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Scrambled chirp frequency jitter for feature suppression

US7308043B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2003
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04K1/003
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of minimizing detectability of an electronically communicated message is disclosed. A predetermined frequency modulation pattern about a nominal transmission frequency is defined. The predetermined frequency modulation pattern is suitable to vary the nominal transmission frequency during a dwell period. The dwell period is divided into a plurality of sub-dwell periods. Each sub-dwell period has a nominal sub-frequency assigned thereto according to the predetermined frequency modulation pattern. The plurality of sub-dwell periods and the respective assigned nominal sub-frequencies are randomly or pseudo-randomly ordered. The message is transmitted according to the random or pseudo-random ordering of the nominal sub-frequencies.

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