) provide and/or receive
the input data and/or clock signals to/from the transmit interface
unit 8.2. One or more than one, multiple input signals are present
on lead 8.1 and received by the subsequent units and are processed
for transmission as single signals or more than one, multiple
output signals. The interface unit 8.2 provides signals to one or
more of the following optional units.
[0112] Processor 8.3. is processing the input data and/or clock
signals. The processed signals are provided to adaptive encoder
8.4, scrambler and/or spreader 8.5, AMC modulator 8.6, filter 8.7,
amplifier 8.8, selector or splitter 8.9 and depending on the
position of selector or splitter unit 8.9 to one or more transmit
antennas, units 8.10 and 8.11 or to an interface unit or amplifier
unit 8.12 for cabled or wired systems transmission or infrared or
other transmission. Encoder 8.4, includes channel coding devices
and error control, error detection and/or error correction
devices.
[0113] Scrambler and/or spreader unit 8.5, includes optional
encryptography--for security devices and or spreading functions for
spread spectrum systems such as CDMA, W-CDMA and or frequency
hopped spread spectrum(FH-SS) systems or other Direct Spread-Spread
Spectrum Systems(DS-SS) or Collision Sense Multiple Access(CSMA)
systems.
[0114] FIG. 9 represents a receiver embodiment of the current
invention; a section of a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
transmission and reception system with inputs from wireless and
from other systems is shown. Receive antennas 9.1a and 9.1b receive
the transmitted radio frequency (RF) signals, while interface unit
9.1c and connection lead 9.1c receive the signals from a
transmitter. Unit 9.2 is a combiner or switch selector unit which
combines or selects one or more of the received signals. The
combined or selected signals are provided to multiplier 9.3 for
down conversion to an intermediate frequency (IF), or direct down
conversion to baseband frequencies. The down-converter (multiplier
9.3) receives a signal from frequency synthesizer or oscillator
unit 9.5. The frequency of the frequency synthesizer or oscillator
unit 9.5 may be in synchronism--locked to a modulated frequency of
the received signal or maybe free running (asynchronous). Unit 9.5
is a filter or signal processor; this unit could be implemented at
an IF frequency or in baseband, with non-ideal delay and non-ideal
group delay characteristics or with approximately constant group
delay or approximately zero group delay. The approximately zero
group delay or approximately zero delay refers to a single
frequency or to a specific frequency band and/or range of
frequencies. Unit 9.6 provides additional optional signal filtering
or processing, demodulation, synchronization and data regeneration
or data reconstruction. Unit 9.7 descrambler or de-spreader
descrambles and or de-spreads the signal. Unit 9.8 is a de-encoder;
it de-encodes the encoded signal.
[0115] Unit 9.9 provides additional signal processing, or signal
conditioning and provides the processed signals to the receiving
interface unit 9.10 and to one or more signal or one or more clock
leads 9.11.
[0116] FIG. 10 shows an alternate transmitter embodiment of
Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output (MMIMO) systems of the
current invention. FIG. 10 includes embodiment of a multimode MIMO
interoperable Ultra Wideband (UWB), Ultra Narrow Band(UNB)
transmitter system with 2.sup.nd generation (2G), 3.sup.rd
generation (3G) and 4.sup.th generation (4G) cellular and other
wireless and non wireless systems. This implementation shows
structures for a combination of adaptive and other selections of
multi-mode, multi-format, multiple rate systems, operated in a
single mode or multiple-mode, or hybrid modes. While the
combinations and use of the elements in FIG.10 are new, FIG. 10
contains elements from the prior art and in particular from
Schilling's U.S. Pat. No. 6,128,330, designated, listed also as
reference number[13]. In addition to the prior art referenced
units, the new units include 10.1, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7 and
the combinations of these elements and interactions among them
which enable a new generation of broadband, UWB, UNB and 2G or 3G
or even 4G systems to operate with new structures. One of the
novelties and counter-intuitive inventions of this disclosure and
benefits of this application are in the hybrid
adaptable-reconfigurable and "mix and match" blocks of FIG. 10. An
example is the use of one or multiple ultra narrow band(UNB)
processed and/or modulated signals in a spread spectrum mode. In
such a hybrid UNB and spread spectrum structure the UNB processor
first generates an UNB signal and afterwards one or more of the
ultra narrow band signals is spread to a much wider band spread
spectrum system in a Multimode Multiple Input Multiple Output
(MMIMO) system structure. With such an architecture a higher
spreading factor and higher performance is attainable than with
prior art spread spectrum systems. Some of the other original
discoveries and inventions of this disclosure are in the fact that
the combinations of the structures shown in FIG. 10 process and
generate spread spectrum, e.g. CDMA signals from 2G systems such as
GSM or other TDMA modulated signals and spread the GSM or TDMA
signals in one or more spreaders in an optional MMIMO structure.
