Active Splitter Device and Method Using Diplexed Front End
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1. A method of processing a plurality of signals in a frequency band comprising the steps of:
- separating said frequency band into a first set of frequencies and a second set of frequencies,amplifying said first set of frequenciesamplifying said second set of frequenciescombining said first set of frequencies and said second set of frequencies to generate a recombined signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is presented for actively signal splitting an RF signal. Specifically, the RF signal is frequency-separated to generate a first signal including a first set of frequencies and a second signal including a second set of frequencies. The first and second signals are independently amplified to generate first and second amplified signals, respectively. The first and second amplified signals are then combined to generate a recombined signal. The recombined signal is divided to generate first and second splitter output signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of processing a plurality of signals in a frequency band comprising the steps of:
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separating said frequency band into a first set of frequencies and a second set of frequencies, amplifying said first set of frequencies amplifying said second set of frequencies combining said first set of frequencies and said second set of frequencies to generate a recombined signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a signal separator configured to receive an RF input signal, said signal separator having a first output for conveying a first separated signal and a second output for conveying a second separated signal; a first amplifier coupled to receive said first separated signal and having a first amplifier output for conveying a first amplified separated signal; a second amplifier coupled to receive said second separated signal and having a second amplifier output for conveying a second amplified separated signal; and a signal combiner coupled to receive said first amplified separated signal and said second amplified separated signal, said signal combiner having a signal combiner output for conveying a recombined signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A television signal processing system, comprising:
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(a) an antenna; (b) a signal splitter coupled to said antenna, said signal splitter having a first splitter output and a second splitter output; (c) a first tuner coupled to said first splitter output; (d) a second tuner coupled to said second splitter output; (e) wherein said signal splitter includes a diplex filter configured to receive an RF input signal from said antenna, said diplex filter having a first diplex output for conveying an upper-frequency signal and a second diplex output for conveying a lower-frequency signal;
a first low-noise amplifier coupled to receive said upper-frequency signal and having a first amplifier output for conveying an amplified upper-frequency signal;
a second low-noise amplifier coupled to receive said lower-frequency signal and having a second amplifier output for conveying an amplified lower-frequency signal;
a diplexer coupled to receive said amplified upper-frequency signal and said amplified lower-frequency signal, said diplexer having a recombined output for conveying a recombined signal; and
a transformer coupled to receive said recombined signal, said transformer conveying a first splitter output signal at said first splitter output and conveying a second splitter output signal at said second splitter output.
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