IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0006318
(2004-12-07)
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등록번호 |
US-7454175
(2008-11-18)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
61 인용 특허 :
76 |
초록
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Wireless communications transceivers include a transmitter that is configured to selectively frequency shift and transmit portions of broadband information over multiple non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the broadband information. A receiver als
Wireless communications transceivers include a transmitter that is configured to selectively frequency shift and transmit portions of broadband information over multiple non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the broadband information. A receiver also is configured to receive and selectively frequency shift portions of broadband information from multiple non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the second broadband information. Broadband information thereby may be transmitted and received in a regulated communications environment, even though a given provider may only be assigned discontinuous frequency bands/segments, none of which is wide enough to carry the entire broadband information.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A wireless communications transceiver comprising: a transmitter that is configured to selectively frequency shift and transmit portions of first broadband information over a plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to
What is claimed is: 1. A wireless communications transceiver comprising: a transmitter that is configured to selectively frequency shift and transmit portions of first broadband information over a plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the first broadband information, so as to transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments; and a receiver that is configured to receive and selectively frequency shift portions of second broadband information from a plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the second broadband information, so as to receive the second broadband information over the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, wherein the transmitter comprises: a modulator that is configured to modulate a first carrier frequency with the first broadband information: a frequency translator that is configured to translate portions of the first carrier frequency that is modulated with the first broadband information into a plurality of carrier frequencies in the plurality of first non-contiguous frequency bands/segments, each of which is modulated with a portion of the first broadband information; and a power amplifier that is configured to amplify the plurality of carrier frequencies in the plurality of first non-contiguous frequency bands/segments, each of which is modulated with a portion of the first broadband information. 2. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter further comprises: a time-domain to frequency-domain converter that is configured to convert the first carrier frequency that is modulated with the first broadband information from a time domain into a frequency domain representation, wherein the frequency translator is responsive to the time-domain to frequency-domain converter; and a frequency-domain to time-domain converter that is configured to convert the plurality of carrier frequencies in the plurality of first non-contiguous frequency bands/segments, each of which is modulated with a portion of the first broadband information, back into the time domain, wherein the power amplifier is responsive to the frequency-domain to time-domain converter. 3. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 2: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converter comprises an analog-to-digital converter that is responsive to the modulator and a Fourier transformer that is responsive to the analog-to-digital converter; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converter comprises an inverse Fourier transformer that is responsive to the frequency translator and a digital-to-analog converter that is responsive to the inverse Fourier transformer. 4. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 3 wherein the frequency translator is a digital frequency translator. 5. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 2: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converter comprises a plurality of bandpass filters; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converter comprises a summer. 6. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 5 wherein the frequency translator comprises a plurality of modulators. 7. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 1 wherein the receiver comprises: a sub-band channelizer that is configured to isolate the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments; a frequency translator that is configured to translate the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments that are isolated, into a contiguous frequency band/segment; and a demodulator that is configured to demodulate the contiguous frequency band/segment to extract a measure of the second broadband information. 8. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 7 wherein the receiver further comprises: a time-domain to frequency-domain converter that is configured to convert the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments into a frequency domain representation, wherein the sub-band channelizer is responsive to the time-domain to frequency-domain converter; and a frequency-domain to time-domain converter that is configured to convert the contiguous frequency band/segment to a time domain representation, wherein the demodulator is responsive to the frequency-domain to time-domain converter. 9. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 8: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converter comprises an analog-to-digital converter that is responsive to the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments and a Fourier transformer that is responsive to the analog-to-digital converter; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converter comprises an inverse Fourier transformer that is responsive to the frequency translator and a digital-to-analog converter that is responsive to the inverse Fourier transformer. 10. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 9 wherein the frequency translator is a digital frequency translator. 11. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 8: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converter comprises a plurality of bandpass filters; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converter comprises a summer. 12. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 7 wherein the frequency translator comprises a plurality of modulators. 13. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 1 wherein the transceiver comprises a portion of a radioterminal, a space-based component, a gateway, a terrestrial base station and/or an ancillary terrestrial component. 14. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of first and second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments are satellite narrowband frequency bands/segments that are controlled by a single satellite communications provider. 15. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to preferentially transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the first broadband information, so as to transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, while suppressing transmitting the first broadband information outside the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments. 16. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to preferentially assign subportions of the first broadband information to the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the first broadband information, and to transmit the preferentially assigned subportions of the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, so as to transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments. 17. A wireless communications transceiver according to claim 14 wherein the first and second non-contiguous narrowband satellite frequency bands/segments are in L-band. 18. A wireless transceiver according to claim 1: wherein the transmitter is configured to selectively frequency shift and transmit portions of first broadband information without deleting an element of the first broadband information; and wherein the receiver is configured to receive and selectively shift portions of second broadband information. 19. A wireless communications transceiving method comprising: frequency shifting and transmitting portions of first broadband information over a plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the first broadband information, so as to transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments; and receiving and frequency shifting portions of second broadband information from a plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the second broadband information, so as to receive the second broadband information over the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, wherein the frequency shifting and transmitting comprises: modulating a first carrier frequency with the first broadband information; translating portions of the first carrier frequency that is modulated with the first broadband information into a plurality of carrier frequencies in the plurality of first non-contiguous frequency bands/segments, each of which is modulated with a portion of the first broadband information; and amplifying the plurality of carrier frequencies in the plurality of first non-contiguous frequency bands/segments, each of which is modulated with a portion of the first broadband information. 20. A method according to claim 19 wherein the frequency shifting and transmitting further comprises: time-domain to frequency-domain converting the first carrier frequency that is modulated with the first broadband information from a time domain into a frequency domain representation, wherein the translating is responsive to the time-domain to frequency-domain converting; and frequency-domain to time-domain converting the plurality of carrier frequencies in the plurality of first non-contiguous frequency bands/segments, each of which is modulated with a portion of the first broadband information, to a time domain representation, wherein the amplifying is responsive to the frequency-domain to time-domain converting. 21. A method according to claim 20: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converting comprises Fourier transforming; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converting comprises inverse Fourier transforming. 22. A method according to claim 21 wherein the translating is performed digitally. 23. A method according to claim 20: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converting comprises bandpass filtering; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converting comprises summing. 24. A method according to claim 23 wherein the translating comprises modulating. 25. A method according to claim 19 wherein the receiving and frequency shifting comprises: isolating the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments; translating the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments that are isolated, into a contiguous frequency band/segment; and demodulating the contiguous frequency band/segment to extract a measure of the second broadband information. 26. A method according to claim 25 wherein the receiving and frequency shifting further comprises: time-domain to frequency-domain converting the plurality of second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments into a frequency domain representation, wherein the isolating is responsive to the time-domain to frequency-domain converting; and frequency-domain to time-domain converting the contiguous frequency band/segment to a time domain representation, wherein the demodulating is responsive to the frequency-domain to time-domain converting. 27. A method according to claim 26: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converting comprises Fourier transforming; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converting comprises inverse Fourier transforming. 28. A method according to claim 27 wherein the frequency translating is performed digitally. 29. A method according to claim 26: wherein the time-domain to frequency-domain converting comprises bandpass filtering; and wherein the frequency-domain to time-domain converting comprises summing. 30. A method according to claim 25 wherein the frequency translating comprises modulating. 31. A method according to claim 19 wherein the transceiving method is performed by a radioterminal, a space-based component, a gateway, a terrestrial base station and/or an ancillary terrestrial component. 32. A method according to claim 19 wherein the plurality of first and second non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments are satellite narrowband frequency bands/segments that are controlled by a single satellite communications provider. 33. A method according to claim 19 wherein the frequency shifting and transmitting comprises preferentially frequency shifting and transmitting the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the first broadband information, so as to transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, while suppressing transmitting the first broadband information outside the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments. 34. A method according to claim 19 wherein the frequency shifting and transmitting comprises preferentially assigning subportions of the first broadband information to the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, each of which is too narrow to carry the first broadband information, and transmitting the preferentially assigned subportions of the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments, so as to transmit the first broadband information over the plurality of first non-contiguous narrowband frequency bands/segments. 35. A method according to claim 32 wherein the first and second non-contiguous narrowband satellite frequency bands/segments are in L-band. 36. A method according to claim 19: wherein frequency shifting and transmitting is performed without deleting an element of the first broadband information.
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