Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A system for preprocessing signals of a multiple signal environment having desired and undesired signals comprising: a plurality of independent channel means for receiving undesired signals from a multiple signal environment and providing a plurality of output signals; first means coupled to said channel means for decorrelating each of said channel output signals from the others to produce a plurality of independent samples; and second means coupled to at least one of said channel means for providing a sample of a signal component correlated on all of said channel means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A system for preprocessing signals of a multiple signal environment having desired and undesired signals comprising: a plurality of independent channel means for receiving undesired signals from a multiple signal environment and providing a plurality of output signals; first means coupled to said channel means for decorrelating each of said channel output signals from the others to produce a plurality of independent samples; and second means coupled to at least one of said channel means for providing a sample of a signal component correlated on all of said channel means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said first means comprises a plurality of canceller loops with each loop of said plurality of loops coupled to receive a first input signal from one of said channel means and a second input signal from a different one of said channel means and provide a decorrelated output signal representing one of said independent samples.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 2 wherein each loop is connected to receive the first input signal from a channel means different than the channel means supplying the first input signals of all other loops of said plurality of loops.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
The system of claim 3 wherein each of said canceller loops comprises, a canceller means coupled to receive and correlate components of said first and second signal to produce a correlated output and subtractor means coupled to subtract said correlated output from said first signal to provide said one of said independent samples, each of said canceller means being coupled to the output of its subtractor means to receive the subtractor output signal as said first signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 4 wherein each of said channel means comprises an antenna for providing an output signal from the multiple signal environment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 5 wherein each antenna is an omnidirectional antenna.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
The system of claim 1 further including: a main channel means for receiving desired and undesired signals from the multiple signal environment and providing a main channel signal; and means coupled to said main channel means and to said first means and said second means for comparing the undesired signals in said main channel signal with each of said samples and providing cancelling signals which reduce the undesired signals in said main channel signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
101 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said means for comparing comprises a plurality of canceller loops with a plurality of said loops coupled to said first means in such a manner that each of said loops has an input from said main channel signal and input from an independent sample and provides a main signal output reduced in undesired signals and one of said loops is coupled to said second means in such manner that it has an input from said main channel signal and input from said second means sample and provides a main signal output reduced in undesired signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 8 wherein each loop is connected to receive an input sample different from the input samples of all other loops of said plurality of loops.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The system of claim 9 wherein each of said canceller loops comprises, canceller means coupled to compare the undesired signal in the main channel with its respective sample and provide one of said cancelling signals and a subtractor means coupled to receive the main channel signal and subtract the cancelling signal therefrom to form said main signal output.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 10 wherein each of the canceller means of each canceller loop is connected to receive the output of its own subtractor means as the main channel signal to thereby form a plurality of independent canceller loops.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
68 words
The system of claim 11 wherein a subtractor means of one of the canceller loops is connected to receive said main channel signal from said main channel means, and each of the remaining subtractor means are serially connected such that the output from the previous subtractor means forms the main channel signal input to the next succeeding subtractor means until all of said subtractor means have been utilized.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
The system of claim 12 wherein said first means comprises a plurality of canceller loops with each loop coupled to receive a first input signal from one of said channel means and a second signal from a different one of said channel means and provide a decorrelated output signal representing one of said independent samples.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system of claim 13 wherein each loop of said first means is connected to receive the first input signal from an independent channel means different than the independent channel means supplying the first input signals of all other loops of said first means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
85 words
The system of claim 14 wherein each of said canceller loops of said first means comprises, a canceller means coupled to receive and correlate components of said first and second signal to produce a correlated output and subtractor means coupled to subtract said correlated output from said first signal to provide said one of said independent samples, each of said canceller means of said first means being coupled to the output of its subtractor means to receive said subtractor means output as said first signal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 15 wherein each of said channel means comprises an antenna for providing the channel output signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 16 wherein the main channel antenna is a directional antenna and said independent channel antennas are omnidirectional antennas.