Radio communication apparatus, transmitter apparatus and receiver apparatus

• US 20040015990A1
• Filed: 04/18/2003
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ogawa, Hiroyo, Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi, Shoji, Yozo, Suematsu, Eiji
• Granted Patent: US 7,697,574 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/005 adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15 Active relay systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18506 Communications with or from aircraft, i.e. aeronautical mobile service
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/02 Arrangements for relaying broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/74 of satellite networks

Abstract

The present invention provides a radio communication device, a transmitter and a receiver capable of handling a plurality of signal waves. A radio communication device has a millimeter-wave transmitter (15) and a millimeter-wave receiver (29). Millimeter-wave transmitter (15) includes a multiplexing circuit (1), a millimeter-wave up-converter (4) and an antenna (3), and the millimeter-receiver includes an antenna (31), a millimeter-wave down-converter (32) and an output processing circuit (45). The signal waves dedicated to the user are modulated by a modulation circuit (121 to 124) so as to be allocated between the ground broadcast waves and satellite broadcast waves. The frequencies are multiplexed in an intermediate frequency band, after that, the multiplexed frequencies are converted into a millimeter-wave band and the resultant is transmitted. On the reception side, the multiplexed waves are down-converted, separated to signal waves and demodulated.

Claims

1. (Twice Amended) A radio communication device comprising:

a transmitter (15) including a multiplexing circuit (1) for multiplexing broadcast waves including a ground broadcast wave, a satellite broadcast wave or a cable television broadcast wave and signal waves dedicated to the user modulated by a modulator which are different from said broadcast waves, and transmitting, as millimeter-waves, multiplexed waves in which said broadcast waves and said signal waves dedicated to the user are allocated in different positions on a frequency axis; and

a receiver (29) including a output processing circuit (45) for receiving said multiplexed waves transmitted as millimeter-waves from said transmitter, distributing said broadcast waves, and demodulating said modulated signal waves dedicated to the user, wherein

said broadcast waves and said signal waves dedicated to the user are simultaneously and independently radio-connected to an electronic device.

2. (Amended) The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein

said multiplexing circuit multiplexes said broadcast waves and said signal waves dedicated to the user in accordance with said allocation in a stage of intermediate frequencies,

said transmitter further includes an up-converter (4) for up-converting said multiplexed waves outputted from said multiplexing circuit into millimeter-waves,

said receiver further includes:

a receiving unit (31) for receiving an output of said transmitter; and

a down-converter (32) for down-converting said multiplexed waves received by said receiving unit, and

said output processing circuit distributes said broadcast waves and said signal waves dedicated to the user in a stage of intermediate frequencies.

3. The radio communication device according to claim 2, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user include video and sound signals from at least one electronic devices including a television receiver, a video recorder, a video camera and a personal computer.

4. The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user are multiplexed on said satellite broadcast waves in a stage of intermediate frequencies.

5. The radio communication device according to claim 4, wherein

a frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user is allocated on a low frequency side of the frequency band of said satellite broadcast waves.

6. The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user are multiplexed on said ground broadcast waves propagated from the ground.

7. The radio communication device according to claim 6, wherein

the frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user is allocated on a high frequency side of the frequency band of said ground broadcast waves.

8. The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user are multiplexed on said satellite broadcast waves in a stage of intermediate frequencies and said ground broadcast waves propagated from the ground.

9. The radio communication device according to claim 8, wherein the frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user is allocated between the frequency band of said ground broadcast waves and the frequency band of said satellite broadcast waves.

10. The radio communication device according to claim 2, wherein

said multiplexing circuit includes:

a converting circuit (200) for converting said cable television broadcast waves into intermediate frequencies; and

a circuit (9) for multiplexing said cable television broadcast waves of said intermediate frequencies and said signal waves dedicated to the user.

11. (Amended) The radio communication device according to claim 2, wherein

said output processing circuit further includes:

a distributor (38) for distributing an output of said down-converter to said broadcast wave and said signal wave dedicated to the user; and

a demodulator (46 to 49) for receiving an output of said distributor and demodulating said signal waves dedicated to the user.

