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Television tuner for receiving multiple band television signals

  • US 5,010,400 A
  • Filed: 08/02/1989
  • Issued: 04/23/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A television tuner for use in a television receiver to receive a VHF signal band, a UHF signal band, and a satellite signal band converted from a received satellite signal, all of which are provided as a combined signal by aan input means to receive the combined signal from the signal combiner;

  • first oscillator having variable frequency;

    first mixer means to receive the combined signal and the output of the first oscillator means to convert the combined signal into a first intermediate frequency signal if the VHF and UHF signals are to be utilized by the television receiver or a second intermediate frequency signal if the satellite signal is to be utilized by the television receiver;

    first and second band-pass filter means connected to the first mixer means to receive first and second intermediate frequency signals, wherein the first band-pass filter means is designed to pass the first intermediate frequency signal and the second band-pass filter means is designed to pass the second intermediate frequency signal; and

    means for processing the signals passed by the first and second band-pass filter means to provide a standard VHF and UHF television signals and a frequency modulated satellite signal.

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