Abstract:
Procédé de communication sécurisé entre un émetteur (10) et un récepteur (1) dans lequel une gamme de niveaux de puissance émise par l'émetteur (10) , une gamme de fréquences à l'intérieur de laquelle l'émission va avoir lieu, (10) sont connus ou détectables par le récepteur (1) , le procédé comportant l'émission par le récepteur (1) d'un signal d'alimentation de l'émetteur, l'émission par le récepteur (1) pendant au moins toute la durée de l'émission d'un signal de bruit noyant le signal d'émission, la soustraction, par le récepteur (1) du signal de bruit, au signal reçu pour obtenir un signal utile L' invention comporte aussi un dispositif récepteur fonctionnant selon le Procédé.
Abstract:
A sound masking system according to the invention is disclosed in which one or more sound masking loudspeaker assemblies are coupled to one or more electronic sound masking signal generators. The loudspeaker assemblies in the system of the invention have a low directivity index and preferably emit an acoustic sound masking signal that has a sound masking spectrum specifically designed to provide superior sound masking in an open plan office. Each of the plurality of loudspeaker assemblies is oriented to provide the acoustic sound masking signal in a direct path into the predetermined area in which masking sound is needed. In addition, a loudspeaker assembly is configured as a bolt and slip-nut threading system for ease of installation. The exterior surface of the loud speaker "bolt" and the interior surface of the locking nut contain axially oriented, reciprocal regions with and without threads. In operation, the regions of the nut without threads are oriented to correspond to the regions of the bolt with threads. The nut is then slid along the bolt until the desired placement position is reached and locked in place with a half turn of the nut or less. An interference pin may also be used to provide positive locking of the nut at any position.
Abstract:
A sound masking system for shaping the ambient noise level in a physical environment. The sound masking system comprises a networked and distributed system having a number of master units coupled together and to a control unit. One or more of the master units may include satellite sound masking units which function to reproduce the sound masking signal generated by the master sound masking unit. Each of the master units is addressable over the network by the control unit enabling the control unit to program the contour, spectral band, and gain characteristics of the sound masking output signal. The system may also include a remote control unit which provides the capability to tune and adjust each master sound masking unit in situ without requiring physical access through the ceiling installation. According to another aspect, there is a networked paging system with individually addressable speaker units for announcing a paging signal selected from a number of paging signals.
Abstract:
A personal sound masking system (figure 3) for use in an individual workspace (10) provides an optimized acoustic background environment by delivering a sound masking signal that is speficically matched to the individual user's location and physical relationship to other nearby office. The sound masking system employs multiple loudspeakers (16) and multiple mutually incoherent channels in order to obtain a desired degree of diffuseness. A control module (figure 6) includes memory (80) that stores data representing a number of samples of a masking signal segment and generates different series of data values each representing a different masking signal. The sound masking system also includes a user-accessible volume control (20) to enable the user to adjust the sound level to achieve optimum sound masking in his or her individual workspace.
Abstract:
A method and system for controlling the use of mobile cellular communications within defined regulated areas are disclosed. The system transmits RF interfering signals on the frequency band typically used by cellular base stations to prevent effective communications between mobile units located within a given regulated area and cellular base stations. In the preferred embodiment, the system waits until mobile unit transmission from within the regulated area is detected and thereupon transmits a blocking signal which prevents effective handshake from taking place.
Abstract:
An off-premises negative or positive trap jamming cable television or interdiction system includes a picture carrier controlled automatic gain control circuit (231). A broadband television signal output of a variable gain device (230) is distributed by a radio frequency signal splitter (280) to a number of subscribers. A portion of the output of the variable gain device (230) comprising at least two contiguous television channels is passed to a power level detector (502). A detected power level is compared with a predetermined power level reference (504) for adjusting the gain of the variable gain device (230). The predetermined power level reference is set to equal the attenuation between the off-premises equipment and the subscriber premises plus the desired level at the entrance to the subscriber's premises. The power level of a jamming or interdicting signal for denying access to unauthorized television programs is set to fall within a predetermined range of power levels related to the predetermined power level reference.
Abstract:
An audio surveillance discouragement apparatus or system comprising, at least, first generating device (11), second generating device (13) first speaker (15) and second speaker (17). The first speaker (15) is coupled to the first generating device (11), and the second speaker (17) is coupled to the second generating device (13). The first generating device (11) generates a first signal having a plurality of voice signals, synthesized vocal signals, and dummy intelligence signals, mixed with an audio frequency spectrum, which is approximately divided into a plurality of frequency bands with each of the frequency bands randomly and independently increasing or decreasing in volume, and may have a 20 dB pocket near 500 Hz. The second generating device (13) generates a second signal which is nonsynchronous with the first signal. The second signal is identical in construction to the first signal, but is unique in identity and characteristics. Additional signals are constructed in the same manner and generated in the same manner. The first speaker (15) radiates the first signal. The second speaker (17) radiates the second signal. Additional speakers radiate additional signals. All speakers are located a distance from each other for spatially mixing the radiated signals.
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for preventing intelligible interception of information signals transmitted over a two-direction line (26). A masking signal is applied through a hybrid circuit (24) at the receiving end of the line (28), and this masking signal, which appears on the line together with the information signal, prevents intelligible decoding. The masking signal includes a series of frequencies which are sequentially applied. Only at the receiving end of the line, where the hybrid circuit (24) attenuates the masking signal which it receives at its receive port, can intelligible decoding take place. The amplitude of the information signals is sensed (34) at the receiving end and the amplitude of the masking signals on the line is adjusted (44) to be great enough to provide security, by confusing an eavesdropping detector, yet small enough at the receiving end so that the receiving detector is not confused.
Abstract:
An off-premises cable televison interdiction apparatus provides a microprocessor controller for controlling and switching one or more variable frequency voltage controlled oscillators. The variable frequency oscillators selectively jam only unauthorized premium programming transmitted on particular channels of a broadband signal in the clear from a headend to a subscriber. The microprocessor controller controls the variable frequency oscillators to hop between jamming frequencies and jam particular channels under control from the headend. A frequency calibration routine is executed periodically upon power-up to determine gain parameters for the oscillators. A heterodyned variable frequency oscillator may be provided for the interdiction system which moves the frequency of the variable frequency oscillator out of the television band and mixes the variable frequency oscillator output with a fixed local oscillator output to provide a jamming signal that falls in the television band. Gain control using a heterodyned oscillator may instead be provided for use in the interdiction system which uses one channel of the broadband signal as the jamming signal. Automatic gain control may also instead be provided for controlling the attenuation of a variable attenuator in accordance with a gain function determined by interpolation and previously stored in memory by a calibration routine executed periodically or upon power-up. The calibration routine may run concurrently with a frequency calibration routine for controlling the frequency of the jamming signal.
Abstract:
A system for interfering with communication signals in a vehicle. The system comprises a jammer that is configured to interfere with at least one communications signal within said vehicle. The system also comprises a controller in communication with the jammer and said vehicle. Said controller is adapted to activate said jammer when the engine of the vehicle is on and deactivate said jammer when the engine of the vehicle is off.