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Multiple correlators for communication device detection

US8824606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 7, 2012
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0095
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver unit of a communication device can employ multiple correlators for decoding the access address of a packet received from another communication device. A dynamically determined primary frequency offset is applied to a phase difference signal that is determined from an RF signal that comprises the packet. For each of a plurality of access address decoding chains of the receiver unit, a secondary frequency offset associated with the access address decoding chain is applied to the phase difference signal, the phase difference signal is correlated with a predetermined access address of the communication device, and a resultant correlation output is compared against a correlation threshold. One of the access address decoding chains that generated the correlation output that is greater than the correlation threshold is selected and the packet is demodulated based, at least in part, on the phase difference signal corresponding to the selected access address decoding chain.

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