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Multi-mode equalizer in a digital video signal processing system
Assignee: Technicolor USA Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-04
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Granted: 1998-01-27
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Expires: 2016-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A digital high definition television receiver equalizer system includes an input adaptive feed forward filter (FFF 20), a carrier recovery network (46), and a slicer (40) in addition to an adaptive decision feedback filter (DFF, 30) for removing intersymbol interference. At the beginning of a blind equalizing interval the FFF is not adapted and the DFF operates as a linear filter with adapted coefficients for equalizing post-ghosts. Afterwards in the blind interval the FFF coefficients are adapted blindly for equalizing pre-ghosts. In a subsequent decision-directed mode the slicer output is used for adapting both the FFF and DFF non-linearly.
Inventors
- 👤 Dong-Chang Shiue
- 👤 Kumar Ramaswamy
- 👤 Paul Gothard Knutson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 01:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21; H04N5/211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for processing a received signal containing a constellation of symbols and subject to exhibiting unwanted perturbations, comprising an adaptive feed forward filter (FFF) for equalizing said received signal; an adaptive decision feedback filter (DFF) for equalizing said received signal; and a demodulator responsive to an equalized signal, wherein said FFF exhibits (1) non-adaptive operation during an initial phase of a non-decision directed equalizing interval, (2) non-decision directed adaptive operation during a later phase of said non-decision directed equalizing interval, and (3) decision-directed adaptive operation during a final equalizing interval following said non-decision directed equalizing interval; and said DFF exhibits (1) non-decision directed adaptive linear operation during said initial non-decision directed equalizing phase, (2) non-decision directed adaptive linear operation during said later phase of non-decision directed equalizing interval, and (3) non-linear decision-directed adaptive operation during said final equalizing interval.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for processing a received signal containing a constellation of symbols and subject to exhibiting unwanted perturbations, comprising an adaptive feed forward filter (FFF) for equalizing said received signal; an adaptive decision feedback filter (DFF) for equalizing said received signal; and a demodulator responsive to an equalized signal, wherein said FFF exhibits (1) non-adaptive operation during an initial phase of a non-decision directed equalizing interval, (2) non-decision directed adaptive operation during a later phase of said non-decision directed equalizing interval, and (3) decision-directed adaptive operation during a final equalizing interval following said non-decision directed equalizing interval; and said DFF exhibits (1) non-decision directed adaptive linear operation during said initial non-decision directed equalizing phase, (2) non-decision directed adaptive linear operation during said later phase of non-decision directed equalizing interval, and (3) non-linear decision-directed adaptive operation during said final equalizing interval.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
114 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said demodulator is responsive to an output signal from at least one of said FFF and DFF, said demodulator including a control network for providing a control signal representing a carrier frequency offset of a received signal, and a first rotator for rotating a received symbol constellation in a first direction in response to said control signal to achieve demodulation; a second rotator responsive an output signal of said demodulator for rotating said demodulator output signal in a direction opposite to that of said first rotator to produce a re-rotated symbol constellation signal; and means for applying said re-rotated signal to said DFF to be equalized thereby.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 2, wherein said demodulator includes a symbol slicer, said slicer having an input and an output, said output being decoupled during said non-decision directed equalizing interval.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said non-decision directed interval is a blind equalizing interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a system for processing a received signal subject to exhibiting unwanted perturbations, said system including a feedforward filter (FFF) and a decision-feedback filter (DFF), a method for equalizing said signal comprising the steps of: (a) during an initial phase of a non-decision directed equalizing interval (1) operating said FFF in a static condition wherein coefficients of said FFF are not updated; (2) adapting said DFF in a non-decision directed manner; (b) during a subsequent phase of said non-decision directed equalizing interval (1) adapting said FFF in a non-decision directed manner; (2) adapting said DFF in a non-decision directed manner; and (c) during an equalizing interval following said non-decision directed equalizing interval (1) adapting said FFF in a decision-directed mode; (2) adapting said DFF in a decision-directed mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
128 words
In a system for processing a received signal subject to exhibiting unwanted perturbations, said system including a feedforward filter (FFF) and a decision-feedback filter (DFF), a method for equalizing said signal comprising the steps of: (a) during an initial phase of a non-decision directed equalizing interval (1) operating said FFF in a static condition wherein coefficients of said FFF are not updated; (2) adapting said DFF in a non-decision directed manner; (b) during a subsequent phase of said non-decision directed equalizing interval (1) adapting said FFF in a non-decision directed manner; (2) adapting said DFF in a non-decision directed manner; and (c) during an equalizing interval following said non-decision directed equalizing interval (1) adapting said FFF in a decision-directed mode; (2) adapting said DFF in a decision-directed mode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said DFF operates as a linear filter in said non-decision directed equalizing interval; and said DFF operates as a non-linear filter in said following interval.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 5 including the further steps of (d) generating a control signal representing a carrier frequency offset of said received signal; and (e) applying said control signal to said FFF and DFF in said decision-directed mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said non-decision directed interval is a blind equalizing interval.
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