US6075979A
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Radio receivers
Assignee: Hanger Solutions LLC
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Filing: 1997-03-05
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Granted: 2000-06-13
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Expires: 2017-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A receiver has a crystal oscillator (10) whose frequency can be adjusted in response to temperature compensation (TC) and automatic frequency control (afc) signals. The TC and afc signals are summed and applied to an op-amp (70) having a fixed gain functioning as a current to voltage converter. An output of the op-amp (70) is applied to the crystal oscillator (10). If the receiver is switched--on and--off in accordance with say a time division protocol, the output of the op-amp (70) is applied by way of a switch (72) to a storage circuit (30,C) which when the switch is open applies a bias voltage on the crystal oscillator (10) to maintain its output frequency.
Inventors
- 👤 Knud Holtvoeth
- 👤 Andreas Wichern
- 👤 Wilfried Knop
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:56
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J7/00; H03J7/02; H03J7/04; H03J7/08; H03J7/12; H03L; H03L1/00; H03L1/02; H03L1/022; H03L1/023; H03D; H03D7/00; H03D7/16; H03D7/165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A receiver including a temperature controlled crystal oscillator having an input for an analog voltage tuning signal, first means for generating an analog temperature compensating control signal, second means for producing an analog automatic frequency control signal, means for continuously summing the analog temperature compensating and automatic frequency control signals and producing an analog sum signal, and current to voltage conversion means having an input for the analog sum signal and an output coupled to said input of the oscillator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A receiver including a temperature controlled crystal oscillator having an input for an analog voltage tuning signal, first means for generating an analog temperature compensating control signal, second means for producing an analog automatic frequency control signal, means for continuously summing the analog temperature compensating and automatic frequency control signals and producing an analog sum signal, and current to voltage conversion means having an input for the analog sum signal and an output coupled to said input of the oscillator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the current to voltage conversion means comprises a single op-amp having a fixed gain.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 2, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 1, further comprising switching means at the output of the current to voltage conversion means and voltage storing means coupled between the switching means and said input to the oscillator for storing the output voltage of said voltage conversion means whenever the switching means is open to interrupt a conductive path to said input of the oscillator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 4, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 1, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
107 words
An integrated receiver comprising a frequency down conversion stage having a first input for a received signal, a second input for a local oscillator signal supplied by a temperature controlled crystal oscillator and an output for a down-converted signal, first means for generating an analog temperature compensating control signal, second means for producing an analog automatic frequency control signal, means for continuously summing the analog temperature compensating and automatic frequency control signals and producing an analog sum signal, and current to voltage conversion means having an input for the analog sum signal and an output coupled to an input of the oscillator for an analog tuning signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
107 words
An integrated receiver comprising a frequency down conversion stage having a first input for a received signal, a second input for a local oscillator signal supplied by a temperature controlled crystal oscillator and an output for a down-converted signal, first means for generating an analog temperature compensating control signal, second means for producing an analog automatic frequency control signal, means for continuously summing the analog temperature compensating and automatic frequency control signals and producing an analog sum signal, and current to voltage conversion means having an input for the analog sum signal and an output coupled to an input of the oscillator for an analog tuning signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 7, further comprising switching means coupled to the output of the current to voltage conversion means and voltage storing means coupled to the output of the switching means for maintaining a voltage on said input when said switching means is an open circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 8, wherein the current to voltage conversion means comprises an op-amp having a fixed gain and a bias current source is coupled to the op-amp for setting the gain of the op-amp.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 9, wherein the oscillator is separate from the integrated receiver, non-integrated resistances are coupled to the second means, to the summing node and to the bias current source via respective pins, and said switching means is coupled to the voltage storing means via a pin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 10, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 9, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 8, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
A receiver as claimed in claim 7, further comprising gain setting means for selecting a desired temperature compensating characteristic of the temperature controlled crystal oscillator, and wherein said means for continuously summing sums the analog temperature compensating, the automatic frequency control and the desired temperature compensating characteristic signals in producing the analog sum signal.
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