| US 7,558,190 B2 | ||
| OFDM transmission/reception apparatus | ||
| Hiroaki Sudo, Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/497,263. | ||
| Application 11/497263 is a continuation of application No. 09/512262, filed on Feb. 24, 2000, granted, now 7,106,689. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 11-54667 (JP), filed on Mar. 02, 1999; and application No. 11-249938 (JP), filed on Sep. 03, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0268674 A1, Nov. 30, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04K 1/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—208 [370/343; 375/260] | 4 Claims |

| 1. An OFDM transmission apparatus comprising:
a mapping control section that maps the same information for communication control onto at least two subcarrier signals to
generate an OFDM signal; and
a transmitter that transmits the generated OFDM signal, wherein the mapping control section is operable to utilize a DC subcarrier
signal as one of the at least two subcarrier signals.
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