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US2272070A
US2272070A US305665A US30566539A US2272070A US 2272070 A US2272070 A US 2272070A US 305665 A US305665 A US 305665A US 30566539 A US30566539 A US 30566539A US 2272070 A US2272070 A US 2272070A
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  • the present, invention relates to electrical signaling systems, and more particularly to systems adapted to transmit complex wave forms, for
  • the main object of the invention is to provide electrical signaling systems which practically have no background noise, even under conditions in which the signal-to-noise ratio would normally be about 20 decibels, or less.
  • the systems for the transmission of intelligence at present in use may be grouped into two large classes: (a) systems giving at the receiver indications of the occurrence or non-occurrence of actions taking place at the transmitter, for example, of the presence or absence at any given moment of particular pulses forming apart of the signals transmitted by a teleprinter transmitter, and (b) systems giving the receiver a quantitative information with regard to the amplitude at the moment in question of a variable peculiar to the transmitter, for example, ordinary telephone systems.
  • the main object of the invention to provide means to eliminate the background noise of a signal transmission substantially completely in systems of the second of the two above-mentioned classes, and to provide arrangements for this purpose which have the de- The arrange- This necessary increase of the band width is in proportion on the one hand to the signal-noise ratio before the elimination of the noise, and on the other hand to the precision necessary for the reproduction at the receiver of the signal wave form at the transmitter.
  • a signaling system for transmitting complex wave forms, for example speech, wherein the wave form is scanned at the transmitter at predetermined instants, and at these instants signal elements are transmitted to the receiver is characterised in this, that the amplitude range of the wave form to be transmitted is divided into a finite number of predetermined amplitude values according to the degree of fidelity required.
  • the instantaneous amplitude value of the wave form to be transmitted at each predetermined instant being transmitted in a signal code representing the I nearest predetermined amplitude value above or below said instantaneous amplitude value.
  • the number of elements in the code may equal the number of predetermined values of the amplitude range of the complex wave, or may be equal to' a number such that the total possible number of combinations of the code elements is greater than the minimum required for repro ducing the complex wave form within the desired limits of accuracy.
  • the amplitude of the complex wave form is transmitted at a given moment by a predetermined combination of m separate signaling channels, each having n difi'erent signal elements, the resultant possible total number of signal combinations, that is to say n being greater than the minimum number required for the transmission of the information within the desired limits of precision.
  • thev combinations of signals are automatically transformed at the receiver into a correct reproduction of the instantaneous amplitude at the moment in question of the wave form to be communicated.
  • the number of possible signal elements transmitted in each channel is reduced to a value at which the undesired circuit noise in each of these channels, namely, a peakvalue not exceeding a predetermined limit, is incapable of affecting the occurrence or non-occurrence in the re.- DCver of correct and definite series of operations associated with the particular combination of signals transmitted at that moment.
  • the m separate signaling channels are obtained by employing m channels each utilising a different carrier frequency.
  • the m signaling channels are obtained by employing a carrier frequency common to all the channels, and utilising a distributor syslem for the channels in known manner.
  • the n different-signal elements on each channel are obtained by the transmission of the carrier frequency of each channel at 11 different predetermined amplitudes.
  • the n types of signals are obtained by the transmission on each channel of n pulses of different duration or n pairs of pulses having n predetermined different intervals of time between the pairs.
  • the n types of signals are obtained on each channel by the transmission of the carrier wave of each channel at 11 possible different phases.
  • the 11 different types of signals are obtalned by the use on each channel of n different predetermined frequencies.
  • a multi-vibrator synchronised with an oscillation generator and associated with a frequency separator are employed at the receiver for producing the signal elements.
  • a frequency separator circuit associated with suitable triggering devices is used at the transmitter and at the receiver for producing at the transmitter codes representing amplitudes of the waves and for reconverting the codes into amplitudes at the receiver.
  • Fig. 1 shows an example of the complex wave form of a signal to be transmitted
  • Fig. 2 shows an example of a transmitting circuit incorporating features of the invention
  • Fig. 3 represents an example of a receiving circuit embodying certain features of the invention
  • Figs. 4 and 5 are circuit diagrams of other examples of transmitting and receiving circuits respectively incorporating features of the invention.
