US4581765A
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Information security system
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1983-02-14
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Granted: 1986-04-08
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Expires: 2003-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A system is disclosed for encoding and decoding the audio signal portion of a television signal to prevent unauthorized reception of the audio signal. At the encoding stage, the audio signal is applied to a multiplier which combines the audio signal with a programmable carrier having a frequency controlled by a frequency selection protocol to produce an output signal which is spectrally inverted from the original audio signal. The spectrally inverted signal from the multiplier is applied to a sideband filter which filters out the upper sideband of the spectrally inverted signal to produce an encoded signal having the same bandwidth as that of the original audio signal. At the decoding stage, the carrier signal is phase-shifted to compensate for phase delay imparted to the encoded signal in the encoding process and combined with the encoded signal to decode the encoded signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin Stec
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04K; H04K1/00; H04K1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A system for encoding an information signal included within a known frequency band comprising: means for producing a frequency selection protocol signal; means for producing a pre-selected signal; means responsive to said frequency selection protocol signal and said pre-selected signal for producing a clock signal, the frequency of said clock signal being changed in accordance with the frequency selection protocol signal to create pre-selected changes in the clock signal frequency; means responsive to the clock signal for producing a carrier signal with a carrier frequency having a selected relationship to the frequency of said clock signal; means for combining the information signal with the carrier signal to produce a spectrally inverted information signal; and means responsive to said spectrally inverted information signal for producing an encoded information signal having substantially reduced frequency components at least above the frequency of the carrier signal, said means for producing said encoded information signal including filter means having a control terminal coupled to receive said clock signal, the cut-off frequency of said filter means being changed in accordance with said clock signal received on said control terminal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
183 words
A system for encoding an information signal included within a known frequency band comprising: means for producing a frequency selection protocol signal; means for producing a pre-selected signal; means responsive to said frequency selection protocol signal and said pre-selected signal for producing a clock signal, the frequency of said clock signal being changed in accordance with the frequency selection protocol signal to create pre-selected changes in the clock signal frequency; means responsive to the clock signal for producing a carrier signal with a carrier frequency having a selected relationship to the frequency of said clock signal; means for combining the information signal with the carrier signal to produce a spectrally inverted information signal; and means responsive to said spectrally inverted information signal for producing an encoded information signal having substantially reduced frequency components at least above the frequency of the carrier signal, said means for producing said encoded information signal including filter means having a control terminal coupled to receive said clock signal, the cut-off frequency of said filter means being changed in accordance with said clock signal received on said control terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said filter means is a switched-capacitor filter.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
194 words
A system for decoding an encoded information signal which is produced by spectrally inverting an information signal included within a known frequency band, comprising: means for producing a frequency selection protocol signal; means for producing a pre-selected signal; means responsive to said frequency selection protocol signal and said pre-selected signal for producing a clock signal, the frequency of said clock signal being changed in accordance with the frequency selection protocol signal to create pre-selected changes in the clock signal frequency; means responsive to the clock signal for producing a carrier signal with a carrier frequency having a selected relationship to the frequency of said clock signal; means for combining the encoded information signal with the carrier signal to produce a spectrally inverted encoded signal; and means responsive to said spectrally inverted encoded signal to produce a decoded information signal having substantially reduced frequency components at least above the frequency of the carrier signal, said means for producing said decoded information signal including filter means having a control terminal coupled to receive said clock signal, the cut-off frequency of said filter means being changed in accordance with said clock signal received on said control terminal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
194 words
A system for decoding an encoded information signal which is produced by spectrally inverting an information signal included within a known frequency band, comprising: means for producing a frequency selection protocol signal; means for producing a pre-selected signal; means responsive to said frequency selection protocol signal and said pre-selected signal for producing a clock signal, the frequency of said clock signal being changed in accordance with the frequency selection protocol signal to create pre-selected changes in the clock signal frequency; means responsive to the clock signal for producing a carrier signal with a carrier frequency having a selected relationship to the frequency of said clock signal; means for combining the encoded information signal with the carrier signal to produce a spectrally inverted encoded signal; and means responsive to said spectrally inverted encoded signal to produce a decoded information signal having substantially reduced frequency components at least above the frequency of the carrier signal, said means for producing said decoded information signal including filter means having a control terminal coupled to receive said clock signal, the cut-off frequency of said filter means being changed in accordance with said clock signal received on said control terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said filter means is a switched-capacitor filter.
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