Ultra-wideband communication apparatus and methods
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H03K-007/08
H03K-007/00
출원번호
US-0964336
(2004-10-13)
등록번호
US-7450637
(2008-11-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Lakkis,Ismail
출원인 / 주소
Pulse LINK, Inc.
인용정보
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11인용 특허 :
167
초록▼
Apparatus and methods of ultra-wideband communication are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra-wideband receiver comprises an envelope detector that detects the amplitude of a received ultra-wideband pulse and generates a waveform representative of the envelope of the received ultra-wideband pulse.
Apparatus and methods of ultra-wideband communication are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra-wideband receiver comprises an envelope detector that detects the amplitude of a received ultra-wideband pulse and generates a waveform representative of the envelope of the received ultra-wideband pulse. A sign detector then determines a sign associated with a data bit encoded on the received ultra-wideband pulse. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An ultra-wideband receiver, comprising: an envelope detector configured to detect the amplitude of a received ultra-wideband pulse and generate a waveform representative of the envelope of the received ultra-wideband pulse; and a sign detector configured to determine a sign a
What is claimed is: 1. An ultra-wideband receiver, comprising: an envelope detector configured to detect the amplitude of a received ultra-wideband pulse and generate a waveform representative of the envelope of the received ultra-wideband pulse; and a sign detector configured to determine a sign associated with a data bit encoded on the received ultra-wideband pulse, where the sign detector comprises a limiter configured to generate a resulting bit stream, and wherein the sign detector further comprises circuitry coupled with the limiter, the circuitry configured to detect a double positive, or double negative, in the resulting bit stream. 2. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 1, further comprising a filter coupled with the envelope detector, the filter configured to filter the waveform generated by the envelope detector. 3. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 2, further comprising an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the filter, the analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the filtered waveform to a digital signal. 4. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 2, wherein the filter is a low pass filter. 5. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 2, wherein the filter is configured to provide DC removal for the waveform. 6. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 1, wherein the received ultra-wideband pulse comprises a discrete electromagnetic pulse having a duration that can range between about 10 picoseconds to about 1 microsecond. 7. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 6, wherein the discrete electromagnetic pulse has a power that can range between about +30 dBm to about-60 dBm, as measured at a single frequency. 8. An ultra-wideband receiver, comprising: an antenna configured to receive an ultra-wideband pulse; a filter communicating with the antenna, the filter configured to filter the received ultra-wideband pulse; a amplifier communicating with the filter, the amplifier configured to amplify the filtered ultra-wideband pulse; and an ultra-wideband detector communicating with the amplifier, ultra-wideband detector comprising: an envelope detector configured to detect the amplitude of the ultra-wideband pulse and generate a waveform representative of the envelope of the received ultra-wideband pulse; and a sign detector configured to determine a sign associated with each data bit encoded on the received ultra-wideband pulse, wherein the sign detector comprises a limiter configured to generate a resulting bit stream, with circuitry coupled with the limiter, the circuitry configured to detect a double positive, or double negative, in the resulting bit stream. 9. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 8, wherein the ultra-wideband detector further comprises a filter coupled with the envelope detector, the filter configured to filter the waveform generated by the envelope detector. 10. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 9, wherein the ultra-wideband detector further comprises an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the filter, the analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the filtered waveform to a digital signal. 11. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 9, wherein the filter is a low pass filter. 12. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 9, wherein the filter is configured to provide DC removal for the waveform. 13. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 8, wherein the sign detector comprises a limiter configured to generate a resulting bit stream. 14. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 8, wherein the amplifier is a low noise amplifier. 15. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 8, wherein the filter coupled to the antenna is a band pass filter. 16. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 8, further comprising baseband circuitry configured to receive a digital signal from an analog-to-digital converter and sign information from the sign detector and to decode the data bits based on the digital signal and sign information. 17. An ultra-wideband receiver, comprising: a band pass filter configured to filter a combined ultra-wideband signal; a clocked comparator coupled with the band pass filter, the clocked comparator configured to compare the filter combined ultra-wideband signal to a ground reference when the comparator is enabled by a clock signal; a digital-to-analog converter coupled with the clocked comparator, the digital-to-analog converter configured to convert the output of the clocked comparator to an analog signal; and a combiner configured to receive an ultra-wideband signal and combine it with the analog signal generated by the digital-to-analog converter in order to generate the combined signal. 18. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 17, further comprising filtering and decimation circuitry configured to filter and decimate the output of the clocked comparator. 19. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 18, further comprising a clock signal configured to clock the clocked comparator at a rate required to achieve a selected effective number of bits at the output of the filtering and decimation circuitry. 20. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 18, wherein the combiner is a passive combiner. 21. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of clocked comparators coupled to the band pass filter, each of the clocked comparators configured to be activated on a different phase of a clock signal and a combiner coupled to the plurality of clocked comparators, the combiner configured to combine the outputs of the clocked comparators. 22. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 21, wherein the digital-to-analog converter communicates with the plurality of clocked comparators via the combiner. 23. An ultra-wideband receiver, comprising: an antenna configured to receive an ultra-wideband pulse; a filter coupled to the antenna, the filter configured to filter the received ultra-wideband pulse; a amplifier coupled with the filter, the amplifier configured to amplify the filtered ultra-wideband pulse; and a circuit, comprising: a band pass filter configured to filter a combined signal; a clocked comparator coupled with the band pass filter, the clocked comparator configured to compare the filter combined signal to a ground reference when the comparator is enabled by a clock signal; a digital-to-analog converter coupled with the clocked comparator, the digital-to-analog converter configured to convert the output of the clocked comparator to an analog signal; and a combiner configured to receive an ultra-wideband signal and combine it with the analog signal generated by the digital-to-analog converter in order to generate the combined signal. 24. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 23, wherein the circuit further comprises filtering and decimation circuitry configured to filter and decimate the output of the clocked comparator. 25. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 23, wherein the circuit further comprises a clock signal configured to clock the clocked comparator at a rate required to achieve a selected effective number of bits at the output of the filtering and decimation circuitry. 26. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 23, wherein the combiner is a passive combiner. 27. The ultra-wideband receiver of claim 23, wherein the circuit further comprises a plurality of clocked comparators coupled to the band pass filter, each of the clocked comparators configured to be activated on a different phase of a clock signal and a combiner coupled to the plurality of clocked comparators, the combiner configured to combine the outputs of the clocked comparators. 28. A method of receiving data in an ultra-wideband communication network, comprising: band pass filtering a combined ultra-wideband pulse; generating a digital signal from the filtered combined ultra-wideband pulse by comparing the filtered combined ultra-wideband pulse to a ground reference; converting the digital signal to an analog signal; and combining the analog signal with a received ultra-wideband pulse in order to generate the combined ultra-wideband pulse. 29. The method of claim 28, further comprising comparing the combined ultra-wideband pulse to the ground reference at a rate designed to produce a selected effective number of bits from the combined ultra-wideband pulse.
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