Abstract

The present invention provides a method for generating a timing offset signal applied to a sampling device for recovering a symbol stream from a broadcast signal by characterizing the dispersion of received signal. Preferably, the method includes steps for generating a derivative signal approximating the derivative of the symbol stream, producing a constant representative of an expected symbol stream, and multiplying the derivative signal, the constant, and a signal one of corresponding to and approximating the symbol stream to thereby generate the timing offset signal. A dispersion characterizing receiver and a digital signal processor employed therein are also described.

Document Type

Patent

Status

Issued

Issue Date

9-12-2006

Patent Number

US 7106818 [ 7,106,818 ] US7106818B2

CPC Classification

H 03 L 7/091

Application number

09/947780

Assignees

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Filing Date

9-7-2001

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