(i) at least one signal comprising control channel information is broadcast on a carrier to subscribers within the cellular radio communications system; (ii) the said carrier is divided into TDMA frames, each TDMA frame having a frame number (N); (iii) the system is adapted to store at least two sets (S0-S2) of pre-determined frequencies (f i ), the said carrier being broadcast at any particular time on a frequency taken from a selected one of the said sets (S0-S2) of pre-determined frequencies (f i ); (iv) the system is adapted to chose the said selected one of the said sets of pre-determined frequencies (f i ) in dependence on the frame number (N) of the TDMA frame being broadcast at the said time.
The invention allows the radio system to employ both frequency hopping and multi-slot transmission, for example in an EDGE compact GSM system.
摘要:
The invention relates to a radio communication system in which a time slot of a frame of a multiframe signal allocated to the frequency control channel is modulated using an 8PSK modulation scheme to contain a tone having a frequency which GMSK modulation is unsuited to generate. This enables COMPACT-format signals to be distinguished from GSM - format signals and ensures backwards compatibility with all existing GSM mobile stations.
摘要:
A security system for actuating a security mechanism of a vehicle includes a transceiver coupled to the security mechanism and having one transmission channel for transmitting a first signal and a number of reception channels. A remote radio-frequency transponder key has a number of transmission channels (320, 322, 324; 330, 332, 334) and one reception channel matched to the respective reception and transmission channels of the transceiver. The transponder key is arranged to transmit an unlock signal to the transceiver upon reception of the first signal. The unlock signal is verified by the transceiver as valid before actuating the security mechanism. The transceiver is further arranged to select a channel for reception of the unlock signal and to embed the identity of the selected channel in the first signal (210), such that the transponder key transmits the unlock signal using the selected channel.
摘要:
A control circuit (52) for controlling power supplied to an igniter element (54), comprises a first input (70) for receiving an encoded input signal generated in response to the initiation of a firing mode or a diagnostic mode. The encoded input signal comprises a code portion (100) having at least two pulses, and a power portion (102). Logic circuitry (74) determines whether the code portion (100) is valid, the code portion (100) being determined valid when it meets predefined conditions within a predetermined time window, and provides an unlocking signal (Sfire) at an output (76) when the code portion (100) is determined to be valid. A switch (78), which has a control input coupled to the output (76) of the logic circuitry (74), is enabled on receipt of the unlocking signal so that power, including the power portion (102) of the encoded input signal, at the first input (70) of the control circuit (52) is supplied to the output of the switch for energising the igniter element (54). In the firing mode the power supplied via the enabled switch fires the igniter element (54).
摘要:
A method (and apparatus) of receiving (and transmitting) a wanted modulated radio frequency signal and of demodulating it to recover the wanted modulating signal (131,132) therefrom, the method comprising the steps of receiving a radio frequency signal (99); generating a high frequency local oscillator signal (71,72), which can be mathematically described as having a fixed frequency ω RF corresponding to the frequency of the carrier wave of the wanted modulated radio frequency signal and a phase φ ss which varies in time according to a predetermined phase function; mixing the received radio frequency signal (99) with the high frequency local oscillator signal (71,72) to generate a mixed signal (111,116); converting the mixed signal from an analogue signal into a digital signal (121,122); generating a low frequency local oscillator signal (61,62,63,64), which can be mathematically described as having a fixed frequency of zero and a phase φ ss which varies in time according to the predetermined phase function when delayed by a predetermined delay corresponding to the time taken for the signal to propagate between the first mixing step (110,115) and the second mixing step (300); and mixing the mixed signal with the low frequency local oscillator signal to recover a recovered signal (131,132) including both a wanted base-band signal whose phase is not dependent on the predetermined phase function and a noise signal whose phase is dependent upon the predetermined phase function.
摘要:
PCT No. PCT/EP97/04286 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 21, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 21, 1999 PCT Filed Aug. 6, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/06022 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 12, 1998A method and circuit for dynamically adjusting the supply voltage in a digital circuit determines the propagation delay of a signal along a signal path in the digital circuit and adjusts the supply voltage so that the determined propagation delay equals a predetermined period, such as the clock period of the clock signal which clocks the digital circuit. When the determined propagation delay equals the predetermined period, the adjusted supply voltage is applied to the digital circuit. This technique can be used to optimize power consumption and processing capability.
摘要:
The service selection apparatus (10) for a device (1) comprises physical capability assessment means (30) for generating one or more physical capability parameters of the device (1), service requirement assessment means (40) for generating one or more service requirement parameters of services available to the device (1), user requirement assessment means (50) for generating one or more user requirement parameters input to the device (1), and a processor (20) for calculating service selection data on the basis of the physical capability, service requirement and user requirement parameters, and for outputting the service selection data thus calculated whereby the operation of the device (1) in terms of which services are to be provided may be varied in dependence upon the service selection data.
摘要:
A control circuit (52) for controlling power supplied to an igniter element (54), comprises a first input (70) for receiving an encoded input signal generated in response to the initiation of a firing mode or a diagnostic mode. The encoded input signal comprises a code portion (100) having at least two pulses, and a power portion (102). Logic circuitry (74) determines whether the code portion (100) is valid, the code portion (100) being determined valid when it meets predefined conditions within a predetermined time window, and provides an unlocking signal (Sfire) at an output (76) when the code portion (100) is determined to be valid. A switch (78), which has a control input coupled to the output (76) of the logic circuitry (74), is enabled on receipt of the unlocking signal so that power, including the power portion (102) of the encoded input signal, at the first input (70) of the control circuit (52) is supplied to the output of the switch for energising the igniter element (54). In the firing mode the power supplied via the enabled switch fires the igniter element (54).