Low noise and distortion adapter and system for providing audio output signals from the auxiliary SDARS radio to the in-vehicle AM/FM radio

• US 20050143047A1
• Filed: 11/03/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kiryung Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kiryung Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Seok-Sang, Won, Du-Seok, Sinelnikov, Iouri, Kwon, Hyuk-Joon
• Application Number:
  US10/979,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20050143047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/345
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/082 to be used in vehicles H04B1/086 takes precedence; holding or mounting accessories B60R11/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/20 for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver

Abstract

An adapter is provided link between auxiliary Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services Receiver and in-dash AM/FM car radio. The adapter proposed in this invention combines together a wireless FM communication links and a hard-wired RF link. The adapter can be easily reconfigured through user interface and implemented in two modes. The adapter structure and two modes application variety did not depend on analog or digital audio signals which have to be transmitted from SDARS receivers (Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services Receiver) to the car stereo through in-dash AM/FM radio.

Claims

1. A adapter for providing audio signals to car stereo through a in-dash board AM/FM radio receiver from an auxiliary SDARS radio comprising:

an adapter audio input for receiving said audio signals from said auxiliary SDARS radio;

an adapter RF output for cable connection to said AM/FM radio antenna input;

a RF antenna adapter input for cable connection to the car AM/FM antenna;

an embedded antenna;

RF low power amplifier loaded to said embedded antenna;

RF modulator for RF signal modulation by said audio signal from said adapter audio input;

First RF switch with control from user interface to connect said RF modulator output to the said RF power amplifier input or to the said adapter RF output;

Second RF switch with control from user interface to connect said adapter RF output to said antenna RF input or to the said RF modulator output.

2. An adapter as claimed in claim 1 wherein when said adapter configured for purewireless mode and operable to transmit said audio signals to said AM/FM radio through said embedded antenna and said car AM/FM antenna wireless link and further comprising:

said auxiliary SDARS radio connected to said adapter audio input;

said car AM/FM antenna connected to said AM/FM radio antenna input;

said first RF switch provide connection between said RF modulator output to the said

RF low power amplifier with RF signal radiation by said embedded antenna.

3. An adapter as claimed in claim 1 wherein when said adapter configured for wired modulator/transmitter mode and further comprising:

said car AM/FM antenna connected to said RF antenna adapter input;

said adapter RF output connected to said AM/FM radio antenna input;

in said modulator mode said first RF switch and said second RF switch provide connection said RF modulator output to the said AM/FM radio antenna input, said car AM/FM antenna disconnected;

in said transmitter mode said second RF switch provide connection between said car AM/FM antenna and said AM/FM radio antenna input;

in said transmitter mode said first RF switch provide connection between said

RF modulator output to the said RF low power amplifier with RF signal radiation by said embedded antenna.

4. The system of claim 2 and claim 3 further comprising:

said in-dash board AM/FM radio receiver is a Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) compatible systems which use regular AM/FM radio frequencies;

said RF modulator provide DAD compatible RF signal modulation by digital audio signal from said auxiliary SDARS radio.