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Multiplex channels for continuous flow for numerical signal

US4688218A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateJan 16, 1984
Grant dateAug 18, 1987
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2007/045
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital data pack transmission system is especially--but not exclusiveluseful in videotex or teletext transmission (i.e. videotext or teletext data is transmitted during intervals between segments of video signals). The inventive system uses a continuous transmission carrier. A plurality of data packs are individually included in each block of data which is periodically transmitted. Dummy packs are used to fill the blocks, if less than a full complement of packs is required. The time periods available for the transmission of blocks of data are exactly equal to or a little longer than the maximum length of the transmitted blocks. The beginning of each data block has a synchronization bit pattern which is constituted by a "bit sync" byte followed by a "byte sync" byte. Except for the synchronizing pattern, the signals are scrambled before transmission and descrambled upon receipt and recognization of the data.

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