The disclosed multi-mode operation leads to seamless connectivity
among different systems, among systems operated at different bit
rates, having different modulation formats and different coding
rules. On leads 10.1 and 10.2 the single or multiple signals and
clocks are provided to or from the data and clock processor, Unit
10.3. Unit 10.4 contains a broadband and/or an UWB processor; unit
10.5 an UNB processor; Unit 10.6 a 2G, 3G or 4G processor. The 2G
processor contains a GSM processor generator and or GSM/GPRS
combined with EDGE and/ or other processors.
[0117] The processor designated as 3G contains part of a Universal
Mobile Telecommunication System ( UMTS) processor. Unit 10.7a
selects or combines the signals and provides them to one or more
optional Forward Error Correction Coder (FEC) or other error
control coding or error detection encoder(s), Unit 10.8. The signal
selection or signal combination of unit 10.7a is
directed/controlled by one or more control signals provided on
leads 10.7b. The said control signals are programmed, user selected
or operator selected signals, or obtained from the corresponding
receivers. The encoded signal is connected to interleaver 10.9 and
a pre-amble generator or pre-amble processor. Unit 10.10 provides
additional data. The optional de-multiplexer, Unit 10.11 provides
de-multiplexed signals to spreaders 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 and 10.15.
A chip sequence generator provides one or more chip sequences to
the aforementioned spreaders. The spread signals are provided to
antennas 10.17, 10.18, 10.19 and 10.20. One or more of the spread
signals are selected for transmission.
[0118] The embodiments and structures of FIG.10 provide a large
combination of hybrid "mix and match" of multiple mode
interoperable systems including interoperable broadband, spread
spectrum or non-spread spectrum systems, UMTS, UWB, UNB and of
other communications, telemetry, broadcasting, broadband wireless,
location finder and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
systems.
[0119] FIG.11 is an embodiment of a parallel hybrid "mix and match"
transmitter architecture for Multimode Multiple Input Multiple
Output (MMIMO) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems of
the current invention. On leads 11.1 and 11.2 one or multiple data
and /or clock signals are provided to or from Data/Clock Interface
unit 11.3. The Data/Clock Interface unit 11.3 processes the data
and or clock signals. Clock processing includes processing of the
clock rate of the data signal to generate clock rates which are the
same and or are different then the clock rate of the input data.