12. The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein

said transmitter has a function of changing a frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user, and

said receiver has a function of setting a use channel of said signal waves dedicated to the user in accordance with said frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user.

13. The radio communication device according to claim 2, wherein

a video component signal and a sound signal are inputted as said signal waves dedicated to the user, and

said multiplexing circuit includes modulation means (121 to 124) for modulating said video component signal and said sound signal and a circuit (8) for multiplexing the signals after modulation.

14. The radio communication device according to claim 2, wherein

a D-terminal video signal and a sound signal for high definition TV are inputted as said signal waves dedicated to the user, and

said multiplexing circuit includes modulation means (122 to 124) for modulating said D-terminal video signal and said sound signal and a circuit (8) for modulating the signals after modulation.

15. (Amended) A transmitter comprising:

a multiplexing circuit (1) for multiplexing broadcast waves including a ground broadcast wave, a satellite broadcast wave or a cable television broadcast wave and signal waves dedicated to the user modulated by a modulator, which are different from said broadcast waves so as to be allocated in different positions on a frequency axis; and

an up-converter (4) for up-converting said multiplexed waves outputted from said multiplexing circuit into millimeter waves.

16. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user include video and sound signals from at least one electronic devices including a television receiver, a video recorder, a video camera and a personal computer.

17. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user are multiplexed on said satellite broadcast waves in a stage of intermediate frequencies.

18. The transmitter according to claim 17, wherein

a frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user is allocated on a low frequency side of the frequency band of said satellite broadcast waves.

19. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user are multiplexed on said ground broadcast waves propagated from the ground.

20. The transmitter according to claim 19, wherein

the frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user is allocated on a high frequency side of the frequency band of said ground broadcast waves.

21. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user are multiplexed on said satellite broadcast waves in a stage of intermediate frequencies and said ground broadcast waves propagated from the ground.

22. The transmitter according to claim 21, wherein

the frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user is allocated between the frequency band of said ground broadcast waves and the frequency band of said satellite broadcast waves.

23. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

said multiplexing circuit includes:

a converting circuit (200) for converting said cable television broadcast wave into intermediate frequencies; and

a circuit (9) for multiplexing said cable television broadcast waves of said intermediate frequencies and said signal waves dedicated to the user.

24. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

a video component signal and a sound signal are inputted as said signal waves dedicated to the user, and

said multiplexing circuit includes modulation means (121 to 124) for modulating said video component signal and said sound signal and a circuit (8) for multiplexing the signals after modulation.

25. The transmitter according to claim 15, wherein

a D-terminal video signal and a sound signal for high-definition TV are inputted as said signal waves dedicated to the user, and

said multiplexing circuit includes modulation means (122 to 124) for modulating said D-terminal video signal and said sound signal and a circuit (8) for modulating the signals after modulation.

26. (Amended) A receiver for receiving millimeter-waves which corresponds to a transmitter having a configuration of transmitting, as millimeter-waves, multiplexed waves in which broadcast waves including ground broadcast waves, satellite broadcast waves or cable television broadcast waves and signal waves dedicated to a user modulated by a modulator, which are different from said broadcast waves are allocated in positions different from each other on a frequency axis, said receiver comprising:

a receiving unit (31) for receiving said multiplexed waves;

a down-converter (32) for down-converting said broadcast waves and said signal waves dedicated to the user;

a distributor (38) for distributing an output of said down-converter into said broadcast waves and said signal waves dedicated to the user; and

a demodulator (46 to 49) for receiving an output of said distributor and demodulating said signal waves dedicated to the user.

27. The receiver according to claim 26, wherein

said signal waves dedicated to the user include video and sound signals from at least one electronic devices including a television receiver, a video recorder, a video camera and a personal computer.

28. The receiver according to claim 26, wherein

a frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user can be varied according to said transmitter, and

said receiver further has a function of setting a use channel of said signal waves dedicated to the user in accordance with said frequency band of said signal waves dedicated to the user.