Method and system for automatic invariancy compensation in digital communication receivers

Claim 1

A method for compensating for code invariancies present in demodulated signal data, the method comprising the following steps: performing a pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation on the demodulated signal data according to a selected one of a number of transformations to create compensated signal data; depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; encoding the decoded data to create encoded data; comparing the encoded data and the depunctured data to determine equivalence; and systematically reversing a different one of the number of transformations through performing the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation until the encoded data and the depunctured data are determined to be equivalent.

Claim 2

A method for compensating for code invariancies present in demodulated signal data, the method comprising the following steps: performing a pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation on the demodulated signal data according to a selected one of a number of transformations to create compensated signal data; depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; encoding the decoded data to create encoded data; comparing the encoded data and the depunctured data to determine equivalence; and systematically reversing a different one of the number of transformations through performing the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation until the encoded data and the depunctured data are determined to be equivalent.

Claim 7

A method for compensating for code invariancies in a digital communication receiver, the method comprising the following steps: receiving demodulated signal data; performing a pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation on the demodulated signal data according to a selected one of a number of transformations to create compensated signal data; depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; encoding the decoded data to create encoded data; comparing the encoded data and the depunctured data to determine equivalence; and performing the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation to reverse a different one of the number of possible transformations to create the compensated signal data when the encoded data and the depunctured data are determined to be equivalent.

Claim 8

A method for compensating for code invariancies in a digital communication receiver, the method comprising the following steps: receiving demodulated signal data; performing a pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation on the demodulated signal data according to a selected one of a number of transformations to create compensated signal data; depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; encoding the decoded data to create encoded data; comparing the encoded data and the depunctured data to determine equivalence; and performing the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation to reverse a different one of the number of possible transformations to create the compensated signal data when the encoded data and the depunctured data are determined to be equivalent.

Claim 13

An apparatus for compensating for code invariancies present in a digital communication receiver, comprising: means for receiving demodulated signal data, the demodulated signal data having an in-phase signal component and a quadrature signal component; a pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the in-phase signal component, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the quadrature signal component, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block adapted for reversing a selected one of a number of transformations on the in-phase signal component and the quadrature signal component at the I-channel and Q-channel outputs; means for depuncturing signal data having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block I-channel output, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block Q-channel output, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the means for depuncturing placing depunctured in-phase signal data at the I-channel output and depunctured quadrature signal data at the Q-channel output; a decoder operatively coupled to the means for depuncturing and having an output, the decoder adapted for decoding the depunctured signal data and placing the decoded data at the decoder output; and a synchronization block having a first set of inputs operatively coupled to the means for depuncturing outputs, a second input operatively coupled to the decoder output, and an output operatively coupled to the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block, the synchronization block adapted for systematically reversing a different one of the number of transformations at the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block until a comparison of the first set of inputs and the second input indicates that a correct transformation has been reversed, wherein the synchronization block further includes: an encoder having an input operatively coupled to the decoder output, an I-channel output and a Q-channel output, the encoder placing encoded in-phase signal data at the I-channel output and encoded quadrature signal data at the Q-channel output. a RAM delay block having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the depuncturing block I-channel output, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the depuncturing block Q-channel output, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the RAM delay block placing the inputs through to the outputs after a specified time period, and a comparison block having a first set of inputs operatively coupled to the encoder outputs, a second set of inputs operatively coupled to the RAM delay block outputs, and an output indicating equivalence of the first and second sets of inputs, the comparison block adapted for determining equivalence of the first set of inputs and the second set of inputs.

Claim 14

An apparatus for compensating for code invariancies present in a digital communication receiver, comprising: means for receiving demodulated signal data, the demodulated signal data having an in-phase signal component and a quadrature signal component; a pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the in-phase signal component, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the quadrature signal component, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block adapted for reversing a selected one of a number of transformations on the in-phase signal component and the quadrature signal component at the I-channel and Q-channel outputs; means for depuncturing signal data having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block I-channel output, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block Q-channel output, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the means for depuncturing placing depunctured in-phase signal data at the I-channel output and depunctured quadrature signal data at the Q-channel output; a decoder operatively coupled to the means for depuncturing and having an output, the decoder adapted for decoding the depunctured signal data and placing the decoded data at the decoder output; and a synchronization block having a first set of inputs operatively coupled to the means for depuncturing outputs, a second input operatively coupled to the decoder output, and an output operatively coupled to the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block, the synchronization block adapted for systematically reversing a different one of the number of transformations at the pre-Viterbi invariancy compensation block until a comparison of the first set of inputs and the second input indicates that a correct transformation has been reversed, wherein the synchronization block further includes: an encoder having an input operatively coupled to the decoder output, an I-channel output and a Q-channel output, the encoder placing encoded in-phase signal data at the I-channel output and encoded quadrature signal data at the Q-channel output. a RAM delay block having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the depuncturing block I-channel output, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the depuncturing block Q-channel output, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the RAM delay block placing the inputs through to the outputs after a specified time period, and a comparison block having a first set of inputs operatively coupled to the encoder outputs, a second set of inputs operatively coupled to the RAM delay block outputs, and an output indicating equivalence of the first and second sets of inputs, the comparison block adapted for determining equivalence of the first set of inputs and the second set of inputs.

