US 7,457,276 B2
Transmission and reception system, transmission and reception device, and method of transmission and reception
Katsuaki Abe, Kanagawa (Japan); Makoto Hasegawa, Tokyo (Japan); and Naoyuki Yamamot, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/712,613.
Application 10/712613 is a continuation of application No. 09/335315, filed on Jun. 16, 1999, granted, now 6,693,889.
Claims priority of application No. 10-167868 (JP), filed on Jun. 16, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2004/0097215 A1, May 20, 2004
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/216 (2006.01); H03M 13/03 (2006.01); H04L 23/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—342  [375/262; 375/261; 375/265; 375/341; 714/786; 714/790] 35 Claims
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1. A transmission and reception system comprising a transmission device and, a receiving device, and a communication pathway between said transmission device and said receiving device, said transmission device comprising:
(1) convolutional coding means for convolution-coding input data, and outputting convolution-coded data;
(2) puncturing means for puncturing said convolution-coded data using puncturing patterns, and outputting punctured data; and
(3) modulation/transmission means for modulating and transmitting said punctured data, and
said receiving device comprising:
(1) reception/demodulation means for receiving and demodulating a signal transmitted by said transmission device, and outputting demodulated data;
(2) depuncturing means for depuncturing said demodulated data using said puncturing patterns used by said puncturing means, and outputting depunctured data;
(3) combining means for combining said depunctured data, and outputting a result of combining; and
(4) convolutional decoding means for convolution-decoding said result of combining, and outputting a decoded data,
wherein said puncturing means provides a reference matrix for generating a plural form of said puncturing patterns having an identical puncturing rate, but respectively different block patterns.