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Error correction of digital signals

US4074228A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1976
Grant dateFeb 14, 1978
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Expiry dateOct 26, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0061
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Data bits are combined at a transmitter with parity check code bits and convolutional check code bits. On reception the parity check code bits are decoded to determine the error probability in the received signal. The convolutional check code bits are used to correct the received data according to a correction algorithm which is defined in dependence on the error probability revealed by the parity check code bits. The received data is divided into bytes and each byte is given a respective error probability rating. Circuitry including logic gates and shift registers are used to carry out the encoding, decoding and correction operations.

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