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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications
- Sprachen: English
- Document Number: 20220302953
- Publication Date: September 22, 2022
- Appl. No: 17/834551
- Application Filed: June 07, 2022
- Claim: 1. A method of transmitting an input payload of one or more sampled video signals over an electromagnetic pathway, said method comprising: collecting an indexed input vector of N samples from said one or more sampled video signals using a predetermined permutation; encoding said N samples of said input vector with reference to a predetermined code set of N mutually-orthogonal codes each of length L into an ordered series of L output values, each of said N codes being associated with one of said samples, wherein L>=N>=2; and making available said encoded ordered series of L output values to said electromagnetic pathway as an ordered series of L analog output values.
- Claim: 2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said sampled video signals include analog samples, and wherein said encoded ordered series of L output values are analog output values.
- Claim: 3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said sampled video signals include digital samples, said method further comprising: converting said encoded ordered series of L output values into said ordered series of L analog output values.
- Claim: 4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said one or more sampled video signals originate at a single video equipment source and wherein said electromagnetic pathway terminates at a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising: continuously repeating said steps of collecting, encoding and making available for successive N samples from said one or more sampled video signals.
- Claim: 6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising: synchronously encoding said N samples into said ordered series of L output values, wherein said N samples are represented by said L output values.
- Claim: 7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising: transmitting said ordered series of L analog output values over said electromagnetic pathway to a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein each of said N codes is indexed, said method further comprising: encoding said N samples by repeating, for each of the L indices in the codes, the sub-steps of a) modulating each sample in the indexed input vector by the value at said each L index in said code associated with said one of said N samples, and b) summing the results of all modulations of step a) to form one of said ordered output series of L output values.
- Claim: 9. A method of receiving an ordered series a L analog input values from an electromagnetic pathway, said method comprising: receiving said ordered series of L analog input values from said electromagnetic pathway at a receiver; decoding said L input values with reference to a predetermined code set of N mutually-orthogonal codes each of length L into an output vector of N samples, each of said N codes being associated with one of said samples, wherein said predetermined code set is the same as a code set used to encode said ordered series of L input values, and wherein L>=N>=2; and distributing said N samples from said output vector to one or more reconstructed sampled video signals using a predetermined permutation which is the inverse of a permutation used in a transmitter corresponding to said receiver.
- Claim: 10. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said L input values for decoding are analog input values, said method further comprising: decoding said L analog input values to produce said output vector of N samples, said N samples being analog values.
- Claim: 11. The method as recited in claim 9 said method further comprising: converting said L analog input values into L digital input values; and decoding said L digital input values to produce said output vector of N samples, said N samples being digital values.
- Claim: 12. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein one or more sampled video signals corresponding to said one or more reconstructed sampled video signals originate at a single video equipment source and wherein said one or more reconstructed sampled video signals are delivered to a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 13. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising: continuously repeating said steps of receiving, decoding and distributing for successive ordered series of L analog input values.
- Claim: 14. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising: synchronously decoding said L input values into said output vector of N samples, wherein said N samples represent said L input values.
- Claim: 15. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said receiver is located at a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 16. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein each of said N codes is indexed, said method further comprising: decoding said L input values by repeating, for each of the L indices, the sub-step of repeating, for each of N indices in said output vector the sub-steps of a) correlating the value indexed by the L index in the L input values by a commonly indexed value in the code associated with the output vector index, b) summing the correlation result from sub-step a) with the contents of the correspondingly indexed output vector location, to produce a summing result, and c) storing the summing result from sub-step b) in the output vector at the corresponding index.
- Claim: 17. An apparatus for transmitting an input payload of one or more sampled video signals over an electromagnetic pathway, said apparatus comprising: a permuter that assigns samples from said input payload to locations in an indexed input vector of N locations using a pre-determined permutation, each location in said indexed input vector receiving one of said samples; an encoder that encodes said N samples of said input vector with reference to a predetermined code set of N mutually-orthogonal codes each of length L into an ordered series of L output values, each of said N codes being associated with one of said samples, wherein L>=N>=2; and an output terminal that makes available said encoded ordered series of L output values to said electromagnetic pathway as an ordered series of L analog output values.
