Ultra wide bandwidth spread-spectrum communications system
US6901112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/719
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ultra wide bandwidth, high speed, spread spectrum communications system uses short wavelets of electromagnetic energy to transmit information through objects such as walls or earth. The communication system uses baseband codes formed from time shifted and inverted wavelets to encode data on a RF signal. Typical wavelet pulse durations are on the order of 100 to 1000 picoseconds with a bandwidth of approximately 8 GHz to 1 GHz, respectively. The combination of short duration wavelets and encoding techniques are used to spread the signal energy over an ultra wide frequency band such that the energy is not concentrated in any particular narrow band (e.g. VHF: 30-300 MHz or UHF: 300-1000 MHz) and is not detected by conventional narrow band receivers so it does not interfere with those communication systems. The use of pulse codes composed of time shifted and inverted wavelets gives the system according to the present invention has a spatial resolution on the order of 1 foot which is sufficient to minimize the negative effects of multipath interference and permit time domain rake processing.
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