Method and apparatus for transmitting analog and digital information signals
US6680977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/426
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing a common transport signal comprising an analog information signal and a digital information signal including a transmitter and a receiver for the common transport signal is disclosed. The transmitter includes an analog information signal modulator, placing the analog information signal onto a first intermediate frequency, a digital information signal modulator, placing a digital information signal onto a second intermediate frequency, a first upconverter and amplifier for upconverting the analog information signal, and a second upconverter for upconverting a frequency translated digital information signal. The system includes a power combiner for adding the upconverted analog and digital information signal to form a common transport signal. The receiver includes a signal receptor and conditioner, a signal splitter and dual signal recovery chains; each chain including at least a downconverter, a bandpass filter and intermediate frequency amplifier, and a signal demodulator.
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