  • a wav form such as that of Fig. 1 can. as is well known (for example, as in transmission by means of individual pulses), be transmitted or received with negligible distortion by the successive transmission and reception of a. number of separate pulses, each corresponding in amplitude (or in any other desired variable factor) to the original instantaneous amplitude of 'the speech, as indicated by the small circles on the curve of Fig. l, the spacing between the pulses being considerably less than that correspolding to a period of the highest frequency contained in the speech to be transmitted.
  • the letter D may be used to designate the ratio of the pulse frequency to the highest speed frequency.
  • each of these amplitudes has to be transmitted, not with an infinte degree of precision, but with a particular finite degree of precision dependent upon the problem involved. For example, in considering ordinary speech signals at finite possible'number of amplitudes, but only a series of approximately 33 different values.
  • Embodiment I (1 channel, 33 amplitudes)
  • an ordinary transmission system having a transmitter and a receiver may be modified by adding 33 marginal relays to the transmitter, one for each of the 33 possible different amplitudes mentioned above.
  • Each of these relays should be such that only the amplitudes of signals falling in the range of il.5% of its allotted value cause it to operate.
  • the transmitter should be arranged so that if a particular relay is operated a definite amplitude will be transmitted. Thus only 33 finite different amplitudes will be transmitted.
  • 33 similar relays are provided at the receiver each which will only respond to a single pulse of the transmitting relay, the original wave form will be received with the desired precision.
  • the band-width of the audio frequency is 3000 periods per second
  • the normal signal-to-noise ratio is a, where this normal ratio is defined as the ratio which would be observed between-the maximum pulse potential of the signal and the root mean square potential of the noise if the special receiver of the present invention were replaced by an ideal linear receiver adjusted for reception with a minimum band width.
  • the value of the "normal signal-to-noise ratio is independent of the frequency of the modulating wave.
  • the signal-to-noise ratio for the amplitudes received will, consequently, be a/ V 2.
  • the noise peaks In order completely to eliminate the noise in the receiver output, the noise peaks must always be lower than the value necessary to change the amplitude of the received pulse from its actual value to a value of'a higher or lower degree in the series; that is to say, the noise peaks must be less than 1.5% of the maximum pulse amplitude, i. e. must be at least 37- declbels below the pulse potential.
  • the effective level (root-meansquare) of the noise corresponding to this peak value of course depends upon the wave form of the noise; if, however, this noise is mostly of the nature of a steady hiss caused by thermic agitation, a peak factor of V 2:3 decibels may be assumed.
  • the loudest r. m. s. or effective value of the noise need only be 40 decibels below the maximum pulse potential. In other words a/ V 2 need only equal 40 db.; or a need only be 43 db.
  • Embodiment II channels, 2 pulse amplitudes Another case can now be considered in which it is assumed to be permissible to increase the band-width very greatly so as to obtain the best possible signalto-noise ratio from the minimum possible incident field strength. Such a case is frequent in communication by ultra-short waves. It will be assumed that 32 amplitude values are necessary, i. e. approximately about as many as above.
  • the five corresponding trigger devices of the receiver now consist of simple relay devices each having an on and an off position; and the noise of the receiver can prevent perfect operation onl if the noise peaks exceed half the amplitude of the pulses, i. e. are less than 6 db. down.
  • a substantially perfect reception will be obtained on each of the pulse channels if the actual signal-to-noise ratio, expressed as the ratio of peak signal volts to r. m. s. noise volts, is equal to, or greater than, 12 decibels for each channel.
  • the energy of the transmitter is divided between five channels; thus if the total transmitter power is to be the same as in a normal singlechannel system the signal power per channel must be /5 that of a normal system. The sig nal volts per channel will then be only 1/ /5 times the normal level. At the same time, in
  • each channel requires D times the band-width necessary for speech alone thus increasing the noise volts to V5 times normal.
