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Digital modulation method for standard broadcast FM subcarrier
Assignee: SUMMIT COMMERICAL/GILBERLTAR CORP
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Filing: 1983-10-11
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2003-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A digital transmission system using standard FM broadcast stations employs an SCA subcarrier which is amplitude modulated with a second subcarrier modulated to have different phase orientations representative of digital data. Bits are separated from a digital data stream in groups and are differentially encoded into one of at least four phase orientations of the second subcarrier. The amplitude modulated SCA subcarrier is combined with the stereo signal output of a stereo multiplexer to form the modulating signal for the station FM modulator. The receiver includes a differential phase detector for reconstruction of the differentially encoded digital data. A system which additionally includes means for modulating the SCA subcarrier with a composite signal having an audio signal in addition to the differentially encoded second subcarrier is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Jing J. Young
- 👤 Richard L. Stuart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 12:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/28; H04H20/33; H04H20/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A receiver which comprises: (a) an FM detecting means, tuned to a radio frequency signal of a standard FM broadcast station, for detecting frequency modulation of a received carrier in said radio frequency signal; (b) an amplitude sensitive detecting means connected to the output of said FM detecting means, and tuned to a subcarrier frequency band above 60 kHz, for detecting amplitude modulation of a subcarrier, said amplitude sensitive detecting means including means for reconstructing from said detected amplitude modulation a composite signal having audio and digital components in adjacent portions of its baseband spectrum; (c) a phase oriented detecting means connected to the output of said amplitude sensitive detecting means for detecting modulation at any one of at least four discrete phase angles and at least one amplitude and for producing digital bit groups therefrom; (d) means for producing digital data from the digital bit groups from said phase oriented detector; (e) a low pass filter connected to the output of said amplitude sensitive detecting means; and (f) means for producing an audio output signal from the output of said low pass filter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A receiver which comprises: (a) an FM detecting means, tuned to a radio frequency signal of a standard FM broadcast station, for detecting frequency modulation of a received carrier in said radio frequency signal; (b) an amplitude sensitive detecting means connected to the output of said FM detecting means, and tuned to a subcarrier frequency band above 60 kHz, for detecting amplitude modulation of a subcarrier, said amplitude sensitive detecting means including means for reconstructing from said detected amplitude modulation a composite signal having audio and digital components in adjacent portions of its baseband spectrum; (c) a phase oriented detecting means connected to the output of said amplitude sensitive detecting means for detecting modulation at any one of at least four discrete phase angles and at least one amplitude and for producing digital bit groups therefrom; (d) means for producing digital data from the digital bit groups from said phase oriented detector; (e) a low pass filter connected to the output of said amplitude sensitive detecting means; and (f) means for producing an audio output signal from the output of said low pass filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The receiver of claim 1 in which said amplitude sensitive detecting means is a single-sideband detector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 1 in which said phase oriented detecting means differentially decodes said modulation detected at any one of at least four discrete phase angles and at least one amplitude and produces digital bit groups from said differentially decoded modulation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The receiver of claim 1 in which said phase oriented detecting means is a quadrature detector for detecting an in-phase and a quadrature signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The receiver of claim 4 in which said phase oriented detecting means is a 4QAM detector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The receiver of claim 5 in which said phase oriented detecting means differentially decodes said modulation detected at any one of at least four discrete phase angles and at least one amplitude and produces digital bit groups from said differentially decoded modulation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The receiver of claim 6 in which said amplitude sensitive detecting means is a single-sideband detector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The receiver of claim 7 in which said single-side-band detector reinserts an about 61 kHz carrier and detects the upper sideband and in which said 4QAM detector tunes to about 9.6 kHz.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
174 words
A digital transmission system using standard FM broadcast stations which comprises: (a) a source of digital data; (b) means for sequentially producing bit groups of digital signals from said source; (c) a phase oriented modulating means for modulating a first subcarrier with said bit groups to produce a modulated signal at any one of at least four discrete phase angles and at least one amplitude, said phase oriented modulating means being connected to the output of said means for producing; (d) means for combining said modulated signal with an audio signal to form a composite signal having audio and digital components in adjacent portions of its baseband spectrum; (e) an amplitude modulating means connected to the output of said phase oriented modulating means and responsive to said composite signal from said combining means for amplitude modulating a second subcarrier at a frequency above 60 kHz; and (f) an FM modulating means for frequency modulating a radio frequency signal of a standard FM broadcast station in response to the output of said amplitude modulating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
174 words
A digital transmission system using standard FM broadcast stations which comprises: (a) a source of digital data; (b) means for sequentially producing bit groups of digital signals from said source; (c) a phase oriented modulating means for modulating a first subcarrier with said bit groups to produce a modulated signal at any one of at least four discrete phase angles and at least one amplitude, said phase oriented modulating means being connected to the output of said means for producing; (d) means for combining said modulated signal with an audio signal to form a composite signal having audio and digital components in adjacent portions of its baseband spectrum; (e) an amplitude modulating means connected to the output of said phase oriented modulating means and responsive to said composite signal from said combining means for amplitude modulating a second subcarrier at a frequency above 60 kHz; and (f) an FM modulating means for frequency modulating a radio frequency signal of a standard FM broadcast station in response to the output of said amplitude modulating means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 9 in which said amplitude modulating means is a single-sideband modulator.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 9 in which said phase oriented modulating means is a differential modulator for differential encoding of said first subcarrier.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 9 in which said phase oriented modulating means is a quadrature modulator for modulating an in-phase and a quadrature signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 12 in which said phase oriented modulating means is a 4QAM modulator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 13 in which said phase oriented modulating means is a differential modulator for differential encoding of said first subcarrier.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 14 in which said amplitude modulating means is a single-sideband modulator.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 15 in which said second subcarrier is about 61 kHz and said single-sideband modulator produces the upper sideband and in which said first subcarrier is about 9.6 kHz.
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