RF receiver ASK/FSK duty cycle optimization algorithm
First Claim
1. A method of operating an RF receiver for an automobile comprising the steps of:
- a) operating the RF receiver in a first mode for receiving Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) modulated transmissions for a first period;
b) switching the RF receiver to a second mode for receiving an Amplitude Shift Keyed (ASK) modulated transmission for a second period, shorter than the first period;
c) switching the RF receiver back to the first mode responsive to the RF receiver determining that no ASK modulated transmissions is present; and
d) maintaining the RF receiver in the second mode responsive to a first ASK modulated transmission being detected.
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Abstract
An RF receiver for receiving transmissions of different modulations includes cycling between a first mode for receiving transmissions of a first modulation that occurs frequently and a second mode for receiving transmission of a second modulation that occurs infrequently. The example RF receiver is cycled between a first modulation for receiving the FSK transmission from the TPM system and a second modulation for receiving the ASK transmission from the RKE system. The RF receiver cycles between different modulations to detect the most frequent FSK modulated transmissions while also detecting and receiving the relatively infrequent ASK modulated RKE transmissions without an undesirable delay.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of operating an RF receiver for an automobile comprising the steps of:
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a) operating the RF receiver in a first mode for receiving Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) modulated transmissions for a first period;
b) switching the RF receiver to a second mode for receiving an Amplitude Shift Keyed (ASK) modulated transmission for a second period, shorter than the first period;
c) switching the RF receiver back to the first mode responsive to the RF receiver determining that no ASK modulated transmissions is present; and
d) maintaining the RF receiver in the second mode responsive to a first ASK modulated transmission being detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of receiving transmissions from a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system and a remote keyless entry (RKE) system with one RF receiver comprising the steps of:
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a) operating the RF receiver in a first mode for receiving a Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) modulated transmission from the TPM system for a first period;
b) switching the RF receiver to a second mode for receiving an Amplitude Shift Keyed (ASK) modulated transmission from the RKE system for a second period shorter than the first period and shorter than the ASK modulated transmission;
c) searching for an ASK modulated transmission; and
d) switching the RF receiver back to the first mode responsive to no ASK modulated transmission being detected, and prompting the RF receiver to be in the second mode for receiving a second ASK modulated signal responsive to receiving a first ASK modulated transmission during the second period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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