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Direct demodulation method and apparatus

US6011816A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1996
Grant dateJan 4, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2016

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

Abstract

A demodulation circuit providing for detection of multiple zero-crossings in an FSK signal. High data rate signals are demodulated by generating, for each pair of baseband signals I and Q, additional I and Q pairs which are phase shifted from the original I and Q pair. By generating zero crossing signals for the original baseband signals and for the phase shifted signals, additional zero crossings may be detected allowing demodulation of relatively high data rate modulated signals.

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