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Method and apparatus for bandwidth reduction of modulated signals
Assignee: REDBANK TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-19
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2009-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for transmitting and/or storing a modulated signal via a medium whose bandwidth is less than the signal's bandwidth. The modulated signal is first broken into segments or sampled in discrete finite equl increments of time. Within the segment, the analog waveform is converted to digital elemental representations, such as by analog to digital conversion at a predetermined sampling rate, whereupon the analog amplitudes are converted to a sequence of a number of elements of digital numeric values. The quantity or number of elements within the sequence is selected as a function of a pre-selected finite unit of time of the bandwidth of the original modulated signal. An algorithm then processes the sequence to reduce the numerical sequence of the group into a single integer and a key number(s), which is unique to the sequence. These integers are then transmitted, in sequence, in digital form, via low bandwidth mediums. Alternatively, the integers may be stored for subsequent processing. Another matching, or inverse, formula is used to reconstruct the sequence from the integer and key(s), which is then read in order, and in real time, to recreate a representation of the digital waveform. This digital waveform is then converted to an analog modulated signal output.
Inventors
- 👤 Laurence E. Wright, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:50
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M7/00; H03M7/30; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/66
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of converting a modulated analog signal to a signal suitable for storage or transmission through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said modulated signal comprising the steps of: defining a finite time unit which is, at least in part, determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; processing successive segments of said modulated signal, with each such segment occurring within a successive one of said finite time units, said processing including: sequentially converting each of said segments into a sequence of a predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, said predetermined number being determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; and calculating a plurality of integers, each of said plurality of integers uniquely corresponding to each of said respective sequences.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of converting a modulated analog signal to a signal suitable for storage or transmission through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said modulated signal comprising the steps of: defining a finite time unit which is, at least in part, determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; processing successive segments of said modulated signal, with each such segment occurring within a successive one of said finite time units, said processing including: sequentially converting each of said segments into a sequence of a predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, said predetermined number being determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; and calculating a plurality of integers, each of said plurality of integers uniquely corresponding to each of said respective sequences.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1 further including the step of successively storing each of said integers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1 further including the step of transmitting each of said integers through a medium which has a bandwidth less than the bandwidth of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 3 further including the steps of reconstructing, from the sequence of transmitted integers, said sequence of said predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, and converting each of said sequences into analog values representative of said analog modulated signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 2 further including the steps of reconstructing, from the stored integers, said sequence of said predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, and converting each of said sequences into analog values representative of said analog modulated signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1 further including the step of assigning at least one key to each of said integers.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of transmitting a modulated analog source signal through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said source signal comprising the steps of: converting successive segments of the analog modulated amplitudes of said source signal into a time sequence of a predetermined number of digital numerical values, said predetermined number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; calculating a plurality of integers, each of said plurality of integers uniquely corresponding to each of said respective sequences; transmitting each of said integers through the lower bandwidth medium; reconstructing, from each of said integers, the sequence of said predetermined number of digital numerical values unique to said integer; and converting successive sequences of digital numerical values into successive segments representative of segments of said analog modulated source signal.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of transmitting a modulated analog source signal through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said source signal comprising the steps of: converting successive segments of the analog modulated amplitudes of said source signal into a time sequence of a predetermined number of digital numerical values, said predetermined number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; calculating a plurality of integers, each of said plurality of integers uniquely corresponding to each of said respective sequences; transmitting each of said integers through the lower bandwidth medium; reconstructing, from each of said integers, the sequence of said predetermined number of digital numerical values unique to said integer; and converting successive sequences of digital numerical values into successive segments representative of segments of said analog modulated source signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said source signal is a video signal and said lower bandwidth medium is a telephone transmission system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said source signal is a high quality audio signal and said lower bandwidth medium is a telephone transmission system.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of transmitting a modulated analog signal through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said signal comprising the steps of: converting a segment of the modulated analog amplitudes of said signal into a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key; transmitting said single integer and said at least one key through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said signal; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence of a number of digital numerical values from said single integer and said at least one key; and converting said sequence of digital numerical values into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of transmitting a modulated analog signal through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said signal comprising the steps of: converting a segment of the modulated analog amplitudes of said signal into a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key; transmitting said single integer and said at least one key through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said signal; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence of a number of digital numerical values from said single integer and said at least one key; and converting said sequence of digital numerical values into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 10 further including the steps of repeating each of said steps for each successive segment of said source signal, wherein each successive segment occurs within the next successive finite time unit.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
