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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. 20, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Iain R MacTaggart, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David E Tetzlaff, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341 53 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for decoding a specially encoded bit stream without the use of an external clock. A bit stream is encoded so that the relative lengths of the pulse widths between the transitions in the bit stream are indicative of the type bit being transmitted. A decoder receives the bit stream, measures the lengths of the pulses between the transitions, determines the type of bit by comparing the lengths, and stores the bit in a shift register. The bits can then be output in parallel form.