Abstract:
A mobile radio receiver, for example, a car radio, needs a circuit to detect and suppress adjacent-channel interference. This can be done by using bandpass filters (14) of differing bandwidth. The present invention dynamically adjusts bandwidth to an optimum value by continuously comparing (13) a first signal level, upstream of the bandpass filter, to a second signal level, downstream of the bandpass filter, to derive a difference value representative of adjacent-channel interference, then uses an electronically controlled selector switch (6) to select a particular filter (14.sub.N) whose bandwidth is sufficiently narrow to cut out the interfering broadcast signal. A table associating each magnitude range of interference with a particular filter bandwidth assures that bandwidth is broadened as interference diminishes, thereby assuring sufficient reception signal strength.
Abstract:
Method for operating a reception apparatus for radio-frequency signals, wherein at least two antennas (2, 4) for receiving and further processing the radio-frequency signals are provided, wherein the reception quality of the received radio-frequency signals is taken as a basis for effecting changeover, characterized in that the entire frequency range of the radio-frequency signals received by the respective antenna (2, 4) is converted from analogue to digital signals by means of a wideband converter (6, 7), and then frequency selection takes place.
Abstract:
A method and a device for a receiver for electromagnetic waves having at least two antennas are described; using this method and this device it is possible to effectively suppress multipath interference, while a portion of the antenna signals may also be utilized for other purposes at least temporarily, e.g., to allow better utilization of the possibilities of RDS activities. To do so, a first antenna signal (1) is used as the basis for generating a playback signal (23) when the signal quality of the first antenna signal (1) is above a defined threshold for undisturbed reception—case 1. In this case 1, the signal quality of the first antenna signal (1) is determined. If the signal quality of the first antenna signal (1) falls below this threshold—case 2—then a new signal y generated from at least two antenna signals (1, 2) is used as the basis for generating the playback signal (23). In case 2, the signal quality of new generated signal y and the signal quality of at least one antenna signal (2) are determined. New generated signal y is used as the basis for generating the playback signal (23) as long as the signal quality determined for the one antenna signal (2) is below this threshold and is evaluated as being inferior to the signal quality of the new generated signal y.
Abstract:
In an amplitude demodulator for radio receivers, an intermediate frequency signal is converted into a digital intermediate frequency signal. The digital intermediate frequency signal is mixed into the baseband and amplitude demodulated. Either the intermediate frequency signal, or the amplitude demodulated signal, is controlled and amplified or attenuated so that the DC component of the amplitude demodulated signal is kept constant.
Abstract:
Digital tuning of a locally generated frequency supplied to a frequency converting mixer, a mobile radio receiver is provided with great economy of components by utilizing the sampling rate oscillator for an analog-to-digital converter provided at the output of an analog intermediate frequency amplifier of the receiver as the source of the difference frequency for a phase locked loop (PLL) for control of the phase of a local oscillator for the mixer or mixers. All frequencies used to supply local oscillations to mixers, as well as the operating frequency of the phase locked loop are integer number multiples of the sampling rate pulse generator. Some division stages have fixed dividers and others have divisors selectable by a tuning processor and in some of the divisor connections it is useful to interpose a fixed or selectable-factor multiplier. A sampling rate of 42.75 MHz is recommended and an intermediate frequency amplifier frequency which is a rational number multiple of 57 kHZ, preferably 10.6875 MHz are similarly recommended.
Abstract:
A drive for storage disc which permits a convenient means of loading and unloading the storage disc. The drive includes a loading device for transport of a storage disc into the drive, the loading device including a carrier for accommodating the storage disc. In a loading position, the carrier remains generally in the drive and, in the direction of an insertion opening of the drive, includes an opening for insertion of the storage disc.
Abstract:
A radio receiver having a circuit arrangement for checking the quality of reception at an alternative frequency to a received transmit frequency. The radio receiver has two tuners for converting the received signals to two different intermediate frequencies and a switch, which is preferably switched by a microprocessor, for optionally forwarding signals from signal processing branches that are each connected to one of the tuners. This reduces the cost of implementing the second receiver, at the same time reducing the barely noticeable impairment of the set program when checking the quality of reception at the alternate frequency. The latter is achieved by positioning the switch upstream from an analog-digital converter, operating at a sampling frequency, of an intermediate frequency stage. The different intermediate frequencies are selected so that they both meet the following condition: f0=(n+R)fa where n is a natural number, and 0≦R≦1 applies. An intermediate frequency filter, a demodulator, possibly a decoder for additional signals, and a test unit for determining signal quality are connected to the analog-digital converter.
Abstract:
A new digital oscillator is described that can be synchronized with a broadcast digital input signal by iteratively rotating the phase of the complex oscillator signal by increasing or decreasing the components, depending upon the phase difference between the broadcast signal and the oscillator output signal.
Abstract:
Sample values of a digital signal of a first sample rate are supplied to a digital filter for conversion into a digital signal of a second sample rate. The coefficients of the digital filter are calculated by a processor from the ratio of the sample rates or are obtained by a read-only memory containing sets of coefficients for respective sample rate ratios for which the apparatus is usable. Filtered sample values are read out of the digital filter at the desired second sample rate. A buffer memory is used at the input of the digital filter and a regulator is provided to prevent fluctuations in the filling of the buffer memory from emptying or exceeding the capacity of the buffer memory.
Abstract:
A method and a circuitry for demodulating a digital frequency-modulated signal. After demodulating the digital frequency-modulated signal for generating the signal's amplitude and differential phase value &phgr;, the amplitude of the demodulated signal is compared with a constant at determined sampling times. The phase value of each sampling time is multiplied by a factor, the factor (c) being the product of the amplitude of the determined sampling time and the amplitude of a preceding sampling time, if the amplitude is less than the constant.