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Methods and apparatus for decoding data

US6487258B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1998
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2602
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a coded orthogonal frequency division multiplex (COFDM) system n-bit data words are encoded as 2m-symbol code words, each symbol having 2j possible values (e.g. j=3 for octary). An efficient decoder for these code words is provided by applying j iterations of the fast Hadamard transform, the input vector for the second and subsequent iterations being derived from the result of the immediately preceding iteration.

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