US3824468A
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System for transmitting information in the prescribed frequency-band
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1967-09-13
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Granted: 1974-07-16
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Expires: 1987-09-13
Abstract
Abstract A transmission system in which auxiliary information in the form of a pulse pattern is transmitted with main information without frequency or time separation. Secrecy in the system is increased by also varying the frequency of the main information in accordance with the pulse pattern.
Inventors
- 👤 L Zegers
- 👤 W Snijders
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B14/00; H04B14/02; H04K; H04K1/00; H04K1/003; H04K1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A transmission system for the transmission of information in a predetermined frequency band, comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter comprising a source of main information signals, a source of auxiliary information signals in the form of a periodic pulse pattern that is not correlated with said main signals, a source of transposing oscillations, means for modulating said main information on said transposing oscillations, means for varying the frequency of said transposing oscillations with said auxiliary signals, and means for linearly adding and transmitting said auxiliary signals and the output of said modulating means without frequency separation and without time separation; said receiver comprising means for receiving said linearly added signals, a source of local information signals in the form of the periodic pulse pattern generator by said source of said auxiliary signals, first modulator means, means applying said receiver signals and said local information signals to said first modulator means for producing a control signal for automatic phase connection of said local information signals, an output circuit, and frequency transposing means for applying said receiver signals to said output circuit, said frequency transposing means comprising second modulator means, a source of local oscillations connected to said second modulator means, and means for carrying the frequency of said local oscillations with said local information signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A transmission system for the transmission of information in a predetermined frequency band, comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter comprising a source of main information signals, a source of auxiliary information signals in the form of a periodic pulse pattern that is not correlated with said main signals, a source of transposing oscillations, means for modulating said main information on said transposing oscillations, means for varying the frequency of said transposing oscillations with said auxiliary signals, and means for linearly adding and transmitting said auxiliary signals and the output of said modulating means without frequency separation and without time separation; said receiver comprising means for receiving said linearly added signals, a source of local information signals in the form of the periodic pulse pattern generator by said source of said auxiliary signals, first modulator means, means applying said receiver signals and said local information signals to said first modulator means for producing a control signal for automatic phase connection of said local information signals, an output circuit, and frequency transposing means for applying said receiver signals to said output circuit, said frequency transposing means comprising second modulator means, a source of local oscillations connected to said second modulator means, and means for carrying the frequency of said local oscillations with said local information signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system of claim 1 in which said source of auxiliary oscillations and said source of local information each comprise a source of clock pulses, a shift register having a plurality of stages, and means for applying said clock pulses to said shift register.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said transmitter comprises a first impedance network connected to the stages of the respective shift register for producing a control voltage for varying the frequency of said transposing oscillations, and said receiver comprises a second impedance network connected to the stages of the respective shift register for producing a control voltage for varying the frequency of said local oscillations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 3 wherein each said impedance network comprises a resistor network of resistors connected to the stages of said shift register.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said resistor network is comprised of adjustable resistors each connected to a separate register stage, and combining means connected to said adjustable resistors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said combining means comprises a resistor, and low pass filter means connected to said resistor for applying the voltage across said resistor to the respective oscillator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said means for modulating said main signals on said transposing oscillations comprises single sideband modulating means for transposing the frequency of said main signals before they are modulated on said transposing oscillations, and said transposing means in said receiver comprises means for transposing the frequency of said received signals before they are applied to said second modulator means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said single sideband modulating means inverts the frequency position of said main signal, and said means for transposing in said receiver comprises means for inverting the frequency position of said received signal.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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