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Communication system and method of receiving high priority signals and low priority signals

US7835692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2007
Grant dateNov 16, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/10
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system and method of communicating signals to a plurality of different types of receivers is provided. The communication system includes at least one transmitter that transmits a high priority signal and a low priority signal that are hierarchically modulated and transmitted as a single frequency network. At least one satellite receives and re-transmits at least one of the high priority and low priority signals. At least one of the plurality of receivers include a processor that performs the steps of storing the hierarchically modulated signal, demodulating the high priority signal from the hierarchically modulated signal, decoding the demodulated high priority signal, re-encoding the high priority signal, and processing the stored hierarchically modulated signal based upon the re-encoded high priority signal.

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