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Apparatus for infrared channel and method therefor

US5907418A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 1995
Grant dateMay 25, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An infrared channel includes an IR transmitter circuit (302) and an IR receiver circuit (304). The transmitter circuit encodes data packets (400) which include a precursor segment, a synchronization segment, and a data field, the data field including data words, which words are bytes of data encoded by adding ones complement data bits and interleaving data subfields. The data fields are for infrared emission by the light source. A receiver circuit processor (316 or 508) is coupled to input samples to detect the presence of a precursor during a predetermined time period, and sleeping for a time interval, between inputting samples, which is substantially longer than the predetermined time period. The transmitter circuit transmits the precursor for a period of time at least as long as the sleep interval.

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