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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.