The clock rate of the input data is designated as the Clock rate or
Clock of the data "CLD" signal. Within unit 11.3 clock rates which
are integer multiples, sub-integer multiples or fractions of the
data rate are generated. These selectable bit rates are designated
as Clock Rates or Clock of the Control Data "CLC" signals. The CLC
rates are in some embodiments integer multiples, sub-integer
multiples or fractions of the data rate clock CLD, while in other
embodiments the CLC rates are "not related" to the CLD rate; here
the term "not related" to refers to a CLC rate which is not derived
from the CLD signal, that is, it is in a free running operation and
or asynchronous with the CLD rate. In some exemplary embodiments
the CLD rate equals the CLC rate, while in other embodiments the
CLC rate is four(4) times, or eight(8) times or, one thousand
(1000) times, or seven and one third (7and 1/3) times higher than
the CLD rate or it is a fraction of the CLD rate. The CLC and CLD
signals are provided through Unit 11.4 the Adaptive Modulation and
Coding (AMC) unit, as processed control signals to control the
operation and signal selection of units 11.5,11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9
and 11.10. Unit 11.4 is an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC)
unit; this unit is also designated as Adaptive Coding and
Modulation (ACM) unit. Unit 11.4 processes received signals from
Unit 11.3 and provides them to the Adaptive RF frequency and wave
generation unit 11.l and to processor unit 11.7. The outputs of the
AMC contain data signals, control signals, clock signals and other
signals (e.g. overhead signals/bits, pre-amble signals, known also
as preamble bits or preamble words, signal quality monitor signals
bits or chips). Adaptive RF frequency and wave generation unit 11.5
provides RF frequency agile or flexible RF waveforms to leads 11.6.
One or multiple leads 11.6 are connected to processor unit 11.7.
Within unit 11.7 under the control of the AMC, unit 11.4 processed
and/or generated signals and/or under the control of the CLD rate
or CLC rate clocks, one or more than one (one or multiple) signals
are connected and/or processed and connected to leads 11.8.
Selection or combinations of Leads 11.6 and 11.8 are controlled by
the output signal or output signals of unit 11.4 the AMC processor.
Element 11.7.1 represents a connection between the input and output
of processor 11.7. Element 11.7.2 is a digital and or analog signal
processor or filter or a hybrid processor and filter which provides
signal processing, shaping or filtering functions. Element 11.7.3
is an attenuator or amplifier, or unit gain connector which changes
(modifies) the amplitude of the incoming signal and provides an
amplitude modified output. Element 11.7.4 is a signal inverter;
Element 11.7.5 is a signal inverter and amplitude modification
device; Element 11.7.6 is a signal conditioner and or filter. This
signal conditioner and/or filter element includes optional phase
shifters, time delays and or switch components. The switch
component of element 11.7.6l connects or disconnects(disables) the
signal path between the input and output ports of element 11.7.6.
If in a particular time (e.g. during a specific bit duration or a
fraction or multiple bit durations) the said switch component is in
one of its positions designated as ON, then the signal is forwarded
to the output port, while for the other position of the switch
designated as OF, the signal between input and output of element
11.7.6 is not connected. The AMC, Unit 11.4 provided control
signals select or combine one or more of the unit 11.7 processed
signals, processed by one or more of the aforementioned elements of
unit 11.7, and provides these processed signals, through the
selected leads 11.8 for subsequent amplification in unit 11.9
antenna selection or splitting combining in selector or splitter
unit 11.10. One or multiple antennas, illustrated by units 11.11
and 11.12 are used for signal transmission. In an illustrative
embodiment of FIG. 11 the RF frequency generator, unit 11.5
provides an un-modulated carrier wave (CW) signal to processor unit
11.7 . One or more control signals, generated in the AMC unit 11.4
select for one multiple RF cycles attenuator element 11.7.3, while
for other RF cycles a unit 11.7.2 processed RF cycle is selected.
In an other illustrative embodiment of this invention, for each
data signal (data bit or data symbol) representing a one (1) state
four (4) RF cycles are provided through element 11.7.1 and a
selected lead 11.8 to the transmit amplifier 11.9, while for each
data signal representing a zero (0) state four(4) attenuated
waveforms, also designated as wavelets, or in this case RF cycles
are provided through element 11.7.3 and a selected lead 11.8 to the
transmit amplifier 11.9. An illustration of the resultant 4 cycles
per bit waveforms with modified amplitude zero state signal is
shown in FIG. 18 and in particular in FIG. 18a; we designate such
signals as Modified Amplitude Wavelets (MAW) and the process as
Modified Amplitude Wavelet Modulation (MAWM).
