# US 8,542,778 B2 · Closed loop power normalized timing recovery for 8 VSB modulated signals

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 8,542,778 B2
- Document ID: US8542778B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/258,735
- Filed: 2005-10-26
- Published: 2007-04-26
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2005-10-26
- Assignees: Zenith Electronics Corporation
- Applicants: Bruno Amizic; Tyler Brown
- Inventors: Bruno Amizic; Tyler Brown
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8542778B2

## CPC

- H04L 7/033: using the transitions of the received signal to control the phase of the synchronising-signal-generating means, e.g. using a phase-locked loop
- H04L 27/06: Demodulator circuits; Receiver circuits
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A receiver timing error recovery loop expands the bandwidth of a received signal and determines the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of detecting a receiver timing error with respect to a received signal comprising:
expanding the bandwidth of the received signal, wherein the received signal has a period, wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises expanding the bandwidth of the received signal using a delay of (n/2) times the period, and wherein n is an integer >2; and,
determining the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal, wherein the timing error is determined by use of a timing error detector employing at least one delay element;
wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
delaying the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a first delayed output;
delaying the first delayed output to produce a second delayed output;
subtracting the second delayed output from the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a subtraction output;
extracting a sign from the first delayed output; and,
multiplying the sign and the subtraction output to produce the timing error.

### Claim 2

A method of detecting a receiver timing error with respect to a received signal comprising:
expanding the bandwidth of the received signal, wherein the received signal has a period, wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises expanding the bandwidth of the received signal using a delay of (n/2) times the period, and wherein n is an integer >2; and,
determining the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal, wherein the timing error is determined by use of a timing error detector employing at least one delay element;
wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
delaying the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a first delayed output;
delaying the first delayed output to produce a second delayed output;
subtracting the second delayed output from the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a subtraction output;
extracting a hyperbolic tangent of the first delayed output; and,
multiplying the hyperbolic tangent and the subtraction output to produce the timing error.

### Claim 3

A method of detecting a receiver timing error with respect to a received signal comprising:
expanding the bandwidth of the received signal;
filtering the bandwidth expanded received signal with a narrow band filter so as to pass an upper band edge of the bandwidth expanded received signal and not a lower band edge of the bandwidth expanded received signal; and,
determining the timing error based on the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal, wherein the timing error is determined by use of a timing error detector employing at least one delay element.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
determining a real part of the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal; and,
determining the timing error based on the real part of the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 further comprising:
sampling the received signal to produce samples upstream of expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal;
loop filtering the timing error; and,
controlling sampling of the received signal in response to the loop filtered timing error.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises:
complex conjugating the received signal; and,
multiplying the received signal and the complex conjugated received signal.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises:
complex conjugating the received signal, wherein the received signal has a period;
delaying the complex conjugated received signal by the delay of (n/2) times the period, wherein n is an integer >2; and,
multiplying the received signal and the delayed complex conjugated received signal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
delaying the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a first delayed output;
delaying the first delayed output to produce a second delayed output;
subtracting the second delayed output from the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a subtraction output; and,
multiplying the subtraction output and the first delayed output to produce the timing error.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
delaying the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a first delayed output;
delaying the first delayed output to produce a second delayed output;
subtracting the second delayed output from the filtered bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a subtraction output;
extracting a sign from the first delayed output; and,
multiplying the sign and the subtraction output to produce the timing error.

### Claim 10

A method of detecting a receiver timing error with respect to a received signal comprising:
expanding the bandwidth of the received signal, wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises determining a magnitude squared of the received signal, and wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises complex conjugating the received signal and multiplying the received signal and the complex conjugated received signal; and,
determining the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal, wherein the timing error is determined by use of a timing error detector employing at least one delay element;
wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
delaying the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a first delayed output;
delaying the first delayed output to produce a second delayed output;
subtracting the second delayed output from the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a subtraction output;
extracting a sign from the first delayed output; and,
multiplying the sign and the subtraction output to produce the timing error.

### Claim 11

A method of detecting a receiver timing error with respect to a received signal comprising:
expanding the bandwidth of the received signal, wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises determining a magnitude squared of the received signal, and wherein the expanding of the bandwidth of the received signal comprises complex conjugating the received signal and multiplying the received signal and the complex conjugated received signal; and,
determining the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal, wherein the timing error is determined by use of a timing error detector employing at least one delay element;
wherein the determining of the timing error comprises:
delaying the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a first delayed output;
delaying the first delayed output to produce a second delayed output;
subtracting the second delayed output from the bandwidth expanded received signal to produce a subtraction output;
extracting a hyperbolic tangent of the first delayed output; and,
multiplying the hyperbolic tangent and the subtraction output to produce the timing error.