Radio Signal Processing via Data Block Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional radio signal processing methods process signals sample-by-sample, lacking the ability to recognize relationships between data values and implement quality improvements retrospectively, and they separate analog and digital modulation processing on different units.
Innovation Solution
A method that processes radio signals by analyzing data blocks to determine processing parameters, allowing for demodulation using specific specifications to improve signal evaluation, which can include amplification or different processing rules for varying signal conditions, and can utilize analog demodulation methods on digitized values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If sample-by-sample processing is used, then processing speed is fast and immediate effects are available, but the ability to recognize relationships between data values and implement quality improvements retrospectively is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the continuous data stream into discrete data blocks of predefined length. Each block is processed independently as a unit, allowing retrospective analysis of multiple samples while maintaining efficient batch processing. This segmentation enables the system to analyze relationships between data values within each block without requiring continuous sample-by-sample processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary analysis of the entire data block to determine processing parameters before actual demodulation occurs. By analyzing all samples in the block first, the system can identify time-varying parameters and error patterns retrospectively, then apply appropriate processing specifications to improve signal evaluation quality before final output.
2Ease of manufacture
If analog and digital modulation processing are separated on different units, then each processing unit can be optimized for its specific modulation type, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal processing unit that can handle both analog and digital modulation types through a single integrated architecture. The system uses a common data block processing framework with configurable demodulation algorithms that can be adapted to different modulation schemes, eliminating the need for separate dedicated processing units while maintaining optimization for each modulation type through software-based processing specifications.
3Measurement precision
If data blocks are analyzed to determine processing parameters, then time-varying parameters can be recognized and signal evaluation improved, but circuitry and numerical effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the processing approach from sample-by-sample to block-based processing, where parameters are determined by analyzing multiple data values together. This allows detection of time-varying parameters through statistical analysis of the data block, enabling adaptive processing specifications without requiring complex real-time circuitry for each individual sample.
4Measurement precision
If data blocks are analyzed to determine processing parameters, then relationships between data values can be recognized, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the continuous data stream into fixed-length blocks, the patent enables parallel processing of multiple blocks simultaneously. The predefined block structure allows for efficient batch processing and reduces overhead compared to continuous sample-by-sample analysis, as processing parameters are determined once per block rather than for each individual sample.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method (700) for processing a radio signal (105). The method (700) comprises a step (710) of reading a data block (155) containing a plurality of data values (145), each corresponding to a value of a radio signal (105) sampled at a predefined time. Furthermore, the method (700) comprises a step (720) of analyzing the plurality of data values (145) of the data block (155) to determine a processing parameter (225). Finally, the method (700) comprises a step (730) of demodulating each data value (145) of the data block (155) using a processing instruction (235, 410, 420) dependent on the processing parameter (225) in order to process the radio signal (105).