Abstract:
An in-vehicle communication system (10) configured to receive signals (16) from a transmitter (18) configured to transmit periodically a time-reference signal (24) and receiver specific information (26). An information transmission time (28) of receiver specific information (26) is timed relative to a reference transmission time (30) of the time-reference signal (24). The system (10) includes a receiver (12) characterized as having a receiver identification value. The receiver (12) is configured to operate from an off-state to an on-state during an information-expected time interval (34) to receive receiver specific information (26). The information-expected time interval (34) is determined based on a reception time (36) of the time-reference signal (24) and the receiver identification value. This provides a way to ensure that the transmitter (18) only transmits messages when it knows the intended receiver (12) is on. It also ensures that the receiver (12) is on only when messages that for that receiver (12) are expected to be received.
Abstract:
A ground transceiver (16) is configured to communicate with a satellite transceiver (14). The satellite transceiver (14) is configured to receive concurrently a plurality of messages (20) at substantially the same carrier frequency from a plurality of ground transceivers (16, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D). The ground transceiver (16) includes a transmitter configured to determine a transmit power that the transmitter is authorized to use to transmit a message (20) based on a comparison of a priority threshold and a priority rating of the message (20) to be transmitted.
Abstract:
A communication system (10) and method (200) of communicating signals to a plurality of different types of receivers is provided. The communication system (10) includes at least one transmitter (12) 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 (14) 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 (208), demodulating the high priority signal (210) from the hierarchically modulated signal, decoding the demodulated high priority signal (212), re-encoding the high priority signal (214), and processing the stored hierarchically modulated signal based upon the re-encoded high priority signal.
Abstract:
A technique for recording information received by a satellite digital audio radio (SDAR) receiver for playback encrypts content of a received SDAR channel using a local key that is unique to the SDAR receiver. The encrypted content is then stored for playback. When selected for playback, the stored encrypted content is decrypted with the local key and provided to the user.
Abstract:
A communication system (100) utilizing a hierarchically modulated signal and method (200, 300) thereof are provided, wherein a receiver system (104) is configured to receive a hierarchically modulated signal. The receiver system (104) includes a receiver device (110) configured to receive the hierarchically modulated signal, which is a function of a time domain, and including a high priority data stream that has a single carrier type modulation, and a low priority data stream having data bits that are spread over a plurality of data symbols of a high priority data modulation. The receiver system (104) further includes a low priority processor device (114A), which includes an OFDM decoder (116) configured to convert the low priority data stream of the hierarchically modulated signal that is a function of the time domain to be a function of a frequency domain by utilizing a FFT, such that an output is emitted that is representative of the low priority data stream.
Abstract:
A method (200) for determining a tuning frequency of an audio receiver includes interrupting a received radio frequency (RF) signal at an input of the audio receiver (204). Next, a modulated audio signal is injected into the input of the audio receiver (206). Then, it is determined whether the demodulated audio signal is present at an output of the audio receiver (208). If not, the frequency of the modulated audio signal is changed until the demodulated audio signal is detected at the output of the audio receiver (210).
Abstract:
A communication system (10) and method (100) are provided, wherein the system (10) includes a first satellite (12A) orbiting in a first orbital (16A) path that communicates a first signal having a first content at a transmitting frequency while at a first elevation angle, and a second satellite (12B) orbiting in a second orbital path (16B) that communicates a second signal having a second content at the transmitting frequency while at a second elevation angle, wherein the first elevation angle is greater than the second elevation angle. The system (10) further includes at least one terrestrial repeater (14) that communicates a hierarchical modulated signal, wherein a hierarchical primary of the hierarchical modulated signal corresponds to the second signal communicated from the second satellite (12B), and a hierarchical secondary of the hierarchical modulated signal corresponds to the first signal communicated from the first satellite (12A), such that the first and second signals are communicated at the same transmitting frequency.