The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshiharu Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
371 43 ; 371 37 ;
Abstract
In a Viterbi decoder for use in producing a decoded signal by correcting and decoding convolutional codes, a majority circuit (46) is connected to a path memory (45). At each of the time slots used for the respective convolutional codes, the majority circuit makes a decision and selects a decoded datum of the decoded signal in response to a majority of information bits which are memorized in the path memory. The Viterbi decoder consists of a read-only memory, which simplifies the circuit, reduces the required number of circuit elements, and makes a lower cost circuit.