- Claim: 18. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein said sampled video signals include analog samples, and wherein said encoded ordered series of L output values are analog output values.
- Claim: 19. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein said sampled video signals include digital samples, said apparatus further comprising: a digital-to-analog converter that converts said encoded ordered series of L output values into said ordered series of L analog output values.
- Claim: 20. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein said one or more sampled video signals originate at a single video equipment source and wherein said electromagnetic pathway terminates at a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 21. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein said permuter continuously assigns samples from said input payload to locations in said indexed input vector, wherein said encoder continuously encodes N samples of said input vector using said code set, and wherein said output terminal continuously makes available said encoded ordered series of L output values to said electromagnetic pathway as an ordered series of L analog output values.
- Claim: 22. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein said encoder synchronously encodes said N samples into said ordered series of L output values, wherein said N samples are represented by said L output values.
- Claim: 23. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein said output terminal transmits said ordered series of L analog output values over said electromagnetic pathway to a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 24. The apparatus as recited in claim 17 wherein each of said N codes is indexed, said apparatus further comprising: N two-input modulators, each two-input modulator corresponding to each location of said input vector, for each of the L indices in the codes, each modulator being arranged to modulate its corresponding sample in the input vector by the value at said each L index in said code associated with said one of said corresponding samples; and an N-input summer for summing the outputs of said modulators, said summer summing the results of said modulations for each of the L indices in the codes to form one of said ordered output series of L output values.
- Claim: 25. An apparatus for receiving an ordered series of L analog input values from an electromagnetic pathway, said apparatus comprising: a receiver terminal for receiving said ordered series of L analog input values from said electromagnetic pathway at a receiver; a decoder that decodes said L input values with reference to a predetermined code set of N mutually-orthogonal codes each of length L into an output vector of N samples, each of said N codes being associated with one of said samples, wherein said predetermined code set is the same as a code set used to encode said ordered series of L input values, and wherein L>=N>=2; and a permuter that distributes said N samples from said output vector to one or more reconstructed sampled video signals using a predetermined permutation which is the inverse of a permutation used in a transmitter corresponding to said receiver.
- Claim: 26. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 wherein said L input values for decoding are analog input values, and wherein said decoder decodes said L analog input values to produce said output vector of N samples, said N samples being analog values.
- Claim: 27. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 said apparatus further comprising: an analog-to-digital converter that converts said L analog input values into L digital input values, wherein said decoder decodes said L digital input values to produce said output vector of N samples, said N samples being digital values.
- Claim: 28. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 wherein one or more sampled video signals corresponding to said one or more reconstructed sampled video signals originate at a single video equipment source and wherein said one or more reconstructed sampled video signals are delivered to a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 29. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 wherein said receiver terminal continuously receives an ordered series of L analog input values, wherein said decoder continuously decodes input values using said predetermined code set, and wherein said permuter continuously distributes N samples from said output vector to one or more reconstructed sampled video signals.
- Claim: 30. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 wherein said decoder synchronously decodes said L input values into said output vector of N samples, wherein said N samples represent said L input values.
- Claim: 31. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 wherein said receiver is located at a single video equipment sink.
- Claim: 32. The apparatus as recited in claim 25 wherein each of said N codes is indexed, said apparatus further comprising: a set of N two-input correlators, each correlator associated with one of N locations of said output vector, each correlator having as one input a value in the ordered series of L input values and as the other input a corresponding value in the code associated with said one of N locations; and a set of N two-input summing circuits, each summing circuit associated with said one of N locations, each two-input summing circuit having as one input the output of the corresponding two-input correlator and as the other input the content of the corresponding output vector location.
- Current International Class: 04; 04; 04
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