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Masked signal transceiver

US6275509A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1998
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J13/0077
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A masked signal transceiver of the present invention comprises a transmitter for transmitting a combined signal of a primary communications signal and an attenuated secondary communications signal occupying substantially the same frequency band concurrently. A receiver receives the combined signal and demodulates the primary communications signal to extract the primary communications signal information. An adaptive locally optimum processor separates the secondary communications signal from the combined signal. The secondary communications signal is then demodulated to extract the secondary communications signal information.

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