INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF A RADIO RECEIVER WITH AN ADAPTIVE TUNER

• US 20140194079A1
• Filed: 08/12/2011
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Bakhri, Syaiful, Lee, Mintak, Tang, Yinn Sinn, Dan Chia, Wei Ming, Fernandes, Brian Sunil Nicolas, Yuan, Ye
• Granted Patent: US 9,042,850 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/160.1
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 2200/12 Radio receiver combined with a GPS receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 7/02 Automatic frequency control H03J7/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/62 for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/40 for identifying broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/70 using geographical information, e.g. maps, charts or atlases
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/90 Wireless transmission systems

Abstract

A mobile radio receiver for a vehicle includes a tuner front-end section, a location data port for receiving tuner location data, a sensor port for receiving sensor signal measurement data from at least one vehicle sensor, a tuner front-end section parameter server port for sending the tuner location data, the sensor signal measurement data for receiving a set of tuner front-end section parameter data, and a data processing unit. The data processing unit is operably connected to the tuner front-end section, the location data port, the sensor port, and the tuner front-end section parameter server port. The mobile radio receiver provides an operational mode, a checking mode, a tuner parameter retrieval mode, and a tuner parameter application mode.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A mobile radio receiver for a vehicle comprising a tuner front-end section,

a location data port for receiving tuner location data;

a sensor port for receiving sensor signal measurement data from at least one vehicle sensor;

a tuner front-end section parameter server port for sending the tuner location data and the sensor signal measurement data and for receiving a set of tuner front-end section parameter data; and

a data processing unit being operably connected to the tuner front-end section, the location data port, the sensor port, and the tuner front-end section parameter server port,

wherein the mobile radio receiver provides an operational mode, a checking mode, a tuner parameter retrieval mode, and a tuner parameter application mode,

wherein in the operational mode, the tuner front-end section operates according to one set of tuner front-end section parameters,

wherein in the checking mode, the data processing unit checks the sensor signal measurement data against at least one pre-determined threshold data such that the mobile radio receiver enters the parameter retrieval mode when a corresponding part of the sensor signal measurement data exceeds the at least one pre-determined threshold data,

wherein in the parameter retrieval mode, the tuner front-end section parameter server port sends the tuner location data and the sensor signal measurement data and receives a new set of tuner front-end section parameter data, and

wherein in the parameter application mode, the data processing unit updates the tuner front-end section with the new set of tuner front-end section parameter data.

17. The mobile radio receiver according to claim 16, wherein the data processing unit further comprising a local storage device for storing the set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor, wherein the mobile radio receiver further provides a parameter storage mode, and wherein in the parameter storage mode, the local storage device stores the set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor.

18. The mobile radio receiver according to claim 17, wherein the local storage device further stores at least two pre-determined relationship data set for determining a set of tuner front-end section parameters corresponding to sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor, the mobile radio receiver further provides a tuner parameter adjustment mode, wherein in the parameter adjustment mode, the data processing unit determines a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the relationship data set, the tuner location data, and the sensor signal measurement data.

19. The mobile radio receiver according to claim 18, further providing a tuner front-end section parameter server update mode, wherein in the tuner front-end section parameter server update mode, the tuner front-end section parameter server port sends the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and sensor signal measurement data received from at least one vehicle sensor.

20. A tuner front-end parameter section parameter server for a mobile radio receiver of a vehicle, comprising:

a mobile radio receiver port for receiving tuner location data and at least one sensor signal measurement datum and for sending a set of tuner front-end section parameters;

a server storage device for storing at least two tuner location data, at least two sensor signal measurement data, and at least two sets of tuner front-end section parameters; and

a data processing unit being operably connected to the mobile radio receiver port and the server storage device,

wherein the tuner front-end section parameter server provides a tuner parameter provision mode,

wherein in the tuner parameter provision mode,

the mobile radio receiver port receives the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum,

the data processing unit retrieves one set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum from the server storage device, and

the mobile radio receiver port sends the set of tuner front-end section parameters.

21. The tuner front-end section parameter server according to claim 20, wherein the server storage device further stores at least two pre-determined relationship data sets, the tuner front-end section parameter server further provides a tuner parameter adjustment mode, wherein in the tuner parameter adjustment mode,

the mobile radio receiver port receives the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum, and

the data processing unit determines a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data, the sensor signal measurement datum, and the relationship data set.

22. The tuner front-end section parameter server according to claim 20, wherein the tuner front-end section parameter server further provides a parameter receipt mode, and wherein in the parameter receipt mode, the mobile radio receiver port receives a new set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and at least one sensor signal measurement datum.

23. The tuner front-end section parameter server according to claim 21, wherein the tuner front-end section parameter server further provides a parameter storage mode, and wherein in the parameter storage mode, the server storage device stores the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum in the server storage device.

24. A method for operating a mobile radio receiver of a vehicle, the method comprising:

operating a tuner front-end section according to at least one predetermined tuner front-end section parameter;

checking at least one sensor signal measurement datum against at least one predetermined threshold and causing the mobile radio receiver to perform the parameter retrieval when the at least one sensor signal measurement datum exceeds the at least one predetermined threshold;

sending tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum to a tuner front-end section parameter server;

receiving a new set of tuner front-end section parameters from the tuner front-end section parameter server; and

updating the tuner front-end section with the new set of tuner front-end section parameters.

25. The method according to the claim 24, further comprising determining a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data, the at least one sensor signal measurement datum, and a relationship data set.

26. The method according to the claim 25, further comprising sending the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum to the tuner front-end section parameter server.

27. The method according to the claim 24, further comprising storing the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum.

28. A method for operating a tuner front-end section parameter server for a mobile radio receiver of a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving a tuner location data and at least one sensor signal measurement datum from the mobile radio receiver;

retrieving one specific set of tuner front-end section parameters out of a set of pre-determined tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data and the at least one sensor signal measurement datum; and

sending the set of tuner front-end section parameters to the mobile radio receiver.

29. The method according to claim 28, further comprising:

determining a new set of tuner front-end section parameters according to the tuner location data, the at least one sensor signal, and a relationship data set; and

storing the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal.

30. The method according to claim 28, further comprising:

receiving a new set of tuner front-end section parameters, tuner location data, and at least one sensor signal from the mobile radio receiver; and

storing the new set of tuner front-end section parameters, the tuner location data, and the at least one sensor signal.