153 words
A method of storing and recovering a modulated analog signal via a storage medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said signal comprising the steps of: converting a segment of the modulated analog amplitudes of said signal into a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key unique to said sequence; storing said single integer and said at least one key in said storage medium; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence from said single unique integer and said at least one key; and converting said sequence into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
153 words
A method of storing and recovering a modulated analog signal via a storage medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said signal comprising the steps of: converting a segment of the modulated analog amplitudes of said signal into a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key unique to said sequence; storing said single integer and said at least one key in said storage medium; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence from said single unique integer and said at least one key; and converting said sequence into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 12 further including the steps of repeating each of said steps for each successive segment of said source signal, wherein each successive segment occurs within the next successive finite time unit.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of transmitting a modulated analog signal that has previously been converted to a digital format through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal comprising the steps of: taking a segment of the digitally formatted signal as a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key unique to said sequence; transmitting said single integer and said at least one key through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence from said single integer and said at least one key; and utilizing said sequence as reconstructed, or converting said sequence into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of transmitting a modulated analog signal that has previously been converted to a digital format through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal comprising the steps of: taking a segment of the digitally formatted signal as a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key unique to said sequence; transmitting said single integer and said at least one key through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence from said single integer and said at least one key; and utilizing said sequence as reconstructed, or converting said sequence into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 14 further including the steps of repeating each of said steps for each successive segment of said digitally formatted signal, wherein each successive segment occurs within the next successive finite time unit.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of storing a modulated analog signal that has previously been converted to a digital format through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal comprising the steps of: taking a segment of the digitally formatted signal as a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key unique to said sequence; storing said single integer and said at lest one key in a storage medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence from said single integer and said at least one key; and utilizing said sequence as reconstructed, or converting said sequence into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of storing a modulated analog signal that has previously been converted to a digital format through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal comprising the steps of: taking a segment of the digitally formatted signal as a sequence of a number of digital numerical values, the number being determined by the signal bandwidth frequency contained within a finite time unit; entering said sequence into electronic memory; processing said sequence from said memory in accordance with a formula that reduces said sequence to a single integer and at least one key unique to said sequence; storing said single integer and said at lest one key in a storage medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of the modulated signal; processing said integer and said at least one key in accordance with another formula that reconstructs said sequence from said single integer and said at least one key; and utilizing said sequence as reconstructed, or converting said sequence into a representation of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 16 further including the steps of repeating each of said steps for each successive segment of said digitally formatted signal, wherein each successive segment occurs within the next successive finite time unit.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
147 words
Apparatus for converting a modulated analog signal to a signal suitable for storage or transmission through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said modulated signal, said apparatus comprising: means for establishing a finite time unit which is, at least in part, determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; means for processing a plurality of successive segments of said modulated signal, with each of said segments occurring within a successive one of said finite time units, said processing means including: means for sequentially converting each of said segments into a corresponding sequence of a predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, said predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, said predetermined number being determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; and means for calculating a plurality of integers, each of said integers uniquely corresponding to each of said respective sequence.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
147 words
Apparatus for converting a modulated analog signal to a signal suitable for storage or transmission through a medium whose bandwidth is less than the bandwidth of said modulated signal, said apparatus comprising: means for establishing a finite time unit which is, at least in part, determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; means for processing a plurality of successive segments of said modulated signal, with each of said segments occurring within a successive one of said finite time units, said processing means including: means for sequentially converting each of said segments into a corresponding sequence of a predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, said predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, said predetermined number being determined by the frequency bandwidth of the modulated signal; and means for calculating a plurality of integers, each of said integers uniquely corresponding to each of said respective sequence.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 18 further including means for successively storing each of said integers.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus according to claim 18 further including means for transmitting each of said integers through a medium which has a bandwidth less than the bandwidth of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus according to claim 20 further including means for reconstructing, from the sequence of transmitted integers, the corresponding sequences of said predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 21 further including means for converting each of the sequences into analog values representative of said modulated signal.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus according to claim 19 further including means for reconstructing, from the stored single integers, the corresponding sequences of said predetermined number of successive digital elemental representations, and means for converting each of said sequences into analog values representative of said modulated analog signal.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 18 further including means for assigning at least one key to each of said integers.
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