Embedded meta-carrier with code progression message reassembly
View Patent ↗A method of receiving and reassembling non-sequential meta-data information embedded within an original burst carrier signal that receives multiple composite burst carrier signals each with an original burst carrier signal and a meta-carrier signal, wherein the meta-carrier signal occupies at least a portion of a bandwidth of the original burst carrier signal and includes one or more bits of meta-data information of a meta-data message about the original burst carrier signal that is non-contiguous in reference to a temporal order in which the meta-data information is received, detecting a DSSS spreading sequence and extracting the meta-carrier signals from the composite burst carrier signals, determining a phase progression of the meta-carrier signals based on a PRN spreading code, and reassembling the one or more bits of meta-data information from each meta-carrier signal into a sequential order after an entire meta-data message is received and extracted.
1. A method of receiving and reassembling non-sequential meta-data information embedded within an original burst carrier signal comprising:
receiving, by a receiving device, multiple composite burst carrier signals, each composite burst carrier signal comprising an original burst carrier signal and a meta-carrier signal, wherein the meta-carrier signal occupies at least a portion of a bandwidth of the original burst carrier signal and comprises one or more bits of meta-data information of a meta-data message about the original burst carrier signal that is non-contiguous in reference to a temporal order in which the meta-data information is received by the receiving device;
detecting, by a detecting device, a Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) spreading sequence and extracting each of the meta-carrier signals from the composite burst carrier signals;
determining a phase progression of the meta-carrier signals based on a Pseudo-Random Noise (PRN) spreading code;
storing the one or more bits of information from each of the meta-carrier signals in a storage device; and
reassembling the one or more bits of meta-data information from each meta-carrier signal into a sequential order after an entire meta-data message is received and extracted from one or more subsequently received composite burst carrier signals.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising establishing a start of each of the meta-carrier signals based on a predetermined characteristic of the corresponding original burst carrier signal.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating one or more digital samples of a received meta-carrier signal using an analog to digital converter.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reprocessing incoming data stored by a recording device after detection of an error.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising repetitively commanding stored incoming data to be iteratively output using a control device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing, by a storage device, received and demodulated portions of the PRN spreading code sequence.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether at least a portion of an incoming meta-data message is available to combine with at least another portion of the incoming meta-data message using an iterative determination process.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising outputting, by an output device, a meta-data message in response to obtaining an entire meta-data message.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PRN spreading code further comprises a predetermined step in the PRN spreading code sequence configured to indicate advancement to a next location in the meta-data sequence based on the predetermined step in the PRN spreading code sequence.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PRN spreading code further comprises a fixed offset in the PRN spreading code sequence.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
searching for one or more meta-data message bit segments containing one or more errors; and
establishing a probability of reassembly of the meta-data message when the one or more errors is corrected using an iterative process.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to determine one or more bit errors or gaps in a received meta-data sequence.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein a chip rate of each of the meta-carrier signals is equal to a symbol rate of the original burst carrier signal.
14. The method of claim 6 , further comprising verifying accuracy of a received meta-data message by referencing an external database.
15. A system for receiving and reassembling non-sequential meta-data information embedded within an original burst carrier signal comprising:
a receiving device configured to receive multiple composite burst carrier signals, each composite burst carrier signal comprising an original burst carrier signal and a meta-carrier signal, wherein the meta-carrier signal occupies at least a portion of a bandwidth of the original burst carrier signal and comprises one or more bits of meta-data information of a meta-data message about the original burst carrier signal that is non-contiguous in reference to a temporal order in which the meta-data information is received by the receiving device;
a detecting device configured to detect a Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) spreading sequence and extracting each of the meta-carrier signals from the composite burst carrier signals;
a first processing device configured to determining a phase progression of the meta-carrier signals based on a Pseudo-Random Noise (PRN) spreading code;
a storage device configured to store the one or more bits of information from each of the meta-carrier signals; and
a second processing device configured to reassemble the one or more bits of meta-data information from each meta-carrier signal into a sequential order after an entire meta-data message is received and extracted from one or more subsequently received composite burst carrier signals.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the PRN spreading code is configured to establish a start of each of the meta-carrier signals based on a predetermined characteristic of the corresponding original burst carrier signal.
17. The system of claim 15 , further comprising an analog to digital converter configured to generate one or more digital samples of a received meta-carrier signal.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to reprocess incoming data stored by a recording device after detection of an error.
19. The system of claim 15 , further comprising a control device configured to repetitively command stored incoming data to be iteratively output.
20. The system of claim 15 , further comprising a storage device configured to store received and demodulated portions of the PRN spreading code sequence.
21. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to use an iterative determination process to determine whether at least a portion of an incoming meta-data message is available to combine with at least another portion of the incoming meta-data message.
22. The system of claim 15 , further comprising an output device configured to output a meta-data message in response to obtaining an entire meta-data message.
23. The system of claim 15 , wherein the PRN spreading code further comprises a predetermined step in the PRN spreading code sequence configured to establish a breakpoint in the PRN spreading code sequence to indicate advancement to a next location in the meta-data sequence.
24. The system of claim 15 , wherein the PRN spreading code further comprises a fixed offset in the PRN spreading code sequence.
25. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to search for one or more meta-data message bit segments containing one or more errors and establish a probability of reassembly of the meta-data message when the one or more errors are corrected using an iterative process.
26. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to determine one or more bit errors or gaps in a received meta-data sequence.
27. The system of claim 15 , wherein a chip rate of each of the meta-carrier signals is equal to a symbol rate of the original burst carrier signal.
28. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor if further configured to verify accuracy of a received meta-data message by referencing an external database.