  • the output of the receiver may now have a signal-to-noise ratio of 60 decibels or more an improvement of at least 38 decibels has been obtained-at the expense of an increase in the band-width by a factor of 10 only.
  • Embodiment IIA (same as Embodiment II with pulse modulation added) Another improvement can be obtained by utilising either of the known pulse modulation systems; either single pulse modulation or double pulse modulation systems.
  • the signals are transmitted as pulses of constant amplitude, the duration of a pulse being proportional to the instantaneous amplitude of the signal wave form represented by the pulses.
  • the double pulse modulation system an extremely short pulse is transmitted to mark the beginnin and end of each of the pulses of variable duration.
  • the double pulse modulation may be further modified by suppressing the transmission of either the marking pulse, that is the pulse of short duration'markin the beginning of a variable duration pulse, or the trailing pulse, that is the pulse of short duration marking the end of ar-"variable duration pulse, whichever is equally,spaced in time.
  • the band-width used for each pulse channel can be increased in a ratio equal to n, it is possible to employ a pulse wave-form giving to the useful portion of the pulse a duration which is only 1/11. of the total time allocated to its transmission.
  • the peak energ of the pulse is then the same as before, its mean energ is only l/n of its original value. Therefore, if a type of valve is employed in which the limit is the mean heat dissipated rather than the peak power, then it is possible to increase the peak power by multiplying it by the factor n without overloading the valve involved.
  • the band-width required for each channel is increased in the ratio 5, thus increasing the total noise energy in the receiver also in this ratio.
  • the receiver is entirely inoperative and the noise has no effect. Consequently, the total noise energy which tends to disturb the action of the circuit of the trigger devices of the receiver will not be affected by the increase of the band width, giving a signalto-noise ratio equal to that which would be obtained if the energy were concentrated on one channel only.
  • a normal signal-to-noise ratio is required, measured under normal conditions with an ideal receiver, of 15 decibels in-- stead of 22 decibels as before, the subsequent improvement being obtained by an additional increase ofthe band-width in a ratio of 5, a condition of ultra-short wave operation which can frequently be obtained in practice without inconvenience.
  • Embodiment I13 (10 channels, 2 pulse amplitudes) Assume first a case where it is necessary to increase the number of amplitude gradations but where it is still undesirable to raise, any more than absolutely unavoidable, the requirements as tothe normal signal-to-noise ratio requisite for successful noise suppression. In other words, assume that the system of Embodimeat 11 must be modified to reproducemore than 32 amplitudes, but that it is still desired that the system should tolerate so low a signal-tonoise ratio as possible.
  • Embodiment "C (3 channels, 4 pulse amplitudes) Another case may be assumed wherein 32 gradations of amplitude are sufllcient but wherein a "normal signal-to-nol5e ratio of decibels is available instead of 22 decibels. In this case it is clearly inefficient to employ the 5 pulse channels mentioned above. This case would be a compromise between the example with five channels given above under Embodiment II" and the first case dealt with under Embodiment I.
  • Embodiment III First of all, the arrangements according to the invention intended to eliminate noise in a circuit having signal-to-noise ratio a of 48 decibels, and in which 32 amplitude positions are sufficient, will be described.
  • Embodiment I The most efficient solution in this case is to employ a single pulse modulation system having 32 different code elements for the same number of amplitude positions, which when compared with Embodiment I will give an additional signal-tonoise margin of 2 decibels.
  • FIG. 2 A suitable form of transmitter circuit for this case is shown in Fig. 2.
  • the potential of the speech input line ET is applied as shown in push-pull relation over input transformer T and input resistors RI and R2 to the two grids GT and GS of a double triode A which is adapted to oscillate as a multivibrator to yield rectangular plate current impulses at a frequency outside the speech frequency range employed for example, at 6000 cycles) by means of a conventional circuit I. 2, 3, 4, 5.
  • the oscillator B is loosely coupled by the variable condenser C to one of the plates of the double triode, and the frequency of this oscillator B is adjusted so as to be approximately times that of A.
  • the oscillator A can be caused in this manner to lock itself in operation at exactly of the frequency of B provided that the wave form of A is sufiiclently steep, which condition usually arises without the provision of special arrangements.
