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Method of synchronizing to a signal
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-13
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Granted: 1994-12-13
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Expires: 2013-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A method of synchronizing to a signal includes first performing a rough synchronization and then a fine synchronization to a sync word. The fine synchronization includes comparing a stored portion of the sync word to a received portion. By adjusting the timing and then performing additional correlations, the timing for the best correlation can be obtained. The bit clock is then adjusted so that subsequent data samples can be taken as close to bit center as possible.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo G. Dehner, Jr.
- 👤 Kevin M. Laird
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L7/00; H04L7/04; H04L7/041; H04L7/042; H04L7/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
In an apparatus, a method of synchronizing to a signal having a sync word for information recovery, comprising the steps of: performing a first synchronization routine to roughly synchronize the apparatus to the sync word, comprising: correlating the signal to a known sync word; detecting misses between the signal and the known sync word in response to the step of correlating; summing the number of misses; indicating the detection of the sync word in response to the number of misses; then performing a bit synchronization routine in response to the step of indicating so as to more precisely synchronize the apparatus to the sync word, and then sampling the signal in response to the apparatus being synchronized to the sync word in order to recover the information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
In an apparatus, a method of synchronizing to a signal having a sync word for information recovery, comprising the steps of: performing a first synchronization routine to roughly synchronize the apparatus to the sync word, comprising: correlating the signal to a known sync word; detecting misses between the signal and the known sync word in response to the step of correlating; summing the number of misses; indicating the detection of the sync word in response to the number of misses; then performing a bit synchronization routine in response to the step of indicating so as to more precisely synchronize the apparatus to the sync word, and then sampling the signal in response to the apparatus being synchronized to the sync word in order to recover the information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the sync word includes a combination of symbols randomly occurring in the information signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the sync word includes a sync word having a pre-determined format.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of performing a bit synchronization routine includes: correlating the sync word with a picture sync in response to the step of indicating the detection of the sync word; and comparing the correlation output to a threshold value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a receiver having a sampling clock and a picture sync, a method of synchronizing to a received signal for information recovery comprising the steps of: performing a first synchronization routine including: sampling the received signal at the rate of the sampling clock; correlating the sampled signal to a known sync word; detecting misses between the sampled signal and the known sync word in response to the step of correlating; summing the number of misses; detecting the presence of a received sync word in the received signal by comparing the number of misses with a threshold; performing a further synchronization routine in response to the step of detecting, including: correlating the received sync word with the picture sync; comparing the correlation output to a threshold value; and aligning the sampling clock.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a receiver having a sampling clock and a picture sync, a method of synchronizing to a received signal for information recovery comprising the steps of: performing a first synchronization routine including: sampling the received signal at the rate of the sampling clock; correlating the sampled signal to a known sync word; detecting misses between the sampled signal and the known sync word in response to the step of correlating; summing the number of misses; detecting the presence of a received sync word in the received signal by comparing the number of misses with a threshold; performing a further synchronization routine in response to the step of detecting, including: correlating the received sync word with the picture sync; comparing the correlation output to a threshold value; and aligning the sampling clock.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the sync word comprises a combination of symbols having a pre-determined format.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the sync word includes a combination of multi-level symbols having a pre-determined format.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the step of detecting includes the step of interpolating the samples of the received signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the sync word is a recurring segment of the received signal.
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