Automatic frequency control system and method for frequency-shift-key data transmission systems

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PATENT NO 5208835
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07586804

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The present invention provides a system and method of automatic frequency control (AFC) in a frequency-shift-key (FSK) data transmission system that allows a receiver to be used that has a bandwidth that approaches the requisite minimum bandwidth for a given data transmission rate and produces a substantial signal noise ratio (SNR) in the detected signal by the receiver. The invention includes a transmitter that outputs a SPACE signal and a MARK signal in a preamble that precedes the transmission data. The apparatus also includes a receiver that uses the SPACE and MARK signals to adjust the frequency of the signal output by a voltage-controlled-oscillator (VCO) to tune the receiver and thereby improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the signals subsequently detected by the receiver.

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IN-SITU INC221 EAST LINCOLN AVENUE FORT COLLINS CO 80524

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eisenhauer, Edward R Laramie, WY 1 21
Weeks, Richard W Laramie, WY 2 26

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