Electronic apparatus and method for receiving noisy signals
US6529567B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/067
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic apparatus receives a noisy signal and produces and stores hard data and soft data. It has a first portion (210, 310) for receiving electromagnetic signals and producing hard data and soft data, and a second portion (200, 300) for storing soft data and hard data concerning a particular signal at a single location in a memory bank (270, 370), preferably at the same memory address. Hard data and soft data can be stored in consecutive memory cells. Hard data can overlap soft data. If hard data overlaps soft data, it preferably overlaps soft data least significant bits. The second portion (200, 300) has a memory bank (270, 370), a controller (260, 360) and also can have a synchronizer (390) for synchronizing between soft data and hard data concerning the same input signal.
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