[0120] In an other embodiment of this invention, for each data
signal (data bit or data symbol) representing a one (1) state
one(l) RF cycle is provided through element 11.7.1 to the transmit
amplifier 11.9, while for each data signal representing a zero (0)
state one (1) RF cycle is disconnected, that is in element 11.7.6
it is not connected to transmit amplifier 11.9. This case is
referred to as Missing Cycle Modulation (MCM); the MCM has Missing
Cycles(MCY) and or Missing Chips (MCH), i.e. not transmitted cycles
(disconnected cycles or disconnected fractions of cycles) in the
transmitted signals. In
[0121] FIG. 16 and in particular in FIG.16c a Missing Cycle
Modulated (MCM) signal pattern for a sample data pattern of 1001
bits is shown, with 1missing cycle from 8 cycles for zero state
signals and no missing cycles for 1 state signals. This modulation
format is designated as missing cycle 1:8 modulation or MCY
1:8.
[0122] In an other embodiment of this invention, for each data
signal (data bit or data symbol) representing a one (1) state eight
(8) RF cycles are provided through element 11.7.1 to the transmit
amplifier 11.9, while for each data signal representing a zero (0)
state one out of eight RF cycles has its output phase inverted
(relative to the input phase), or has its phase modified (relative
to the input phase); these phase inversion or phase reversal and
phase modification processes are implemented in element 11.7.5.
These cases are designated as Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) and Phase
Modification Keying(PMK) respectively. Illustrative examples of
Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) modulated signals are shown in FIG. 16d
for a PRK modulated output signal a 1001 input data pattern with 1
out of 8 cycles having reversed phase for state zero(0) inputs,
while for state one(1) inputs there are no phase reversals. The
signal shown in FIG. 16d is designated as a Phase Reversal
Keying(PRK) signal with 1:8 reversals, or PRK 1:8 .
[0123] One of the structures of this invention generates for one
state data different waveforms than for zero state data, such as
illustrated in FIG. 18c. The illustrated waveform for a one state
information bit (or one state chip in case of spread spectrum
signals) generates one single cycle of a carrier waveform while for
a zero state information bit (or zero state chip in case of spread
spectrum signals) generates one single cycle of a carrier waveform
which has a different waveform shape than that for the one state.
For example a one state bit could correspond to a single RF cycle
having a sinusoidal shape while the zero state bit corresponds to a
single RF cycle which corresponds to a reduced amplitude non
sinusoidal shape (e.g. periodic square wave signal or a periodic
multilevel signal such as generated by a D/A converter). Signals,
such as illustrated in FIG. 18c are generated by alternative
selection for one and zero states, in Unit 11.7, elements 11.7.2
and 11.7.6 or other combinations of elements.
[0124] FIG. 12, FIG. 14, and FIG. 15, show receiver embodiments
with and without crystal filters for reception and/or demodulation
of a large class of signals, including reception and demodulation
of the transmit signals disclosed in this application. In FIG. 12
the signal is received on lead 12.1 and connected to the receiver
interface Unit 12.2. Receive interface Unit 12.2 contains
splitters, amplifiers and filters and optional RF down-converters.
The output signal of unit 12.2 is connected to one or multiple
signal selection switch or signal splitter units 12.3. The selected
or split signal(s) is/are provided by connection 12.5 and or
processor and/or carrier recovery to switch or combiner elements
12.4. Switch or splitter and/or combiner control unit 12.10,
receives control signals on lead 12.9 and determines the operation,
regarding signal splitting, selection(switching) and combining, of
units 12.3 and 12.5 The output of 12.4 is connected to one or
multiple filters or processors, unit 12.6. Unit 12.6 contains a
combination of Band-Pass-Filters(BPF), with or without Crystal
Filters and or other filters such as Low-Pass-Filters(LPF) or High
Pass Filters (HPF) and processors, or any combination or iteration
of some or all of the aforementioned components. The 12.6 unit
processed signals are connected to one or multiple demodulators,
contained in Unit 12.7. The single or multiple demodulated data
signals and clock signals are provided on output lead(s) 12.8.
