This invention describes a clever way to send information through noisy environments without it getting corrupted. It works by taking the original message, splitting it into several coded versions, and sending each version along its own separate path. These coded versions are then combined back together. The system then checks which specific path the combined message arrived on. If it came through the designated "useful" path, it's kept as clean information; otherwise, it's discarded. The claims specify that this splitting and combining uses specific mathematical operations like Fourier transforms.
Why it matters: The complex signal processing and multi-channel management required would have been hardware-intensive in 2001. Today, powerful, affordable processors and software-defined radio technologies make such implementations far more flexible and cost-effective.
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