FM/FMX stereophonic receiver

• US 4,916,741 A
• Filed: 03/21/1988
• Issued: 04/10/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Tsutomu
• Primary Examiner(s): Isen, Forester W.
• Application Number:
  US07/170,908
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 381/2, 381/3, 381/4, 381/13, 381/106, 333/14
• US Class Current: 381/13
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1692 using companding of the stereo difference signal, e.g. FMX volume compression or expansion in amplifiers H03G7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/48 for FM stereophonic broadcast systems

Abstract

An FMX stereophonic receiver for receiving an FMX stereophonic broadcast signal, which includes a stereo sum signal, a stereo difference signal and a compressed stereo difference signal, is disclosed. When multipath interference takes place, noise signal will be produced, which adversely affects on a level control of an added signal of the stereo difference signal and the compressed stereo difference signal. The disclosed receiver includes a detector for detecting the multipath noise signal contained in the FMX stereophonic broadcast signal. When the multipath noise signal is detected, FMX receiving mode is automatically changed to FM receiving mode by a selecting means, so as to reduce the affect of the noise signal.

Claims

1. An FM/FMX stereophonic receiver for receiving an FMX stereophonic broadcast signal or FM stereophonic broadcast signal, said FM/FMX stereophonic receiver comprising:

means for detecting multipath noise signal contained in said FMX stereophonic broadcast signal and for producing a detection signal when said multipath noise signal is detected; and

means for selecting either one of FM receiving mode or FMX receiving mode, said selecting means automatically selecting said FM receiving mode when said multipath noise signal detecting means produces said detection signal.

2. An FM/FMX stereophonic receiver for receiving an FMX stereophonic broadcast signal which includes a stereo sum signal, a stereo difference signal, a compressed stereo difference signal and an FMX ID signal indicating the FMX stereophonic broadcast signal, said FM/FMX stereophonic receiver comprising:

first detecting means for detecting and producing said stereo difference signal;

second detector means for detecting and producing said compressed stereo difference signal;

decoder means for detecting and producing a sum of said stereo difference signal and said compressed stereo difference signal;

third detecting means for detecting and producing said ID signal;

fourth detecting means for detecting multipath noise signal contained in said FMX stereophonic broadcast signal and for producing a detection signal when said multipath noise signal is detected; and

means, responsive to the detection of said ID signal by said third detecting means, for selecting said signal from said first detecting means when said fourth detecting means produces said detection signal, and for selecting said signal from said second detecting means when said fourth detecting means produces no detection signal.

3. An FMX stereophonic receiver for receiving an FMX stereophonic broadcast signal which includes a stereo sum signal, a stereo difference signal and a compressed stereo difference signal, said FMX stereophonic receiver comprising:

an expanding means for generating a sum S+S'"'"' utilizing a detected stereo difference signal and compressed difference signal, and also for controlling the level of said S+S'"'"' in accordance with said stereo difference signal;

FM detection means for FM detecting said FMX stereophonic broadcast signal;

means for detecting multipath noise signal contained in said FMX stereophonic broadcast signal and for producing a detection signal when said multipath noise signal is detected, said multipath noise signal detecting means comprising a high pass filter for detecting a high frequency noise contained in an output signal of said FM detection means, and a comparator for comparing an output signal of said high pass filter with a predetermined reference voltage and for producing a noise detection pulse when said output signal of said high pass filter exceeds said predetermined reference voltage; and

means for stopping the control of the level of said sum S+S'"'"', in accordance with an output signal from said detecting means.

4. An FMX stereophonic receiver as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a control signal generating means provided between said multipath noise detecting means and said stopping means for generating a control signal having a pulse width different from that of said noise detection pulse.

5. An FMX stereophonic receiver as claimed in claim 4, wherein said control signal generating means comprises a transistor which turns on in response to said noise detection pulse, and a capacitor for being charged and discharged at a predetermined time constant in response to off and on operation, respectively, of said transistor, said capacitor producing a voltage which is being applied to said stopping means, said capacitor being connected in parallel to said transistor between an emitter and a collector of said transistor.