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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Roland Polonio, Neckarsulm, DE;
Hans-joachim Sailer, Heilbronn, DE;
Roland Polonio, Neckarsulm, DE;
Hans-Joachim Sailer, Heilbronn, DE;
ATMEL Germany GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
C-MAX Europe GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
Abstract
Time information is retrieved from time signals transmitted by a transmitter and received by a receiver. The retrieval relies on the examination of at least one time portion () within a time frame. The time portion has a duration shorter than the duration of the time frame (-), to reduce processing operations. The examination checks whether an amplitude of the time signal changed within a time portion. The amplitude change either up or down is then evaluated for the retrieval of the time information. A receiver for receiving the time signals includes components for preprocessing the received time signals thereby reducing the processing steps of a microprocessor connected to the output of the receiver.