METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING FILTERS BETWEEN TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE PATHS IN AN INTEGRATED FM RADIO
First Claim
1. A method for processing signals in a communication system, the method comprising:
- in an integrated circuit comprising FM radio transmit and FM radio receive functions, sharing one or more filters for processing received FM radio signals and for processing FM radio signals for transmission.
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for sharing filters between transmit and receive paths in an integrated FM radio are provided. In this regard, a FM radio receive processing path and a FM radio transmit processing path may each be configured to share a filter. Accordingly, one or more switching elements may enable coupling/decoupling the filter to/from the FM radio transmit and FM radio receive processing paths. Furthermore, the switching elements may be programmatically controlled by a processor and/or memory. Additionally, by coupling the filter to the transmit receive paths during alternating time intervals, aspects of the invention may enable simulating simultaneous transmission and reception of FM radio signals utilizing while sharing one or more filters. In various embodiments of the invention, separate filters may be utilized for an in-phase processing path and a quadrature phase processing path.
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1. A method for processing signals in a communication system, the method comprising:
- in an integrated circuit comprising FM radio transmit and FM radio receive functions, sharing one or more filters for processing received FM radio signals and for processing FM radio signals for transmission.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing signals in a communication system, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
- in an integrated circuit comprising FM radio transmit and FM radio receive functions, sharing one or more filters for processing received FM radio signals and for processing FM radio signals for transmission.
- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for processing signals in a communication system, the system comprising:
- one or more circuits in an integrated circuit that enables FM radio transmit and FM radio receive functions, wherein said one or more circuits enables sharing one or more filters for processing received FM radio signals and for processing FM radio signals for transmission.
- View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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