Claim 19

A method for compensating for code invariancies in a digital communication receiver, the method comprising: receiving demodulated signal data; and compensating for a transformation in the demodulated signal data without having knowledge of the transformation, wherein the compensating step further includes systematically reversing a different one of a number of possible transformations on the demodulated signal data until the transformation is reversed without use of a feedback loop.

Claim 20

A method for compensating for code invariancies in a digital communication receiver, the method comprising: receiving demodulated signal data; and compensating for a transformation in the demodulated signal data without having knowledge of the transformation, wherein the compensating step further includes systematically reversing a different one of a number of possible transformations on the demodulated signal data until the transformation is reversed without use of a feedback loop.

Claim 22

A method for compensating for code invariancies present in demodulated signal data, the method comprising the following steps: depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; performing a post-Viterbi invariancy compensation on the decoded data to produce a set of compensated outputs, the post-Viterbi invariancy compensation step including the step of reversing each one of a plurality of possible transformations on the decoded data; and selecting an output from among the compensated outputs and the decoded data, the selecting step being performed in response to detection of a sync byte.

Claim 23

A method for compensating for code invariancies present in demodulated signal data, the method comprising the following steps: depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; performing a post-Viterbi invariancy compensation on the decoded data to produce a set of compensated outputs, the post-Viterbi invariancy compensation step including the step of reversing each one of a plurality of possible transformations on the decoded data; and selecting an output from among the compensated outputs and the decoded data, the selecting step being performed in response to detection of a sync byte.

Claim 28

An apparatus for compensating for code invariancies present in a digital communication receiver, comprising: means for receiving demodulated signal data, the demodulated signal data having an in-phase signal component output and a quadrature signal component output; means for depuncturing signal data having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the in-phase signal component output, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the quadrature signal component output, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the means for depuncturing placing depunctured in-phase signal data at the I-channel output and depunctured quadrature signal data at the Q-channel output; a decoder operatively coupled to the means for depuncturing and having an output, the decoder adapted for decoding the depunctured signal data and placing decoded data at the decoder output; a post-Viterbi invariancy compensation block having an input operatively coupled to the decoder output, and a set of outputs, the post-Viterbi invariancy compensation block adapted for reversing each one of a plurality of transformations on the decoder output at a different one of the set of outputs; and a final stage adapted for selecting an output from among the set of outputs of the post-Viterbi invariancy compensation block and the output of the decoder in response detection of to a sync byte.

Claim 29

An apparatus for compensating for code invariancies present in a digital communication receiver, comprising: means for receiving demodulated signal data, the demodulated signal data having an in-phase signal component output and a quadrature signal component output; means for depuncturing signal data having an I-channel input operatively coupled to the in-phase signal component output, a Q-channel input operatively coupled to the quadrature signal component output, an I-channel output, and a Q-channel output, the means for depuncturing placing depunctured in-phase signal data at the I-channel output and depunctured quadrature signal data at the Q-channel output; a decoder operatively coupled to the means for depuncturing and having an output, the decoder adapted for decoding the depunctured signal data and placing decoded data at the decoder output; a post-Viterbi invariancy compensation block having an input operatively coupled to the decoder output, and a set of outputs, the post-Viterbi invariancy compensation block adapted for reversing each one of a plurality of transformations on the decoder output at a different one of the set of outputs; and a final stage adapted for selecting an output from among the set of outputs of the post-Viterbi invariancy compensation block and the output of the decoder in response detection of to a sync byte.

Claim 34

A method for compensating for code invariancies present in demodulated signal data, the method comprising the following steps: depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; reversing each one of a plurality of possible transformations on the decoded data in parallel to produce a set of compensated outputs; and selecting an output from among the compensated outputs and the decoded data, the selecting step being performed in response to detection of a sync byte.

Claim 35

A method for compensating for code invariancies present in demodulated signal data, the method comprising the following steps: depuncturing the compensated signal data to create depunctured data; decoding the depunctured data to create decoded data; reversing each one of a plurality of possible transformations on the decoded data in parallel to produce a set of compensated outputs; and selecting an output from among the compensated outputs and the decoded data, the selecting step being performed in response to detection of a sync byte.