[0125] FIG. 13 shows a reconfigurable and interoperable transmitter
architecture for hybrid, Adaptive Modulation and Coding systems for
wireless systems, for wired systems, for broadband wireless and/or
UNB and UWB systems. On lead 13.1 data and clock signals are
transferred to or from interface unit 13.2. Unit 13.2 processes the
data/clock signals and provides a modified and/or new set of data
and/or clock signals to the optional second interface unit 13.5 for
further processing. Under the control of Unit 13.9, processor unit
13.6, generator 13.7 and data unit 13.8 connect their respective
outputs to the 3.sup.rd optional interface unit. The signals at the
outputs of units 13.6, 13.7 and 13.8 are processed or conditioned
shaped signals, such as Modified Amplitude Wavelets(MAW) signals,
Missing Cycle Modulation (MCM); Missing Chips (MCH) modulated
signals or Phase Reversal Keying(PRK) and Phase Modification
Keying(PMK) signals, or other narrowband or Ultra-narrowband(UNB)
signals. Embodiment of FIG. 13 implements multiple combinations and
hybrid implementations of hybrid ultra wideband (UWB) and ultra
narrow band (UNB) signals, designated as Ultra wideband and ultra
narrowband (UWN) systems or hybrid UWN systems. The output signals
of unit 13.10 are converted into Ultra Wideband(UWB) modulated
signals by an UWB converter containing logic device 13.13, delay
element 13.14, multipliers 13.15 and 13.18 and further processed by
one or multiple amplifiers 13.19, and provided by connection 13.20
to transmit antenna 13.21. Transmit antenna 13.21 comprises one or
multiple antennas. Multipliers 13.15 and 13.18 are connected to one
or more of the short duration pulses illustrated by 13.16 and
13.17. These short duration pulses are generated in the control
unit 13.9 or are obtained from other parts of the system.
[0126] FIG. 14 represents an alternative receiver architecture and
embodiment for reception and/or demodulation of a large class of
signals, including reception and demodulation of the transmit
signals disclosed in this application. In FIG. 14 the signal is
received by one or multiple antennas, shown as unit 14.1 and
connected to one or more receiver amplifiers, designated as a Low
Noise Amplifier (LNA) Unit 14.2. Receive amplifier provides the
amplified signal to Band Pass Filter (BPF1), Unit 14.3. The
subsequent multiplier (also known as mixer), unit 14.4, receives on
one of its input ports the filtered signal and on its second input
port it receives a signal from oscillator (OSC) or frequency
synthesizer (FS) unit 14.6. Signal lead 14.5 may provide one or
multiple control signals to unit 14.6. The multiplier output signal
is filtered by a BPF or other type of filter of unit 14.7. The
filtered signal is provided to an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) unit
14.8, which could have a control signal input on lead 14.9. The AGC
output is provided to a nonlinear device or hard limiter, shown as
unit 14.10 and to a splitter 14.11. In the upper branch of the
split signal there is an amplifier 14.12 and a delay element 14.13,
while in the lower branch there is a Carrier Recovery (CR) or other
discrete signal recovery circuit, shown as unit 14.14 and an
optional delay element 14.15. Subsequent mixer 14.16 receives the
upper branch and lower branch processed signals and provides a
mixed (down-converted) signal to unit 14.8, which has LPF or BPF or
other signal processing elements. The single or multiple outputs
are provided on lead 14.19. In an alternative embodiment of FIG. 14
splitter element 14.11 and 14.14 carrier recovery and delay 14.15
are not required. Instead of these components oscillator or
frequency synthesizer 14.17 provides inputs to the second port of
multiplier (mixer) 14.16.
