The (J,J')-lossless factorization problem for discrete-time systems is
considered using a bilinear transformation approach. Necessary and su
fficient conditions for the existence of the (J, J')-lossless factoriz
ation are given in terms of two discrete-time algebraic Riccati equati
ons whose solvability can readily be checked. A state-space characteri
zation for the (J: J')-lossless factorization is provided. Compared wi
th the derivation given in Kongprawechnon and Kimura (1996), our solut
ion is more concise and our result takes a simpler form which does not
require the system matrix to be non-singular.