  • the coupling of B to A is arranged to be such that each signal of the multivibrator A can only begin at the moment of reception of a peak from B.
  • the output from the two plates of the multivibrator is then applied through the two small coupling condensers D and E and shunted to earth through the metal rectifier F; in this way, for each period of the multivibrator a pair of pulses is produced, which are spaced so that the time interval between these pulses only has 32 possible values, and is proportional to the speech amplitude at the moment concerned.
  • the output from the multivibrator is then applied to a high frequency modulator not shown) in known manner and at the same time a small fraction of the potential at 600 kc. (or a subharmonic) for synchronising purposes at the receiver is transmitted as a pilot frequency by any well known means (not shown).
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a receiver adapted to operate in conjunction with the transmitter illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • An ordinary linear receiver (not shown) is arranged to receive the modulated high frequency waves from the transmitter. and to deliver to pulse input channel DR the pulses derived from such waves. Thence the pulses are coupled over two condensers 6, 1, to two grids of a twin triode AR.
  • This triode is incorporated in a double stability" multivibrator circuit 8. 9 l1, AR; and this circuit together with the input condensers 6, l, constitutes a well known frequency divider" circuit.
  • The. oscillator ER is synchronised with the oscillator B of the I transmitter (Fig.. 2) by employing the said pilot frequency sent from the transmitter and which is selected and amplified at the receiver. If a sub-harmonic of the 600 kc. pilot frequency from the transmitter be employed instead of the frequency of the latter itself, syrichronisation is accomplished by using va suitable harmonic generator apparatus in the synchronising circuit of the receiver, or rather ifdesired,
  • the oscillator-ER may be eliminated, the pilot neither the received pulses, nor the oscillator ER can separately actuate the divider, the triggering of the latter from one state of stability to the other is accomplished when these two potentials act in agreement.
  • the two 600 kc. oscillators have such a fixed phase relation that a puls transmitted at the moment of a peak of the multivibrator oscillation of the transmitter arrives at the receiver at a peak of the multivibrator oscillation of the receiver.
  • the circuit of the transmitter is established so that the output pulses are always produced at such moments, these pulses will always consequently be received exactly at the momerits of sensitivity of the receiver.
  • the noise may slightly affect the receiver by slightly modifying the building-up time of the received pulses, unless the pulses have infinitely steep wave forms.
  • the receiver of the present invention is arranged so that the exact moment of the triggering operation, is determined solely by the moment of arrival of the local pulses from the receiver oscillator ER oscillating at 600 kc. To this end these local pulses may be given as steep a wave-front as desired without further increasing the bandwidth employed in the transmission.
  • the effect of the speech modulation is merely to determine which of the several possible triggering moments will be eifective to actuate the receiver multivibrator from one of its definite positions to the other, and this action is quite independent of the residual circuit noise which, consequently is eliminated.
  • Embodiment IV I Arrangements for eliminating noise in a circuit having an initial signal-to-noise ratio a of 22 db. and in which 32 amplitude positions are suiiicient will now be examined;
  • the correct solution in this case is to employ five pulse channels, each channel simply having an "on and off position, the resultant factor of increase of bandwidth being It.
  • Fig. 4 shows a form. of transmitter particularly provided for this purpose.
  • the valve AT is a double triode associated with a multivibrator circuit I, 2, 3, 4, 5, AT, giving a pulse modulated output corresponding to the audio input of the speech line BT, as in Fig. 2, but without the 600 kilocycle oscillator.
  • C5 are five valves incorporated in five double stability multivibrator circuits Ml, M2
  • a pair of grids of ET connected over resistors 20, 21 to grid GT of the multivibrator AT as shown, are biased to such potential that ET is only active during the positive periods of the grid GT of the multivibrator AT.
  • the conditions are adjusted so that during the positive period of GT in a cycle having the longest possible "on interval (such as results from a maximum positive potential of the speech), 32 complete periods of DT will take place. If the modulation in time of the multi vibrator AT is any number of periods of ET between 0 and 32 can be produced according to the speech potential at a specified moment.