[0127] FIG. 15 is an embodiment of band-pass filters(BPF) with
crystal filters and/or optional switched crystal filters. Receiver
and/or demodulators include in several embodiments BPF
implementations. Part or all of band pass filtering (BPF) can be
achieved by crystal filters. In some cases the crystal filters are
between the signal path and ground while in others they are in a
serial mode, that is in series with the signal path. On input lead
15.1 to the crystal filter the signal is connected to a crystal
filter 15.2 and to a high impedance device such as a FET amplifier,
unit 15.4. The crystal contains an inductor "L" element, shown as
element 15.3. In an alternate embodiment of the BPF the signal is
received on lead 15.5 and connected to switch elements 15.6, 15.7,
crystal 15.8 and high input impedance circuit 15.10. Block arrow
15.9 represents the control signals which turn on and off switch
components 15.6 and 15.7. The control signals are obtained from the
data source and the data pattern.
[0128] FIG. 16 illustrates sample waveforms of illustrative data
patterns of NRZ baseband signals for a 1001 bit pattern . Both
unbalanced NRZ patterns and NRZ patterns are shown. In the
unbalanced case of the unbalanced NRZ patterns, FIG. 16a, the
signal has +2A amplitude for a one state and a zero(0) amplitude
for a zero state. In the balanced case FIG. 16b the signal has a
normalized +1 value for a one state and a normalized -1 value for a
zero state. In FIG. 16c a Missing Cycle Modulated (MCM) signal
pattern for a sample data pattern of 1001 bits is shown, with 1
missing cycle from 8 cycles for zero state signals and no missing
cycles for 1 state signals. This signal is also designated as an
MCY 1:8 signal. This modulation format is designated as missing
cycle modulation (MCM) with 1:8 ratio. FIG. 16d shows a Phase
Reversal Keying (PRK) modulated signal with a ratio of 1:8. The
signal shown in FIG. 16d is designated as a Phase Reversal
Keying(PRK) signal with 1:8 reversals, or ratio. It is also
designated as of 1:8 reversals or PRK 1:8.
[0129] FIG. 17 represents a 2.sup.nd set of generated sample
waveforms . In FIG. 17a missing cycle modulated waveform with a 1:4
ratio is shown, while in FIG. 17b a carrier phase reversal keying
(PRK) modulated signal with a 1:4 phase reversal to non reversal
ratio for zero state signals is shown; in these cases 4 cycles per
bit, or alternatively for spread spectrum systems, 4 cycles per
chip are illustrated.
[0130] FIG. 18 shows modulated signal /carrier waveforms for: (a) 4
cycles per bit with reduced amplitudes for zero states; (b) single
cycle per bit with zero transmit state for zero state (zero logic
state) signals; (c) Single cycle per bit with one waveform
transmission for 0 state signals and an other waveform for one
state signals.
[0131] FIG. 19 is an alternative "hybrid" embodiment of an ultra
narrowband (UNB) processor and/or modulator connected to a
broadband and/or an ultra wideband (UWB) system and/or to a spread
spectrum processor/transmitter. Combinations, variations and/or
connections of UNB and of UWB systems lead to hybrid ultra wideband
and ultra narrowband (UWN) systems. Combinations of UNB of UWB and
of spread spectrum systems are also designated as "hybrid" systems.
Data input lead 19.1 provides binary data bits or other digital
information to ultra narrowband (UNB) processor 19.3. Clock
information into (In) the UNB processor and out of the UNB
processor is provided on leads 19.2. The UNB processor provides UNB
processed and/or UNB modulated signals to lead 19.4 for connection
to splitter or switch element 19.5. The outputs of 19.5 are
provided for further processing to the ultra wideband (UWB) unit
19.6 and/or to the spread spectrum unit 19.7, or to only one of
these units. The UWB and spread spectrum signals are provided on
leads 19.8 and 19.9 to the transmission medium. The signal
flow-connection sequence between elements of FIG. 19 is
interchanged in some of the alternative embodiments For example the
data and clock leads are provided to/and from the ultra wideband
unit 19.6 and/or spread spectrum unit 19.7 and in such case the
ultra wideband signal is provided to the ultra narrowband processor
19.3 and/or the output of the spread spectrum unit 19.7 is provided
to the input of the ultra narrowband unit 19.3.
