US4885746A
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Frequency converter
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1985-04-29
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Granted: 1989-12-05
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Expires: 2005-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A stuff (or dummy) pulse and a stuff designation pulse which indicates existence of nonexistence of the dummy pulse are inserted in a multiplexed pulse code modulation signal to convert an input signal frequency to a higher frequency. The frame synchronization pulse is used as the stuff designation pulse. Therefore, stuff designation is possible even when the frequency difference between the input signal frequency and output signal frequency is small.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeo Fukushima
- 👤 Masami Mizuguchi
- 👤 Takahiro Furukawa
- 👤 Yoshiaki Yato
- 👤 Kenji Sato
- 👤 Naonobu Fujimoto
- 👤 Tetsuro Murase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/02; H04J3/06; H04J3/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of converting from a first frequency to a second frequency in a multiplexed signal, comprising the steps of: (a) determining a first number of dummy pulses in dependence upon a frequency ratio between the first and second frequencies; (b) inserting the first number of dummy pulses into a first number of frames of the multiplexed signal; (c) inserting a single pulse into each of a second number of the frames of the multiplexed signal, the single pulse used for frame synchronization of frames of the multiplexed signal and for indicating one of existence and non-existence of a second number of the dummy pulses in a corresponding frame, the single pulse having a first logic level representing existence of the second number of dummy pulses and a second logic level representing non-existence of the second number of dummy pulses and the frequency ratio corresponding to a logic level ratio of a third number of frames containing the single pulse with the first logic level divided by a fourth number of frames containing the single pulse with the second logic level.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of converting from a first frequency to a second frequency in a multiplexed signal, comprising the steps of: (a) determining a first number of dummy pulses in dependence upon a frequency ratio between the first and second frequencies; (b) inserting the first number of dummy pulses into a first number of frames of the multiplexed signal; (c) inserting a single pulse into each of a second number of the frames of the multiplexed signal, the single pulse used for frame synchronization of frames of the multiplexed signal and for indicating one of existence and non-existence of a second number of the dummy pulses in a corresponding frame, the single pulse having a first logic level representing existence of the second number of dummy pulses and a second logic level representing non-existence of the second number of dummy pulses and the frequency ratio corresponding to a logic level ratio of a third number of frames containing the single pulse with the first logic level divided by a fourth number of frames containing the single pulse with the second logic level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the third number is one.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-12-04 | 1993-06-05 | 1993-12-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-12-04 | 1997-06-05 | 1997-12-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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