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:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
David Rand Irvin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for transmitting first and second data signals can include providing a frame of bits including a first plurality of bits defining the first data signal and a second plurality of bits defining an error-correcting code having capacity to correct N bit errors in the frame. At least one bit position but less than N bit positions of the frame can be associated with a message type of the second data signal, and the associated bit positions of the frame can be inverted to encode the message type in the frame of bits. The encoded frame of bits can then be transmitted. In addition, the encoded frame of bits can be received, and error correction can be performed on the received encoded frame of bits using the error-correcting code to decode the associated bit positions to recreate the first plurality of bits defining the first data signal. Moreover, the message type can be determined based on the decoded associated bit positions to receive the second data signal including the message type. Related systems are also discussed.