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Method in a selective call receiver for synchronizing to a multi-level radio signal

US5960042A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/1525
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A selective call receiver (800), including a receiver circuit (101) and a processor (810), is used for synchronizing an internal reference to symbol edges of a plurality of symbols in a multi-level radio signal transmitted by a radio communication system. To perform this function the processor (810) is adapted to cause the receiver circuit (101) to demodulate the multilevel radio signal to in-phase and quadrature signals (108, 106), convert the in-phase and quadrature signals (108, 106) to a sequence of state transitions representative of the plurality of symbols, detect at least one same state transition from the sequence of state transitions, and synchronize the internal reference to the at least one symbol edge of the plurality of symbols based on the at least one same state transition.

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