US4659875A
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Electronic system for the secret transmission of audio signals
Assignee: Radiotechnique SA
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Filing: 1983-01-24
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2003-01-24
Abstract
Abstract System for the secret transmission of audio signals having at one end a coding arrangement comprising an input low-pass filter which selects the secret audio signals to be transmitted, two parallel signal paths at the output of this filter, each path having a modulator of the phase-inverting type and a further low-pass filter, a stage for generating two modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 and a first change-over switch which alternately switches through the output of the two paths in dependence of the state of a binary quasi-random signal, the encoded audio signals to be transmitted being available at the output of the change-over switch, and in which at the other end there is a decoding arrangement comprising a stage for regenerating the modulation signals of the said frequencies F 1 and F 2 , a second change-over switch which alternately switches through one of these two modulation signals in dependence on the state of a binary quasi-random signal which is synchronized with the binary quasi-random signal used in the coding arrangement, followed by a demodulator for the audio signals and a low-pass filter for selecting the decoded audio signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Taurin
- 👤 Jean-Michel Pernot
- 👤 Gerard J. M. Marie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/167; H04N7/1675; H04K; H04K1/00; H04K1/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
405 words
A system for the secret transmission of audio signals, comprising a coding arrangement, at least one transmission channel and a decoding arrangement, characterized in that: (A) the coding arrangement comprises the following circuits: (a) an input low-pass filter; (b) two parallel signal paths at the output of this filter, each path comprising a modulator and a low-pass filter connected thereto, each modulator comprising two parallel amplifiers having a gain factor equal to +1 and -1, respectively and a change-over switch which alternately connects the output of the amplifier having the gain factor +1 and the output of the amplifier having the gain factor -1 to the input of the low-pass filter in dependence on the state of a binary modulation signal having the frequency F 1 for one modulator and the frequency F 2 for the other modulator, (c) a stage for generating the two modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 ; (d) a first change-over switch which alternately switches through one of the outputs of the two signal paths in dependence on the state of the binary signal applied to this change-over switch from a first stage for generating binary quasi-random signals the encoded audio signals to be transmitted being available at the output of this change-over switch; (B) the decoding arrangement comprises the following circuits: (e) a stage for recovering the modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 ; (f) a second change-over switch which alternately switches through one of the modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 in dependence on the state of a binary signal applied to this change-over switch from a second stage for regeneration said binary quasi-random signals, which stage is synchronized with the corresponding stage of the coding arrangement; (g) a demodulator comprising two parallel amplifiers having gain factors equal to +1 and -1, respectively to which the received, encoded audio signals are applied and a change-over switch to which the output signal of the said second change-over switch is applied and which alternately connects the output of the amplifier having the gain factor +1 and the output of the amplifier having the gain factor -1 to the input of an output low-pass filter in dependence on the state of the signals at the output of this second change-over switch, the decoded audio signals at the output of the output low-pass filter corresponding to the original audio signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
405 words
A system for the secret transmission of audio signals, comprising a coding arrangement, at least one transmission channel and a decoding arrangement, characterized in that: (A) the coding arrangement comprises the following circuits: (a) an input low-pass filter; (b) two parallel signal paths at the output of this filter, each path comprising a modulator and a low-pass filter connected thereto, each modulator comprising two parallel amplifiers having a gain factor equal to +1 and -1, respectively and a change-over switch which alternately connects the output of the amplifier having the gain factor +1 and the output of the amplifier having the gain factor -1 to the input of the low-pass filter in dependence on the state of a binary modulation signal having the frequency F 1 for one modulator and the frequency F 2 for the other modulator, (c) a stage for generating the two modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 ; (d) a first change-over switch which alternately switches through one of the outputs of the two signal paths in dependence on the state of the binary signal applied to this change-over switch from a first stage for generating binary quasi-random signals the encoded audio signals to be transmitted being available at the output of this change-over switch; (B) the decoding arrangement comprises the following circuits: (e) a stage for recovering the modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 ; (f) a second change-over switch which alternately switches through one of the modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 in dependence on the state of a binary signal applied to this change-over switch from a second stage for regeneration said binary quasi-random signals, which stage is synchronized with the corresponding stage of the coding arrangement; (g) a demodulator comprising two parallel amplifiers having gain factors equal to +1 and -1, respectively to which the