OFDM broadcast wave receiver

• US 5,761,190 A
• Filed: 02/16/1996
• Issued: 06/02/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Usuba, Hidemi, Yamauchi, Keiichi
• Primary Examiner(s): TON, DANG T
• Application Number:
  US08/602,602
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 370/206, 370/207, 370/208, 370/210, 370/212-213, 370/468, 370/211, 370/203, 370/204, 370/209, 375/260, 375/362, 375/326, 375/344, 375/281, 375/283, 375/327, 375/335, 375/320, 375/334, 455/42, 455/502, 455/77, 455/85, 455/86, 455/87
• US Class Current: 370/210
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/20 digital audio broadcasting [DAB]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0012 arrangements for identifying the type of modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2647 Arrangements specific to the receiver only equalisation H04L27/01

Abstract

An OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) broadcast wave receiver for receiving an OFDM broadcast wave, automatically discriminating whether the received signal is of a wide band or a narrow band by determining if a carrier signal having a predetermined frequency is present among signals of a plurality of frequencies, acquired by OFDM demodulation of the reception signal by demodulation means, and controlling the demodulating operation of the demodulation means in accordance with the discrimination result to thereby acquire a demodulated signal.

Claims

1. An OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) broadcast wave receiver comprising:

tuning means for selectively extracting a signal having a desired frequency as a reception signal from high frequency signals from an antenna;

demodulation means for performing OFDM demodulation on said reception signal to acquire signals each of which has one of a plurality of frequencies;

band detection means for detecting a band width of said reception signal and generating a band detection signal indicative of said band width; and

control means for controlling a demodulation operation of said demodulation means in accordance with said band detection signal,

wherein said band detection means discriminates if there is a carrier signal having a predetermined frequency among said plurality of frequencies and outputs the discrimination result as said band detection signal.

2. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 1, wherein said demodulation means includes:

orthogonal demodulation means for performing orthogonal demodulation on said reception signal to produce an in-phase component and an orthogonal component of a base-band signal;

A/D (Analog/Digital) conversion means for performing A/D conversion of said in-phase component and said orthogonal component separately; and

fast Fourier transform means for performing fast Fourier transform on an output signal of said A/D conversion means and outputting signals each of which has one of said plurality of frequencies, said fast Fourier transform means being able to alter an output range of said plurality of frequencies in accordance with said band detection signal.

3. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 2, wherein said fast Fourier transform means alters a sampling frequency in accordance with said band detection signal.

4. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 1, wherein said reception signal has a signal format consisting of a null portion, a reference signal portion and a data portion in order for each frame, and said control means has detection means for generating a null detection signal upon detection of said null portion and controls said demodulation operation in response to said null detection signal.

5. An OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) broadcast wave receiver for receiving a broadcast wave, acquired by performing OFDM modulation on a data signal and transmitted as a signal having a null portion for each frame, said receiver comprising:

tuning means for selecting a signal having a desired frequency as a reception signal from high frequency signals from an antenna;

demodulation means for performing OFDM demodulation on said reception signal to acquire signals each of which has one of a plurality of frequencies;

band detection means for detecting a band width of said reception signal and generating a band detection signal indicative of said band width; and

control means for controlling a demodulation operation of said demodulation means in accordance with said band detection signal,

wherein said band detection means discriminates if a carrier signal having a specific frequency is present in said null portion of said reception signal and outputs the discrimination result as said band detection signal.

6. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 5, wherein presence of said carrier signal having said specific frequency in said null portion is set in accordance with a band width of said broadcast wave.

7. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 5, further comprising null detection means for generating a null detection signal upon detection of said null portion, and

wherein said band detection means executes an operation of detecting presence of said carrier signal having said specific frequency in said null portion in response to said null detection signal.

8. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 5, wherein said demodulation means includes:

orthogonal demodulation means for performing orthogonal demodulation on said reception signal to produce an in-phase component and an orthogonal component of a base-band signal;

A/D (Analog/Digital) conversion means for performing A/D conversion of said in-phase component and said orthogonal component separately; and

fast Fourier transform means for performing fast Fourier transform on an output signal of said A/D conversion means and outputting signals each of which has one of said plurality of frequencies, said fast Fourier transform means being able to alter an output range of said plurality of frequencies in accordance with said band detection signal.

9. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 8, wherein said fast Fourier transform means alters a sampling frequency in accordance with said band detection signal.

10. An OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) broadcast wave receiver for receiving a broadcast wave, acquired by performing OFDM modulation on a data signal and transmitted as a frame-by-frame signal, said receiver comprising:

tuning means for selecting a signal having a desired frequency as a reception signal from high frequency signals from an antenna;

demodulation means for performing OFDM demodulation on said reception signal to acquire signals each of which has one of a plurality of frequencies;

band detection means for detecting a band width of said reception signal and generating a band detection signal indicative of said band width; and

control means for controlling a demodulation operation of said demodulation means in accordance with said band detection signal,

wherein said band detection means discriminates a frame length of said reception signal and outputs the discrimination result as said band detection signal.

11. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 10, wherein said frame length differs in accordance with a band width of said broadcast wave.

12. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 10, wherein said reception signal has a signal format having a null portion, a reference signal portion and a data portion in order for each frame, and said control means includes detection means for generating a null detection signal upon detection of said null portion, counting means for counting an interval of occurrence of said null detection signal and comparing means for comparing a count value of said counting means with a predetermined value.

13. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 10, wherein said demodulation means includes:

orthogonal demodulation means for performing orthogonal demodulation on said reception signal to produce an in-phase component and an orthogonal component of a base-band signal;

A/D (Analog/Digital) conversion means for performing A/D conversion of said in-phase component and said orthogonal component separately; and

fast Fourier transform means for performing fast Fourier transform on an output signal of said A/D conversion means and outputting signals each of which has one of said plurality of frequencies, said fast Fourier transform means being able to alter an output range of said plurality of frequencies in accordance with said band detection signal.

14. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 13, wherein said fast Fourier transform means alters a sampling frequency in accordance with said band detection signal.

15. An OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) broadcast wave receiver for receiving a broadcast wave, acquired by performing OFDM modulation on a data signal and transmitted as a signal having a reference signal for differential demodulation for each frame, said receiver comprising:

tuning means for selecting a signal having a desired frequency as a reception signal from high frequency signals from an antenna;

demodulation means for performing OFDM demodulation on said reception signal to acquire signals each of which has one of a plurality of frequencies;

identification parameter detection means for detecting a predetermined identification parameter relating to said broadcast wave and generating an identification detection signal indicative of a content of said predetermined identification parameter; and

control means for controlling a demodulation operation of said demodulation means in accordance with said identification detection signal,

wherein said identification parameter detection means includes means for extracting a signal corresponding to said reference signal from an output signal of said demodulation means, and discrimination means for discriminating if said extracted signal is a signal indicative of a specific content in said predetermined identification parameter and outputting the discrimination result as said identification detection signal.

16. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 15, wherein said reference signal is a signal obtained by differential coding of a CAZAC (Constant Amplifier Zero AutoCorrection) sequence which differs in accordance with said predetermined identification parameter.

17. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 15, wherein said reference signal is a signal obtained by differential coding of a CAZAC (Constant Amplifier Zero AutoCorrection) sequence in different frequencies among said plurality of frequencies in accordance with said predetermined identification parameter.

18. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 15, wherein said reference signal is a signal obtained by setting a sequence acquired by differential coding of a CAZAC (Constant Amplifier Zero AutoCorrection) sequence in accordance with said predetermined identification parameter.

19. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 15, wherein said demodulation means includes:

orthogonal demodulation means for performing orthogonal demodulation on said reception signal to produce an in-phase component and an orthogonal component of a base-band signal;

A/D conversion means for performing A/D (Analog/Digital) conversion of said in-phase component and said orthogonal component separately;

fast Fourier transform means for performing fast Fourier transform on an output signal of said A/D conversion means and outputting signals each of which has one of said plurality of frequencies, said fast Fourier transform means being able to alter an output range of said plurality of frequencies in accordance with said identification detection signal; and

differential decoding means for performing differential decoding of an output signal of said fast Fourier transform means.

20. The OFDM broadcast wave receiver according to claim 19, wherein said fast Fourier transform means alters a sampling frequency in accordance with said identification detection signal.