Pulse detector for ascertaining the processing delay of a signal
OwnerJames Carl Cooperinventor
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Abstract
A delay tracker utilizes a special code on the tracked signal in order to recognize such signal and ascertain any delays associated therewith.
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In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, the delayed signal having an active portion the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tacker pulse, and said means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal has a means to do so in the active portion.
In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, the processing system having a maximum delay for the signal the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and said means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal places multiple individually recognizable tracker pulses at an effective rate faster than the maximum delay.
In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, there are multiple signals on the processing system the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and means for said delay tracker to utilize multiple tracker pulses for the multiple signals.
In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, another signal the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and means for said pulse detector means utilizing said tracker pulse to ascertain the relative timing between the signal and said another signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal processing through a delay, the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and said means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal uses at least two recognizable tracker pulses for the signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and means to associate at least two unique tracker pulses for association with the signal one of which is said tracker pulse.
In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and means for said tracker pulse and said pulse detector means to utilize artifacts of the signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and said recognizable tracker pulse is substantially unique for each association.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse,
- means to associate at least two recognizable tracker pulses on at least two signals, one of which is said recognizable tracker pulse, and said pulse detector means recognizing each of said recognizable tracker pulses to track said at least two signals.
In a signal processing system having a signal, the signal having an active portion comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and said means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal does so in the active portion.
In a signal processing system having a signal, the processing system having a delay comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and said means to associate saidrecognizable tracker pulse with the signal does so at a rate slower than the delay.
In a signal processing system having a signal, the processing system having a maximum delay for the signal comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and said means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal places multiple individually recognizable tracker pulses at an effective rate faster than the maximum delay.
In a signal processing system having a signal, there are multiple signals on the processing system comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and said delay tracker utilizes multiple recognizable tracker pulses for the multiple signals.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and
- the addition of another signal and said pulse detector means utilizing said recognizable tracker pulse to ascertain the relative timing between the signal and said another signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and
- said means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal uses a plurality of recognizable tracker pulses for the signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and
- means to recognize a unique recognizable tracker pulse for association with the signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and
- said recognizable tracker pulse is a varying count.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and
- said recognizable tracker pulse is a timing code.
In a signal processing system having a signal, comprising a recognizable tracker pulse, means to associate said recognizable tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system and said pulse detector means recognizing said recognizable tracker pulse, and
- means for said tracker pulse and said pulse detector means to utilize artifacts of the signal.
In a signal processing system having a signal passing through a delay, the improvement of a delay tracker, said delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, means to associate said tracker pulse with the signal,
- a pulse detector means, means to associate said pulse detector means with the processing system, said pulse detector means recognizing said tracker pulse, and said tracker pulse is associated with the signal at a rate slower than the delay.
In a signal processing system having an incoming signal passing through a processing means having a delay,
- the improvement of a delay tracker comprising a tracker pulse, a combiner means to associate said tracker pulse with the incoming signal prior to the incoming signal passing through the processing means,
- a tracker pulse detector means to recognizing said tracker pulse on the signal coming from the processing means, use means responsive to said tracker pulse detector means, and
- said use means includes a delay determination means determining the delay caused by the processing means.
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