received, encoded audio signals are applied and a change-over switch to which the output signal of the said second change-over switch is applied and which alternately connects the output of the amplifier having the gain factor +1 and the output of the amplifier having the gain factor -1 to the input of an output low-pass filter in dependence on the state of the signals at the output of this second change-over switch, the decoded audio signals at the output of the output low-pass filter corresponding to the original audio signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a preemphasis circuit is provided in the coding arrangement between the output of the input low-pass filter and the input of the two signal paths and that a deemphasis circuit is arranged in the decoding arrangement between the output of the demodulator and the input of the output low-pass filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A system as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that each of the stages for generating the two modulation signals having the frequencies F 1 and F 2 comprises an oscillator followed by two phase-locked loops for producing respectively the modulation signal of the frequency F 1 and the modulation signal of the frequency F 2 and that the stage for generating binary quasi-random signal comprises a generator for generating binary quasi-random signals on receipt of a validation signal being controlled by a coding key.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
A system as claimed in claim 3, characterized by a transmission of a pilot frequency F p for recovering in the decoding arrangement signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 , which are equal to multiples of F p or to a subharmonic of F p and by modulating the pilot frequency with a synchronizing signal which is received from a synchronizing signal producing stage included in the coding arrangement, this stage comprising an oscillator followed by an amplitude modulator and a pulse shaper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
A system as claimed in claim 3, which is suitable for use in the field of the so-called keyed transmission of television signals, comprising a television receiver, characterized in that the stages for producing the two modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 comprise two phase-locked loops which are controlled by the scanning or line frequency F T for recovering the signal having the frequency F 1 and the signal having the frequency F 2 , respectively and that a validation signal included in the signal is used on the one hand for keying the video signal and on the other hand for synchronizing the generator generating binary quasi-random signals in the coding arrangement with those in the decoding arrangement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system as claimed in claim 4 characterized in that an arrangement for controlling the propagation time of the pilot frequency F p or of the scanning or line frequency F T is provided in the decoding arrangement to eliminate or reduce switching noise.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the decoding arrangement is included in the television receiver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
85 words
A system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that each of the stages for generating the two modulation signals having the frequencies F 1 and F 2 comprises an oscillator followed by two phase-locked loops for producing respectively the modulation signal of the frequency F 1 and the modulation signal of the frequency F 2 and that the stage for generating binary quasi-random signal comprises a generator for generating binary quasi-random signals on receipt of a validation signal being controlled by a coding key.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
A system as claimed in claim 8, characterized by a transmission of a pilot frequency F p for recovering in the decoding arrangement signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 , which are equal to multiples of F p or to a subharmonic of F p and by modulating the pilot frequency with a synchronizing signal which is received from a synchronizing signal producing stage included in the coding arrangement, this stage comprising an oscillator followed by an amplitude modulator and a pulse shaper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
A system as claimed in claim 8, which is suitable for use in the field of the so-called keyed transmission of television signals, comprising a television receiver, characterized in that the stages for producing the two modulation signals of the frequencies F 1 and F 2 comprise two phase-locked loops which are controlled by the scanning or line frequency F T for recovering the signal having the frequency F 1 and the signal having the frequency F 2 , respectively and that a validation signal included in the signal is used on the one hand for keying the video signal and on the other hand for synchronizing the generator generating binary quasi-random signals in the coding arrangement with those in the decoding arrangement.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that an arrangement for controlling the propagation time of the pilot frequency F p or of the scanning or line frequency F T is provided in the decoding arrangement to eliminate or reduce switching noise.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that an arrangement for controlling the propagation time of the pilot frequency F p or of the scanning or line frequency F T is provided in the decoding arrangement to eliminate or reduce switching noise.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that an arrangement for controlling the propagation time of the pilot frequency F p or of the scanning or line frequency F T is provided in the decoding arrangement to eliminate or reduce switching noise.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the decoding arrangement is included in the television receiver.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-04-20 | 1994-10-20 | 1995-04-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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