  • the modulation in time is not 100% it is arranged that the difference between the numbers of periods of ET corresponding to maximum and minimum modulations respectively is 32, but the first and simplest case of 100% modulation will now be described in order to facilitate the'explanation of the action of the device.
  • a small condenser HT connected to a resistance-rectifier combination JT, is arranged to give a sharp negative pulse with a condenser K9 to the right-hand grid LT of a double triode KT at the moment of the end of the positive half period of GT.
  • KT is incorporated in a multivibrator circuit KT, Kl,
  • K2 K1 K2 K1.
  • K8 which is triggered into the on condition by negative pulses on the righthand grid LT of ET but is self-restoring to the "oil" condition.
  • This circuit KT, Kl Kl has a short time of operation compared with a halfperiodoftheoscillationsproducedinDTanda time of restoration equal to slightly less than half the time elapsing between the successive poaiflve half-cycles of AT when the latter have their maximum duration.
  • This time of restoration is determined by the constants of the resistanee-rectifier-condenser circuit K5, K8, K1.
  • the pulse produced by the restoration of KT is applied over a condenser NO to a similar trigger circuit NT, N2 NI.
  • This latter circuit has a restoration time of the same order as that of KT so that NT is always re-established before the next positive half-period on the grid of GT.
  • the five carrier frequencies for automatically transmitting in code to the antenna Q, the instantaneous speech amplitude at input, originate in the five master oscillators Ol, 02, OI, O4, and
  • each amplifier is connected in parallel with the right-hand grid of the corresponding frequency divider valve Cl, C2, C3, C4, or C; the grids I of the amplifiers are all connected in parallel through a compensation battery R to the right-hand plate of the valve NT of the trigger circuit.
  • Consequentlm'each amplifier can operate only when the corresponding stage of divider D32 is in position No. 2 at the same time as the valve NT is in "on" position.
  • the resistance-capacity-rectifier network ST is provided, which, at the moment of restoring of NT, applies a sharp negative pulse through the de-coupling circuits T, to all the right-hand grids of the valves of the separator.
  • the efiect of this negative pulse is to restore all five multi-vibrator stages Mi, M2 M5 of frequency divider D32 to position No. 1, so that each valve Ci, C2, C3, Cl, or C5 has current in the left-hand plate circuit, but not in the righthand plate circuit.
  • the whole circuit is now in the same condition as at the start and consequently is ready to receive the second positive half-cycle of GT.
  • Fig. 5 shows a form of receiver circuit adapt L. to operate in conjunction with the transmitter of Fig. 4.
  • AL represents the first portion of a receiver of usual and known type connected to an antenna; the output contains a suitably amplified reproduction of the five pulse channels from the transmitter.
  • the channel i is then selected by the filter Bi, the channel 2 by B2, etc., each being selected by its respective filter.
  • an oscillator DL of approximately the same frequency as that of thetransmitter, is connected through the coupling valve EL to the input of a five-stage frequency divider 1D".
  • This frequency divider includes five double stability multivibrator circuits LMI, LM2 LMS, each comprising twin triodes LCI, L02, etc.
  • the trigger circuit GL Upon the arrival of any pulse combination the trigger circuit GL, of similar design to that of KT and NT in Fig. 4, is actuated, and in turn a pulse is generated on its restoration to position No. 1 (after a short predetermined interval of time). Such pulse operates trigger circuit HL to the on position.
  • This latter is of different design from that of GL as shown. It consists of a double stability device, having a time-constant in both directions which is short in proportion to a half cycle of DL. In the off position HL only has current in its left-hand plate circuit and in the on position it only has current in .its
  • the operative pulse from GL to HL should therefore be of negative sign, if the connections are as shown.
  • H1. is "ofl the inner grids of EL are sufficiently negative to prevent the coupling valve EL from opcrating.
  • HL is on, however, the increased positive potential on the left-hand plate of HL passes through compensating battery LB and wire LC to these inner grids of EL, thus causing EL to give the correct amplification.
