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Peak and valley detector for a selective call receiving device

US5627860A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1995
Grant dateMay 6, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/062
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A peak and valley detection system and method are shown for a selective call receiving device (10). The peak and valley detection system quickly and accurately detects and tracks to the peak and valley of a two level and/or four-level signal. A signal value representing a received signal is compared by a CPU (28) to the sum of a peak variable and attack constant. The peak variable is updated to a first value if the received signal value is less than the sum and is updated to a second value if the received signal value is not less than the sum. Similarly, the received signal is compared by the CPU (28) to a difference between a valley variable and attack constant. The valley variable is updated to a third value if the received signal value is greater than the difference value and updated to a fourth value if the received signal value is not greater than the difference value. The peak and valley variables attack and decay at non-constant rates and independently of one another.

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