[0132] Variations and combinations of spread spectrum processors
with ultra wideband or broadband processors and ultra narrowband
processors lead to a new set of hybrid systems. Such hybrid systems
are contrary to conventional communication systems and prior art
technologies. While prior art systems disclose certain elements of
this new set of hybrid systems, such as the embodiments of ultra
narrowband systems, embodiments of ultra wideband systems and
embodiments of spread spectrum systems, the prior art does not
teach and it does not anticipate the use of these systems in a
hybrid or combined mode as described in the current disclosure.
[0133] Unit 19.7 contains one or multiple prior art spread spectrum
processors and/or one or more prior art spread spectrum modulators.
Prior art spread spectrum processors and modulators include Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum(DSSS), Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA), Frequency Hopped Spread Spectrum(FHSS) and combinations,
variations of other spread spectrum systems.
[0134] FIG. 20 shows embodiment of cascaded (in-series) hybrid
systems, including a cascaded GSM or EDGE or other systems signal,
generated or processed in unit 20.1 connected to one or multiple
spread spectrum systems, unit 20.2, and a cascaded Infrared(IR) or
GSM or CDMA or TDMA system, unit 20.3 cascaded (connected in
series) with UMTS components or with other spread spectrum or other
wired or wireless systems components.
[0135] FIG. 21 shows a cascade of multiple transmitters connected
to one or more receivers. Unit 21.1, transmitter 1 is connected in
baseband or If or RF to Unit 21.2 transmitter 2. Either unit 21.1
or 21.2 contain one or a plurality of transmitters. Unit 21.3
contains one or more receivers. Single or plurality of baseband or
IF or RF Signals, including GSM, EDGE, TDMA, spread spectrum CSMA,
CDMA signals generated or processed in transmitter 1, unit 21.2,
are connected for further processing in transmitter 2, unit 21.2.
The cascaded processed signals are received by one or more
receivers contained in unit 21.3. These receivers are in some
embodiments parallel multiple path receivers ,i.e. multiple
receiver implementations) while in other embodiments are
reconfigurable single path receivers. Unit 21.4 generates an
infrared(IR) signal. Unit 21.5 is a signal processor and/or
generator for Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) systems. Unit
21.6 is a GPS transmitter or receiver or entire GPS transceiver.
Unit 21.7 is a sensor and processor device. One or more of the
output signals of Units 21.4, 21.5, 21.6 and/or 21.7 are provided
to processor Unit 21.8 for signal processing and or modulation. The
Unit 21.8 processed signals are provided to Unit 21.9 for cellular
or other land mobile or satellite system operation. The connection
between the aforementioned optional blocks are at baseband or IF or
RF.
[0136] FIG. 22 shows a "hybrid" wired system interconnected with a
wireless system. Unit 22.1 contains a wired network unit, which
includes one or more of telephone interface, fiber optic
communication(FOC) interface or other wired interface units. The
outputs or inputs of unit 22.1 provide or receive signals to or
from wireless system 22.2. Wireless unit 22.2 contains one or more
interface units or components of a wireless infrastructure or
handset unit, such as a cellular base station, wireless base
station, wireless terminal or handheld or other portable cellular
or other wireless unit.
[0137] Having now described numerous embodiments of the inventive
structure and method in connection with particular figures or
groups of figures, and having set forth some of the advantages
provided by the inventive structure and method, it should be noted
that the embodiments described heretofore, as well as those
highlighted below include optional elements or features that are
not essential to the operation of the invention. The invention
further provides methods and procedures performed by the
structures, devices, apparatus, and systems described herein
before, as well as other embodiments incorporating combinations and
sub combinations of the structures highlighted above and described
herein. The invention now being fully described, it will be
apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that many changes and
modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit
or scope of the appended claims.
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