Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An automatic equalizer for use in combination with a receiver section comprising demodulator which demodulates first and second received signals into first and second demodulated signals, respectively, said automatic equalizer being for equalizing said first demodulated signal into an equalized signal to produce said equalized signal as an output signal, said first and said second received signals being transmitted through a co-channel to said receiver section, said first received signal having a first polarization which carries a first data signal, said second received signal having a second polarization which carries a second data signal, and said first and said second demodulated signals having said first and said second data signals, respectively, said automatic equalizer comprising: first equalizer means for equalizing said first data signal into a first equalized signal; filter means for filtering said second data signal into a filtered signal; producing means for producing an intermediate signal dependent upon said first equalized signal and said filtered signal; and second equalizer means for equalizing said intermediate signal into a second equalized signal to produce a second equalized signal as said output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
16 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said filter means is a transversal filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein said producing means comprises a subtracter which subtracts said filtered signal from said first equalized signal to produce said intermediate signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
114 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said second equalizer means comprises: adder means for adding an adder input signal to said intermediate signal to produce a sum signal as said second equalized signal which is a binary signal specified by a binary level; judging means for judging whether or not a binary level of said sum signal exceeds a predetermined threshold level to decide a judged binary level for said sum signal and to thereby produce a judged signal specifying said judged binary level; and means for equalizing said judged signal into a third equalized signal to supply said third equalized signal as said adder input signal to said adder means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
103 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said second equalizer means comprises: adder means for adding said intermediate signal to an adder input signal to produce a sum signal as said second equalized signal which is a multilevel signal having a plurality of levels greater than two; judging means for judging which one of said levels said multilevel signal has as a judged level to produce a judged signal representative of said judged level; and means for equalizing said judged signal into a third equalized signal to supply said third equalized signal as said adder input signal to said adder means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
An automatic equalizer for use in combination with a receiver section comprising demodulator which demodulates first and second received signals into first and second demodulated signals, respectively, said automatic equalizer being for equalizing said first demodulated signal into an equalized signal to produce said equalized signal as an output signal, said first and said second received signals being transmitted through a co-channel to said receiver section, said first received signal having a first polarization which carries a first data signal, said second received signal having a second polarization which carries a second data signal, and said first and said second demodulated signals having said first and said second data signals, respectively, said automatic equalizer comprising: filter means for filtering said second data signal into a filtered signal; producing means for producing a third data signal dependent upon said filtered signal and said first data signal; equalizer means for equalizing said third data signal into said equalized signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 6, wherein said producing means comprises a subtractor which subtracts said filtered signal from said first data signal to produce said third data signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 7, wherein said filter means is a transversal filter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 7 or 8, wherein said equalizer means comprises: primary equalizing means for equalizing said third data signal into an intermediate signal; adder means for adding an adder input signal to said intermediate signal to produce a sum signal as said equalized signal which is a binary signal specified by a binary level; judging means for judging whether or not a binary level of said sum signal exceeds a predetermined threshold level to decide a judged binary level for said sum signal and to thereby produce a judged signal specifying said judged binary level; and subsidiary equalizing means for equalizing said judged signal into a third equalized signal to supply said third equalized signal as said adder input signal to said adder means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
116 words
An automatic equalizer as claimed in Claim 7 or 8, wherein said equalizer means comprises: primary equalizing means for equalizing said third data signal into an intermediate signal; adder means for adding said intermediate signal to an adder input signal to produce a sum signal as said equalized signal which is a multilevel signal having a plurality of levels greater than two; judging means for judging which one of said levels said multilevel signal has as a judged level to produce a judged signal representative of said judged level; and means for equalizing said judged signal into a third equalized signal to supply said third equalized signal as said adder input signal to said adder means.