Transmission signal generating/detecting method using code sequences, communication system using the same and measurement system using the same

A transmission signal generating/detecting method using code sequences, comprising:

• generating a multiplexing-spread chip sequence with a multiplicity being equal to or larger than “1” by multiplexing single or a plurality of spread chip sequences each of which is formed in a way that multiplies a spreading-purpose code sequence which includes a sequence to which data are mapped and a chip of a coupling-purpose code sequence and a chip of a localizing-purpose code sequence together with respect to the chip or the chips of the coupling-purpose code sequence, generating transmission signals on the basis of transform signals generated by transforming at least a single multiplexing-spread chip sequence or a plurality of multiplexing-spread chip sequences and transmitting the generated transmission signals;
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• acquiring the multiplexing-spread chip sequence in a time domain or a frequency domain from the transform signals by detecting the transmission signals, multiplying the acquired multiplexing-spread chip sequence by the spreading-purpose code sequence, and detecting at least one of the maximum localization pulse of the coupling-purpose code sequence and the maximum localization pulse of the localizing-purpose code sequence from the multiplied signals,
• the code sequence being configured to map the data to at least one of a shift time, an amplitude and a polarity,
• the method further comprising:
• a first step of calculating addition signals by de-spreading the multiplexing-spread chip sequence with respect to all the shift times of the spreading-purpose code sequence corresponding to each chip of the localizing-purpose code sequence;
• a second step of segmenting the addition signals into at least two groups;
• a third step of calculating addition values of the respective groups;
• a fourth step of calculating differences between the addition values;
• a fifth step of calculating the localization pulses by using the differences;
• a sixth step of detecting a maximum peak of the localization pulses and determining the group of the addition values giving the maximum peak;
• a seventh step of calculating the addition values of each group by further segmenting the determined group of the addition values into groups;
• an eighth step of calculating the localization pulses by using differences between the addition values of the groups;
• a ninth step of detecting the maximum peak of the localization pulses and determining the group giving the maximum peak;
• a tenth step of repeating processes in the seventh through ninth steps till reaching one tuple of addition signal in number per the localizing-purpose code sequence;
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• an eleventh step of determining the code sequence that is settled by the tuple of addition signal per chip of the localizing-purpose code sequence.

A transmission apparatus in a communication system using code sequences, the communication system comprising:

• the transmission apparatus including:
• encoding means to generate data applying a process including an error correction encoding to source data;
• format converting means to convert the data into a predetermined format for mapping;
• code sequence generating means to generate single or a plurality of spreading-purpose code sequences, a coupling-purpose code sequence and a localizing-purpose code sequence, the data being converted into the format and mapped to at least one of an amplitude, shift time, a polarity, a type of at least any one of these sequences;
• multiplexing-spread signal generating means to generate a multiplexing-spread chip sequence with a multiplicity being equal to or larger than “1” by multiplexing single or a plurality of spread chip sequences each of which is formed in a way that multiplies a spreading-purpose code sequence, a chip of a coupling-purpose code sequence and a chip of a localizing-purpose code sequence together with respect to the chips of the coupling-purpose code sequence;
• transforming means to generate orthogonal signals being orthogonal in at least one of the time domain and the frequency domain by transforming a single multiplexing-spread chip sequence or a plurality of multiplexing-spread chip sequences;
• transmission-purpose signal generating means to generate transmission-purpose signals for generating the transmission signals by use of at least the orthogonal signals and a preamble or a postamble;
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• transmitting means to include a single or plural transmission units using the same band, to generate a single or plural transmission signals from the transmission-purpose signals and to transmit the generated signal(s) from the transmission unit(s);
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• a reception apparatus including:
• receiving means to include single or plural reception units and to detect transmission-purpose signals in a way that receives a single or plural transmission signals by the reception unit(s);
• orthogonal signal processing means to acquire the multiplexing-spread chip sequence in a time domain or a frequency domain from the orthogonal signals detected from the transmission-purpose signals;
• detection enabling means to multiply the acquired multiplexing-spread chip sequence by the spreading-purpose code sequence;
• determining means to determine at least one of the shift time, the polarity, the amplitude and the type of the code sequence forming the spread chip sequence by detecting at least one of localization pulses of the coupling-purpose code sequence and localization pulses of the localizing-purpose code sequence from an output of the detection enabling means;
• de-mapping means to de-map the data from the code sequence of which at least one of the shift time, the amplitude, the polarity and the type are determined;
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• decoding means to decode source data by applying a required process including an inverse error correction coding process to the data.

A reception apparatus in a communication system using code sequences, the communication system comprising:

• a transmission apparatus including:
• encoding means to generate data applying a process including an error correction encoding to source data;
• format converting means to convert the data into a predetermined format for mapping;
• code sequence generating means to generate single or plural spreading-purpose code sequences, a coupling-purpose code sequence and a localizing-purpose code sequence, the data being converted into the format and mapped to at least one of an amplitude, shift time, a polarity, a type of at least any one of these sequences;
• multiplexing-spread signal generating means to generate a multiplexing-spread chip sequence with a multiplicity being equal to or larger than “1” by multiplexing single or a plurality of spread chip sequences each of which is formed in a way that multiplies a spreading-purpose code sequence, a chip of a coupling-purpose code sequence and a chip of a localizing-purpose code sequence together with respect to the chips of the coupling-purpose code sequence;
• transforming means to generate orthogonal signals being orthogonal in at least one of the time domain and the frequency domain by transforming a single multiplexing-spread chip sequence or a plurality of multiplexing-spread chip sequences;
• transmission-purpose signal generating means to generate transmission-purpose signals for generating the transmission signals by use of at least the orthogonal signals and a preamble or a postamble;
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• transmitting means to include a single or plural transmission units using the same band, to generate a single or plural transmission signals from the transmission-purpose signals and to transmit the generated signal(s) from the transmission unit(s);
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• the reception apparatus including:
• receiving means to include single or plural reception units and to detect transmission-purpose signals in a way that receives a single or plural transmission signals by the reception unit(s);
• orthogonal signal processing means to acquire the multiplexing-spread chip sequence in a time domain or a frequency domain from the orthogonal signals detected from the transmission-purpose signals;
• detection enabling means to multiply the acquired multiplexing-spread chip sequence by the spreading-purpose code sequence;
• determining means to determine at least one of the shift time, the polarity, the amplitude and the type of the code sequence forming the spread chip sequence by detecting at least one of localization pulses of the coupling-purpose code sequence and localization pulses of the localizing-purpose code sequence from an output of the detection enabling means;
• de-mapping means to de-map the data from the code sequence of which at least one of the shift time, the amplitude, the polarity and the type are determined;
• and
• decoding means to decode source data by applying a required process including an inverse error correction coding process to the data.