Method and apparatus for determining directionality of communication signals on a communication channel
OwnerKenneth Guralinventor
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Abstract
In a bidirectional communication channel, the method and apparatus for determining directionality of communication signals using digital techniques. A plurality of independent signals are derived from the communication channel, which signals are analyzed to determine their relative phase(s). The relative phase(s) are then compared with a table of relative phases indicating the directionality of the original signals.
Claims11
Method for determining a directionality of at least one signal on a communication channel comprising:
- deriving at least two independent signals from said communication channel;
- analyzing said independent signals to derive at least one numerical value representing a relative phase of said independent signals;
- wherein said numerical value comprises multiple bits;
- and classifying said at least one numerical value to determine a directionality of said at least one signal.
The method of claim 7 for determining a directionality of at least one signal on a communication channel, wherein said step of classifying said at least one numerical value comprises comparing said at least one numerical value with a plurality of values indicating a plurality of directionality conditions, and deriving thereby data representing a directionality condition.
Method for determining a directionality of at least one signal on a communication channel comprising:
- deriving at least two independent signals from said communication channel;
- analyzing said independent signals to derive at least one numerical value representing a relative phase of said independent signals;
- wherein said numerical value comprises multiple bits;
- and classifying said at least one numerical value by comparing with a plurality of values to determine a directionality condition of said at least one signal.
Method for determining a directionality of at least one signal on a multidirectional communication channel comprising:
- deriving a plurality of independent signals from said communication channel;
- analyzing said independent signals to derive numerical values representing relative phases of said independent signals;
- wherein said numerical values comprise multiple bits;
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- classifying said numerical values by comparing with a plurality of values to determine a directionality condition of said at least one signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.