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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Ivonete Markman, Carmel, IN (US);
Gabriel Alfred Edde, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ivonete Markman, Carmel, IN (US);
Gabriel Alfred Edde, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A receiver comprises a demodulator for providing a demodulated signal and a centroid calculator responsive to the demodulated signal for identifying a correct carrier phase for use in the centroid calculation and in removing carrier phase ambiguity in the demodulator. In addition, the centroid calculator may include a limiter.