US4870682A
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Television scrambling system
Assignee: HOUSEHOLD DATA SERVICES (HDS) A CORP OF VA
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Filing: 1987-02-25
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Granted: 1989-09-26
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Expires: 2007-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A signal scrambling system is provided in which the scrambler includes a transition limiter which limits the size of changes in the amplitude of the input clear signal, a device for generating a pseudo random signal and combining the pseudo random and clear signals, and a transposer for reducing the bandwidth of the channel needed for the scrambled signal. The descrambler includes another pseudo random signal generator and device for combining the random signal with the received scrambled signal, as well as another transposer, for recovering a descrambled signal. The system minimizes the power bandwidth of the channel necessary to transmit accurately the scrambled signal which contains no vestiges, not even an average intensity, of the original input signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter T. Morrey
- 👤 Henry L. Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/167; H04N7/171; H04L; H04L9/00; H04L9/06; H04L9/065; H04L9/0656; H04L9/0662; H04L9/12; H04L2209/00; H04L2209/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of providing secure communication via electromagnetic signals, comprising the steps of: limiting changes in amplitude of an input clear signal; generating a first pseudo random signal; transforming the limited input clear signal in accordance with the first pseudo random signal to produce a scrambled signal; transposing the scrambled signal to reduce a bandwidth of a communication channel required for accurate transmission of the scrambled signal; accurately transmitting the transposed scrambled signal; generating a second pseudo random signal; transforming a received transposed scrambled signal in accordance with said second pseudo random signal to produce a first descrambled signal; and transposing the first descrambled signal to reverse the transposition of said scrambled signal to recover a final descrambled signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of providing secure communication via electromagnetic signals, comprising the steps of: limiting changes in amplitude of an input clear signal; generating a first pseudo random signal; transforming the limited input clear signal in accordance with the first pseudo random signal to produce a scrambled signal; transposing the scrambled signal to reduce a bandwidth of a communication channel required for accurate transmission of the scrambled signal; accurately transmitting the transposed scrambled signal; generating a second pseudo random signal; transforming a received transposed scrambled signal in accordance with said second pseudo random signal to produce a first descrambled signal; and transposing the first descrambled signal to reverse the transposition of said scrambled signal to recover a final descrambled signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of limiting changes in amplitude of an input clear signal includes differentiating the input signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, further including the step of selectively transmitting a predetermined transposed scrambled signal for synchronizing the first and second pseudo-random signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said limiting step includes a relatively larger maximum positive output -their a minimum negative output.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said transforming step includes shifting the amplitude level of said scrambled signal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
124 words
A system for providing secure communication via electromagnetic signals, comprising: means for limiting changes in amplitude of an input clear signal; means for generating a first pseudo random signal; means for transforming the limited output clear signal in accordance with the first pseudo random signal to produce a scramble signal; means for transposing the scrambled signal to reduce a bandwidth of a communication channel required for accurate transmission of the scrambled signal; means for generating a second pseudo random signal; means for transforming a received transposed scrambled signal in accordance with said second pseudo random signal to produce a first descrambled signal; and means for transposing the first descrambled signal to reverse the transposition of said scrambled signal to recover a final descrambled signal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
124 words
A system for providing secure communication via electromagnetic signals, comprising: means for limiting changes in amplitude of an input clear signal; means for generating a first pseudo random signal; means for transforming the limited output clear signal in accordance with the first pseudo random signal to produce a scramble signal; means for transposing the scrambled signal to reduce a bandwidth of a communication channel required for accurate transmission of the scrambled signal; means for generating a second pseudo random signal; means for transforming a received transposed scrambled signal in accordance with said second pseudo random signal to produce a first descrambled signal; and means for transposing the first descrambled signal to reverse the transposition of said scrambled signal to recover a final descrambled signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 6, wherein the means for limiting changes in amplitude of an input clear signal includes means for differentiating the input signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 6, further including means for selectively transmitting a predetermined transposed scrambled signal for synchronizing the first and second pseudo-random signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 6, wherein said limiting means includes a clipper for providing a relatively larger maximum positive output than a minimum negative output.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 6, wherein said transforming means includes means for shifting the amplitude level of said scrambled signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system of claim 6, further including means for resetting at least one of said first means for generating the first pseudo random signals and said second means for generating the second pseudo random signals after a predetermined length of the output clear signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 11, further including means for selectively transmitting a predetermined scrambled signal for synchronizing said first and second pseudo random generating means.
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