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US 2006/0220948 A1Published application
Time domain radio transmission system
AssigneeTime Domain Corporation
InventorLarry Fullerton
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Abstract
A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
Claims20
A time domain directional antenna system, comprising:
- an array of end-fire units, each of said end-fire units including a plurality of antennas, each of said plurality of antennas arranged in parallel to, and in line with, the other of said plurality of antennas within said end-fire unit;
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- a timing control apparatus for controlling at least one of the timing of the transmitting of each antenna of said plurality of antennas of each said end-fire unit or the combining of signals received by each antenna of said plurality of antennas of each said end-fire unit.
A method of time domain directional antenna control, comprising:
- interfacing a timing control apparatus with an array of end-fire units, each of said end-fire units including a plurality of antennas, each of said plurality of antennas arranged in parallel to, and in line with, the other of said plurality of antennas within said end-fire unit;
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- controlling, using said timing control apparatus, at least one of the timing of the transmitting of each antenna of said plurality of antennas of each said end-fire unit or the combining of signals received by each antenna of said plurality of antennas of each said end-fire unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.