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Communication apparatus

US7302240B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2004
Grant dateNov 27, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03414
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication apparatus has an A/D converter which converts an analog signal which was received, into a digital signal, a converter which converts a reception signal so as to enable handling of phase information, a carrier detector which detects presence or absence of the reception signal, a synchronous circuit which extract synchronization timing from the reception signal, an equalizer which corrects the reception signal so as to cancel influence of a transmission path, a transmission path estimator which estimates a state of a power line transmission path, and a judging unit which judges the reception signal, which was amended by the equalizer, by use of a threshold value.

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