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Methods and apparatus for generating and processing wideband signals having reduced discrete power spectral density components
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 2004-03-31
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Granted: 2008-06-10
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Expires: 2024-03-31
Abstract
Abstract Methods and apparatus for generating and processing wideband signals having reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components are disclosed. A wideband signal having reduced discrete PSD components is achieved by generating data symbols responsive to data for transmission, transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, selectively inverting the frame responsive to a pseudo-random data sequence, and modulating wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Shaomin Samuel Mo
- 👤 Divaydeep Sikri
- 👤 Alexander D. Gelman
- 👤 Alexander M. Haimovich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/03; H04L25/03828; H04L25/03866; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/7163; H04B1/717; H04B1/7176; H04L5/00; H04L5/003; H04L5/0044; H04J; H04J11/00; H04J11/0023; H04J11/0026; H04J11/003; H04J13/00; H04J13/0007; H04J13/0022; H04L5/0001; H04L5/0003; H04L5/0005; H04L5/0007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the method comprising the steps of: generating data symbols responsive to the source data; transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; selectively inverting one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame responsive to a random data sequence; and modulating the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the method comprising the steps of: generating data symbols responsive to the source data; transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; selectively inverting one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame responsive to a random data sequence; and modulating the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the source data includes bits and the generating step comprises the step of: mapping bits of the source data to the data symbols using one of (i) binary phase shift keying and (ii) quadrature phase shift keying.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the data symbols are in a frequency domain and wherein the transforming step comprises the step of: transforming the one or more data symbols from the frequency domain to a time domain to produce the frame including the OFDM symbols.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: scrambling the source data prior to the generating step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the scrambling step comprises the step of: scrambling the source data using a linear feedback scheme initialized using substantially uncorrelated seeds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the wideband signal is an ultra wideband signal including ultra wideband signal pulses and wherein the modulating step comprises the step of: modulating the ultra wideband signal pulses of the ultra wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the wideband signal is a multi-band wideband signal including wideband signal pulses and wherein the modulating step comprises the step of: modulating the wideband signal pulses corresponding to at least one sub-band of the multi-band wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
130 words
An apparatus for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the apparatus comprising: a mapper configured to generate data symbols responsive to the source data; a transformer coupled to the mapper, the transformer configured to transform one or more data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; an inverter coupled to the transformer, the inverter configured to selectively invert one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame of OFDM symbols; and a wideband transmitter coupled to the inverter, the wideband transmitter configured to modulate the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
130 words
An apparatus for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the apparatus comprising: a mapper configured to generate data symbols responsive to the source data; a transformer coupled to the mapper, the transformer configured to transform one or more data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; an inverter coupled to the transformer, the inverter configured to selectively invert one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame of OFDM symbols; and a wideband transmitter coupled to the inverter, the wideband transmitter configured to modulate the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising: a scrambler coupled to the mapper, the scrambler configured to scramble the source data prior to mapping the source data to the data symbols.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the scrambler comprises: a linear feedback shift register configured for initialization using seed values; and a memory coupled to the linear feedback shift register, the memory including a set of seed values for initialing the linear feedback shift register wherein the seed values are substantially uncorrelated with respect to one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the wideband transmitter is a multi-band wideband transmitter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the wideband transmitter is an ultra wideband transmitter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the data symbols are in a frequency domain and the transformer is configured to transform the data symbols from the frequency domain into the frame of OFDM symbols in a time domain.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
107 words
A system for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the system comprising: means for generating data symbols responsive to the source data; means for transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; means for selectively inverting one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame responsive to a random data sequence; and means for modulating the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbol.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
107 words
A system for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the system comprising: means for generating data symbols responsive to the source data; means for transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; means for selectively inverting one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame responsive to a random data sequence; and means for modulating the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 14 , further comprising: means for scrambling the source data prior to the generating step.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
129 words
A tangible computer readable storage medium including software that is configured to control a computer to implement a wideband signal processing method embodied in a computer readable medium for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the processing method including the steps of: generating data symbols responsive to the source data; transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; selectively inverting one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame responsive to a random data sequence; and modulating the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
129 words
A tangible computer readable storage medium including software that is configured to control a computer to implement a wideband signal processing method embodied in a computer readable medium for processing source data for transmission over a wideband signal such that the wideband signal has reduced discrete power spectral density (PSD) components, the wideband signal including wideband signal pulses, the processing method including the steps of: generating data symbols responsive to the source data; transforming one or more of the data symbols into a frame including one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; selectively inverting one or more individual OFDM symbols within the frame responsive to a random data sequence; and modulating the wideband signal pulses of the wideband signal with the selectively inverted frame of OFDM symbols.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the method implemented by the computer further includes the steps of: scrambling the source data prior to the generating step.
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