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Distributed modem

US7420961B2 · kind B2 · utility

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54Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 2001
Grant dateSep 2, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 22, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0093
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transmitting data bits over a modem connection. The method includes receiving a first stream of data bits, by a first modem, performing a first set of one or more communication tasks on the first stream of bits, by the first modem, so as to generate a second stream of bits, modulating the second stream of bits, by the first modem, so as to form a modulated signal, transmitting the modulated signal from the first modem to a second modem, demodulating the modulated signal by the second modem, so as to form a third stream of bits, performing on the third stream of bits, a second set of zero or more communication tasks, including a different number of tasks than the first set of tasks, so as to form a fourth stream of bits, and transmitting the fourth stream of bits to a communication unit over a packet based network.

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