Thorn Emi Plc

Emi, LLC

Barry G Maufe

Nicholas A Young

An apparatus for monitoring the marking of a recorded signal includes a data store containing marking information and a code selector for selecting any one of three orthogonal codes for marking the recorded signal and a demodulator for demodulating the marked signal and comparing this with the orthogonal codes. The demodulated marked signals are then fed to matched filters and accumulators wherein the marking process may be repeated dependent upon the value of the accumulation.

Marked recorded signals

This invention relates to apparatus for marking a recorded signal. The apparatus includes means for generating and storing a marking signal comprising at least two codes which are mutually in phase quadrature. The codes are converted to analogue signal and are used to phase-shift modulate the signal to be recorded, the modulating means performing the function of a single side band modulator on the signal to be recorded.

Apparatus for marking a recorded signal

A signal generator produces a spread-spectrum bandwidth signal in the frequency range 40 to 90 KHz for use in a domestic mains signalling system. In the generator, sixteen individual frequencies, equi-spaced in that range, pass to samplers operating at a clock frequency of 204.8 KHz and then to quantisers before storage. The resulting signals are then assembled in appropriate manner by selector switch before being filtered when (temporarily) in the frequency domain. The resultant signals duly reach catalogue store, whose output can be used for programming an EPROM in a mains signalling interface unit.

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Barry G Maufe