  • HL Upon the arrival of a pulse combination, after the interval of time predetermined by the duration hang over. of GL, HL is triggered to the on position. EL thus begins to transmit oscillations from DL to LD32; and the stages LMi LM5 commence to count" ,the cycles of DL in much the same way that the stages 5 MI MS of Fig. 4 counted the cycles of DT. In the present case, however, the counting will not start from zero or normal condition but will proceed onward from the condition to which Ml bination of carrier frequencies. Thus, if the preceding carrier combination represented a count of 22, only more cycles of DL will be required to bring LD32 to the full" condition representing a count of 32, i. e. to bring all five stages to position No. 2.
  • the time during which the counting action of the frequency divider LD32 continues depends upon the particular combination of pulses received and, on account of the automatic law at the transmitter and receiver which has deter- M5 have been set by the received commined the coding and the de-coding of this combination, it is clear that this duration is in linear proportion to the instantaneous amplitude of the speech at the moment in question.
  • the duration of the counting action is given by the time during which the trigger circuit HL remains in the "on position during each cycle of operations. By means of the coupling condenser TL this duration is transferred to that of the plate current of the valve UL.
  • Signal equipment for transmitting electric signals representative of a given complex wave comprising means for transmitting any one of a finite series of finitely different signals, said signals being arbitrarily considered as respectively representing a finite series of elementary amplitude ranges which lie adjacent one another and together cover the total amplitude range of said complex wave; control means responsive to the momentary amplitude of said complex wave for controlling said first means to cause the transmission of that one of said series of signals which represents the particular one of said elementary amplitude ranges containing said momentary amplitude; and means for rendering at least one of said previously mentioned means intermittently effective to cause intermittent transmission of signals representative of the approximate amplitudes of said complex wave at successive moments.
  • said means for transmitting any one of a finite series of finitely different signals comprises means for providing m separate signal channels, and means for transmitting on each of said channels any one of n finitely different signal conditions, where n is at least equal to the total number of said elementary amplitude ranges.
  • said means for transmitting any one of a finite series of finitely different signals comprises means for providing m separate carrier channels of different carrier frequencies, and means for transmitting on each of said channels any one of n finitely different signal conditions where n is at least equal to the total number of said elementary amplitude ranges.
  • said means for transmitting any one of a finite series oi finitely dii'lerent signals comprises means for providing m separate carrier channels of diflerent carrier frequencies, and means for transmitting on each of said channels any one,
  • n is at least equal to the total number of said elementary amplitude ranges.
  • Signal equipment for transmitting electric signals representative of a given complex wave comprising means for providing m signal channels, means for transmitting on each of said channels any one of n finitely different signal conditions so as to yield any one of N finitely different signals, where n" is at least equal to N, said N signals being arbitrarily considered as respectively representing N elementary amplitude ranges which lie adjacent one another and together cover the total amplitude range of said complex wave, control means responsive to the momentary amplitude of said complex wave for controlling said transmitting means to cause the transmission of that one of said series of N signals which represents the particular one of said N amplitude ranges containing said momentary amplitude, and means for rendering at least one of said previously mentioned means intermittently effective to cause intermittent transmission of signals representative of the approximate amplitudes of said complex wave at successive moments.
  • Signal equipment for transmitting electric signals representative of a given complex wave comprising means for providing m signal channels, means for transmitting on each of said channels signal variations defining any one of n finitely difierent durations of time so as to yield any one of N finitely different signals where n" is at least equal to N, said N signals being arbitrarily considered as respectively representing N elementary amplitude ranges which lie adjacent one another and together cover the total amplitude range of said complex wave, control means responsive to the momentary amplitude of said complex wave for controlling said transmitting means to cause the transmission of that one of said series of N signals which represents the particular one of said N amplitude ranges containing said momentary amplitude, and means for rendering said control means intermittently efiective to cause intermittent transmission of signals representative of the approximate amplitudes of said complex wave at successive moments.
