Spread spectrum receiving device

Claim 2

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; comparator means for producing a control signal condition indicative of the relative signal levels of said two channels; and switching means responsive to said comparator means for selectively outputting a selected one of said channels according to the whether channel having the weaker or stronger level is desired.

Claim 3

The signal processing circuit of claim 1 wherein said comparator means includes means for actuating said switching means to output the channel having the weaker signal level therein.

Claim 4

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by using a PN code into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; comparator means including a pair of detector circuits for detecting the respective outputs of said filter means, a pair of integrator circuits for integrating the respective outputs of said detector circuits, and a comparator for comparing the outputs of said integrator circuits to provide a control signal condition indicative of the relative signal power in said channels; and switching means responsive to said control signal condition for selectively outputting a selected one of said channels according to the whether the channel containing the weaker or stronger signal power is desired.

Claim 5

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by using a PN code into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; comparator means including a pair of detector circuits for detecting the respective outputs of said filter means, a pair of integrator circuits for integrating the respective outputs of said detector circuits, and a comparator for comparing the outputs of said integrator circuits to provide a control signal condition indicative of the relative signal power in said channels; and switching means responsive to said control signal condition for selectively outputting a selected one of said channels according to the whether the channel containing the weaker or stronger signal power is desired.

Claim 6

The signal processing circuit of claim 3 wherein said comparator means includes means for actuating said switching means to output the channel having the weaker signal power therein.

Claim 7

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said PN code being a Manchester-coded PN code generated responsively to signals from a clock of given frequency at said transmitter, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; comparator means for producing a control signal condition indicative of the relative signal levels of said two channels; frequency converting means for shifting the center frequency of said portions of said high and low band spectrums passed by said filter means to a common center frequency; and switching means responsive to said control signal condition for selectively outputting a selected one of said frequency-shifted portions according to the whether the channel having the weaker or stronger signal level is desired.

Claim 8

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said PN code being a Manchester-coded PN code generated responsively to signals from a clock of given frequency at said transmitter, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; comparator means for producing a control signal condition indicative of the relative signal levels of said two channels; frequency converting means for shifting the center frequency of said portions of said high and low band spectrums passed by said filter means to a common center frequency; and switching means responsive to said control signal condition for selectively outputting a selected one of said frequency-shifted portions according to the whether the channel having the weaker or stronger signal level is desired.

Claim 9

The signal processing circuit of claim 5 wherein said frequency shifting means includes generating means for generating pulses at a rate generally equal to that of said clock, and multiplying means for multiplying the outputs of each of said filter means by said pulses so as to make said common center frequency generally coincide with said center frequency of said carrier.

Claim 10

The signal processing circuit of claim 6 wherein said comparator means includes means for actuating said switching means to output the channel having the weaker signal level therein.

Claim 11

The signal processing circuit of claim 5 wherein said comparator means includes means for actuating said switching means to output the channel having the weaker signal level therein.

Claim 12

The signal processing circuit of claim 5 wherein said comparator means includes detector circuits for detecting the outputs of said filter means, and a comparator for comparing the outputs of said detector circuits to provide said control signal condition.

Claim 13

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said PN code being a Manchester-coded PN code generated responsively to signals from a clock of given frequency, said circuit comprising: weighting means for providing a replica of said received signal at predetermined level; frequency converting means for providing a replica of said received signal at a predetermined frequency; switch means operatively responsive to a control signal condition for selecting one of said received signal and said frequency-shifted signal; filter means for extracting a signal of a predetermined band width from the signal selected by said switch; and comparator means for comparing the level of said weighted signal and the level of the output signal of said filter means and including means for providing said control signal condition to actuate said switching means to select a desired one of said received signal and said frequency-shifted signal.

Claim 14

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said PN code being a Manchester-coded PN code generated responsively to signals from a clock of given frequency, said circuit comprising: weighting means for providing a replica of said received signal at predetermined level; frequency converting means for providing a replica of said received signal at a predetermined frequency; switch means operatively responsive to a control signal condition for selecting one of said received signal and said frequency-shifted signal; filter means for extracting a signal of a predetermined band width from the signal selected by said switch; and comparator means for comparing the level of said weighted signal and the level of the output signal of said filter means and including means for providing said control signal condition to actuate said switching means to select a desired one of said received signal and said frequency-shifted signal.

Claim 15

The signal processing circuit of claim 10 wherein the passband of said filter means is generally centered on one of said high band spectrum and said low band spectrum, said frequency converting means including generating means for generating pulses at a rate generally equal to twice that of said clock and means responsive to said pulses for providing said replica so that the center frequency of the replica of the other of said high band spectrum and said low band spectrum is generally centered on the passband of said filter means, and said weighting means includes means for providing said replica of said received signal at a level approximately equal to the level produced by said filter means when filtering a received signal having approximately equal signal levels in said high and low band spectra.

Claim 16

The signal processing circuit of claim 11 including means for selectively actuating said switch means so that said filter means outputs a replica of the weaker of said band spectra when there is an imbalance therebetween.

Claim 17

The signal processing circuit of claim 10 including means for selectively actuating said switch means so that said filter means outputs a replica of the weaker of said band spectra when there is an imbalance therebetween.

Claim 18

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said PN code being a Manchester-coded PN code generated responsively to signals from a clock of given frequency, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; frequency converting means for shifting said separated signals into respective predetermined bands; and adder means for adding said shifted signals.

Claim 19

A spread spectrum signal processing circuit for processing a received modulated carrier signal from a transmitter carrying information, and whose spectrum has been spread at said transmitter by PN code modulation into a high band spectrum above the center frequency of said carrier and a low band spectrum below said center frequency, said PN code being a Manchester-coded PN code generated responsively to signals from a clock of given frequency, said circuit comprising: filter means for separating said received signal into a high channel containing at least a major portion of said high band spectrum and a low channel containing at least a major portion of said low band spectrum; frequency converting means for shifting said separated signals into respective predetermined bands; and adder means for adding said shifted signals.

Claim 20

The signal processing circuit of claim 14 wherein said frequency converting means includes means for establishing said bands centered on said center frequency.

Claim 21

The signal processing circuit of claim 15 wherein said means for establishing said bands centered on said center frequency includes generating means for generating pulses at a rate generally equal to that of said clock, and multiplying means for multiplying the outputs of each of said filter means by said pulses.