Patent ID: 6950387

Claim:
A method for communicating information, the method comprising: obtaining a first signal; obtaining a second signal, comprising multiplying each of a value or values of an initial portion of the first signal by a number, and multiplying each of a value or values of a symbol tail portion of the first signal by a number, such that each corresponding pair of initial portion and symbol tail portion values are multiplied by a first number and a second number, respectively, and wherein, for each corresponding pair of initial portion and symbol tail portion values, a sum of the first number and the second number is equal to one; and upon or after reception of the second signal, obtaining a third signal from the received second signal, the third signal being used in obtaining information, wherein obtaining each of an initial portion and a tail portion of the third signal comprises adding together at least a portion of each of an initial portion and a symbol tail portion of the second signal.