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  • The NPR post notes that the technology discussed in the patent, called spread-spectrum radio, is the basis for a wide variety of modern radio technologies, including the Bluetooth wireless standard used for things like wireless keyboards and earphones.

    Forbes.com: News Eric Savitz 2011

  • Lamarr termed the technique "frequency hopping," a forerunner of the spread-spectrum technology that is used today in communications applications such as Wi-Fi.

    An Inventive Hollywood Star Henry Petroski 2011

  • The only really notable one of these, however, was the patent for what is now known as spread-spectrum wireless communication, which was not practical until the invention of the transistor.

    Her Face Was Her Misfortune Jeanine Basinger 2010

  • Tumbling randomly, sipping minimal data from deep-encypted spread-spectrum noise buried deep in the EM hash of Earth-Mars traffic.

    Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » Eternal Franchise, 2.1 of 31.1 2009

  • Then I suppose I should tell you that the frequency-hopping idea serves as a basis for modern spread-spectrum communication technology, such as COFDM used in WiFi network connections and CDMA used in some cordless and wireless telephones.

    March 2009 Addie 2009

  • Lamarr is credited for her work with George Anteill on "frequency hopping", which, according to Wikipedia, "serves as a basis for modern spread-spectrum communication technology, such as COFDM used in WiFi network connections and CDMA used in some cordless and wireless telephones."

    Archive 2009-03-01 Darlene 2009

  • Then I suppose I should tell you that the frequency-hopping idea serves as a basis for modern spread-spectrum communication technology, such as COFDM used in WiFi network connections and CDMA used in some cordless and wireless telephones.

    Ada Lovelace day or my tribute to women in technology Addie 2009

  • Lamarr is credited for her work with George Anteill on "frequency hopping", which, according to Wikipedia, "serves as a basis for modern spread-spectrum communication technology, such as COFDM used in WiFi network connections and CDMA used in some cordless and wireless telephones."

    Darlene's Digest Darlene 2009

  • Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) are two examples of the spread-spectrum technique.

    Wireless Local Area Network 2007

  • WLAN utilizes spread-spectrum technology based on radio waves to enable communication between devices in a limited area, also known as the basic service set.

    Wireless Local Area Network 2007

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