  • Signal equipment for transmitting electric signals representative of a given complex wave comprising means for providing 112 signal channels, means for transmitting on each of said channels any one of n finitely different signal amplitudes so as to yield any one of N finitely difi'erent signals where 2'" is at least equal to N, said N signals being arbitrarily considered as respectively representing N elementary amplitude ranges which lie adjacent one another and together cover the total amplitude range of said complex wave, control means responsive to the momentary amplitude of said complex wave for controlling said transmitting means to cause the transmission of that one oi said series of N signals which represents the particular one of said N amplitude ranges containing said momentary amplitude, and means for rendering said control means intermittently effective to cause intermittent transmission of signals representative of the approximate amplitudes of said complex wave at successive moments.
  • n 2 and m is an integer at least equal to log N.
  • said means for providing n signal channels comprises means for generating 11 carriers of different carrier frequencies.
  • n is so chosen with respect to the signalto-noise ratio at a point of intended reception that the amplitude diflerence between any two of said n finitely different signal amplitudes at said reception point exceeds the amplitude of substantially all noise peaks thereat.
  • Signal equipment for transmitting electric signals representative of a given complex wave comprising multivibrator means controlled by the momentary amplitude of said wave for marking the beginning and end of a variable interval whose duration varies according to the value of said momentary amplitude, means for inhibiting the marking of the end of such variable interval except at certain instants of time whereby only an interval of one of N finitely different durations can be marked, means under control of the interval marked ior transmitting a corresponding one of a finite series of N finitely different signals, and means for rendering at least one of said previously mentioned means intermittently effective, whereby said second mentioned means intermittently transmits signals representative of the approximate amplitude of said complex wave at successive moments.
  • Signal equipment for transmitting electric signals representative of a given complex wave comprising means controlled by the momentary amplitude of said wave for establishing one of a finite number of electric conditions in dependence upon which range, of a corresponding finite number of arbitrary amplitude ranges, said amplitude occupies, means under control of the electric condition established by said first means for transmitting a corresponding one of a finite number of finitely difi'erent electrical signals, and means for rendering at least one of said previously mentioned means intermittently effective, whereby said second mentioned means intermittently transmits signals representative of the approximate amplitudes of said complex wave at successive moments.
  • a signaling system for reproducing at a reception station a wave approximately corresponding to a given complex wave delivered at a transmission station comprising means for transmitting to said reception station any one of a finite series of finitely different signals, said signals being arbitrarily considered as respectively representing a finite series of elementary amplitude ranges which lie adjacent one another and together cover the total amplitude range of said complex wave, control means at said transmission station responsive to the momentary amplitude of said complex wave for controlling said first means to cause the transmission of that one of said series of signals which represents the particular one of said elementary amplitude ranges containing said momentary amplitude, means for rendering at least one of said previously mentioned means intermittently efiective to cause intermittent transmission to said reception station of signals representative of the approximate amplitudes of said complex wave at successive moments, means at said reception station for receiving said intermittently transmitted signals, and means for producing from said received signals a wave approximately corresponding to said given wave.
  • said means for producing a wave from said received signals comprises means invariably responsive to each of said signals independent of variations of less than a predetermined amount in such signal.
  • said means for producing a wave from said received signals comprises means invariably responsive'to each of said signals independent of variations of less than a predetermined amoun in the duration of such signal.
  • said means for-producing a wave from said received signals comprises means invariably responsive to each of said signals independent of variations of less than a predetermined amount in the amplitude of such signal.
  • a system according to claim 17 wherein said means for producing a wave from said rescanning the amplitude of the given complex Wave, and transmitting in response to each scanned momentary amplitude a signal representing the elementary range containing such. momentary amplitude.
  • a method of reproducing at a remote point a wave approximately corresponding to a given complex wave which comprises analyzing the total amplitude range to be transmitted into a finite number of elementary amplitude ranges, intermittently scanning the amplitude of the given complex wave, transmitting to said remote point in response to each scanned momentary amplitude a signal representing the elementary range containing such momentary amplitude receiving such signals at such remote point, purifying each of such received signals by eliminating therefrom any variations of less than a predetermined amount, and producing from such purified signals a wave approximately corresponding to said given wave.

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