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Radio receiver adjacent-channel interference suppression circuit
Assignee: Blaupunkt Werke GmbH
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Filing: 1993-02-23
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Granted: 1994-08-16
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Expires: 2013-02-23
Abstract
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 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.
Inventors
- 👤 Lothar Vogt
- 👤 Stefan Bartels
- 👤 Rainer Arnold
- 👤 Detlef Schwarz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/06; H04B1/10; H03; H03G; H03G5/00; H03G5/16; H03G5/24; H04B1/1027; H04B2001/1054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An adjacent-channel interference detection and suppression circuit for a mobile radio receiver comprising a plurality of circuit elements (5, 6 7) defining an intermediate frequency signal path in said receiver; means (14 1 -14 N ) for adjusting frequency bandwidth in said signal path, including a plurality of filters of differing respective bandwidths, and switching means interposing at least one of said filters in said signal path; first means (11) for measuring a first signal level, at an input of said at least one filter; second means (11) for measuring a second signal level, at an output of said at least one filter; and comparison and control means (13), having a pair of inputs, connected to respective outputs of said first and second measuring means, subtracting said second signal level from said first signal level to determine a difference value and, on the basis of said difference value, generating an output control signal which causes said switching means (6) to interpose, in said signal path, one of said filters (14) whose bandwidth is sufficiently narrow to substantially prevent adjacent-channel interference.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An adjacent-channel interference detection and suppression circuit for a mobile radio receiver comprising a plurality of circuit elements (5, 6 7) defining an intermediate frequency signal path in said receiver; means (14 1 -14 N ) for adjusting frequency bandwidth in said signal path, including a plurality of filters of differing respective bandwidths, and switching means interposing at least one of said filters in said signal path; first means (11) for measuring a first signal level, at an input of said at least one filter; second means (11) for measuring a second signal level, at an output of said at least one filter; and comparison and control means (13), having a pair of inputs, connected to respective outputs of said first and second measuring means, subtracting said second signal level from said first signal level to determine a difference value and, on the basis of said difference value, generating an output control signal which causes said switching means (6) to interpose, in said signal path, one of said filters (14) whose bandwidth is sufficiently narrow to substantially prevent adjacent-channel interference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A circuit according to claim 1, wherein said comparison and control means is responsive to at least one threshold value, by which said first signal level exceeds said second signal level, to cause adjustment of the intermediate frequency signal path bandwidth to a bandwidth predefined as corresponding to said threshold value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A circuit according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of filters (14 1 -14 N ) are connected in parallel to each other, and have progressively narrower bandwidths, and said comparison and control means (13) directs said switching means (6) to interpose a narrower filter whenever interference increases, and to interpose a wider filter whenever interference decreases.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A circuit according to claim 1, wherein said comparison and control means (13) is a logic circuit.
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