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Privacy communication method and system

US4244053A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 1970
Grant dateJan 6, 1981
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Expiry dateSep 10, 1990

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04K1/003
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A privacy communication method and system which utilizes coherent, continuously changing frequencies for keyed, pulsed, and voice communications. A synthesized swept frequency or "chirp" signal imparts a privacy or secure communications capability to the communications signal by virtue of the random or pseudo-random nature of the transmitted signals which is programmed.

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