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Error correction in a locating method and system

US7191385B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2004
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S5/06
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of detecting and correcting bit errors in a digitally encoded data stream includes correlating a received bit transition in the data stream with a multitude of possible bit transitions to generate corresponding correlated bit transition values. A bit transition decision corresponding to a greatest correlated bit transition value is then generated for the received bit transition. Consecutive bit transition decisions generated for the data stream are compared to identify bit transition decision errors. Respective bit transition decisions are examined to determine if each decision is consistent with a prior adjacent bit transition decision in the data stream. If a bit transition decision error is identified, then the next greatest correlated bit transition decision is substituted for the bit transition decision in error.

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