Time coding for data communication
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorTimo Tero Joonas Hussa
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Abstract
Various example embodiments provide a system for transmission of low power signals based on using transmission time as one coding parameter. A code table may be used at a transmitter and receiver to map different data to different transmission times and/or other parameters. Advantageously, large amount of information may be transmitted with short and power efficient signals, for example to report status of a sensor every now and then. A receiver may use the same code table to decode the signals. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.
Claims19
An apparatus, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- derive a signaling time instant from data content that is known by both the apparatus and a receiver;
- wherein derivation of the signaling time instant comprises determining a transmission time for a signal based on the data content since the transmission time corresponds to the data content;
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- transmit the signal at the signaling time instant corresponding to the data content, or determine not to transmit the signal at the signaling time instant,
- wherein the data content forces use of the signaling time instant.
A method comprising:
- deriving a signaling time instant from data content that is known by both an apparatus and a receiver;
- wherein derivation of the signaling time instant comprises determining a transmission time for a signal based on the data content since the transmission time corresponds to the data content;
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- transmitting the signal at the signaling time instant corresponding to the data content, or determining not to transmit the signal at the signaling time instant,
- wherein the data content forces use of the signaling time instant.
An apparatus, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive a signal at a particular time that has been sent by a transmitter at a transmission time, or determine that the signal from the transmitter is not received at the particular time;
- compare the particular time at which the signal is received or the transmission time with predetermined data associated with or stored by the apparatus and known by both the transmitter and the apparatus;
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- in response to receiving the signal at the particular time or determining that the signal is not received at the particular time, obtain data corresponding to the particular time at which the signal is received or the transmission time from the predetermined data since the particular time at which the signal is received or the transmission time corresponds to the data from the predetermined data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.