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Adaptive pulse width discrimination using an asynchronous clock

US7466770B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2004
Grant dateDec 16, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/4902
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are directed to measuring incoming transition widths by counting asynchronous clock pulses, deriving a reference shortest validated width, and using the shortest validated width for comparison in discriminating further incoming pulse widths.

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