Systems and methods for automatic deviation setting and control in radio transmitters
First Claim
1. A frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter which frequency modulates an input signal on one of a plurality of output channel frequencies, the FM radio transmitter comprising:
- a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies in response to a control input that is applied thereto;
a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to a scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies; and
an automatic deviation control system that measures the control input that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to one of the plurality of output channel frequencies, estimates a tangential modulation sensitivity of the controlled oscillator using the measurement of the control input, and updates the scaling constant based on the estimated tangential modulation sensitivity.
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Abstract
A frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter, such as a cellular telephone, includes an automatic deviation control system to automatically compensate for varying sensitivity of the FM transmitter. The FM transmitter includes a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces a frequency modulated input signal on an output channel frequency in response to a control input that is applied thereto. A scaler is responsive to the input signal and to at least one scaling content, to scale the input signal based upon the at least one scaling constant and to provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on the channel frequency. An automatic deviation control system measures the control signal that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to one of the plurality of output channel frequencies and updates at least one of the scaling constants based upon the measured control input, to thereby provide automatic deviation control.
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25 Claims
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1. A frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter which frequency modulates an input signal on one of a plurality of output channel frequencies, the FM radio transmitter comprising:
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a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies in response to a control input that is applied thereto; a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to a scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies; and an automatic deviation control system that measures the control input that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to one of the plurality of output channel frequencies, estimates a tangential modulation sensitivity of the controlled oscillator using the measurement of the control input, and updates the scaling constant based on the estimated tangential modulation sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A deviation controlling method for a frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter which frequency modulates an input signal on one of a plurality of output channel frequencies, the FM radio transmitter comprising a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies in response to a control input that is applied thereto;
- and a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to a scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies;
the deviation setting method comprising the steps of;measuring the control input that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to one of the plurality of output channel frequencies; estimating a tangential modulation sensitivity of the controlled oscillator using the measurement of the control input; and updating the scaling constant based on the estimated tangential modulation sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- and a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to a scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies;
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23. A frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter which frequency modulates an input signal on one of a plurality of output channel frequencies, the FM radio transmitter comprising:
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a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies in response to a control input that is applied thereto; a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to at least one scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the at least one scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies; and an automatic deviation control system that repeatedly measures the control input that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to some of the plurality of output channel frequencies and repeatedly updates scaling constants for all of the plurality of output channel frequencies by interpolation. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A deviation controlling method for a frequency modulation (FM) radio transmitter which frequency modulates an input signal on one of a plurality of output channel frequencies, the FM radio transmitter comprising a phase lock loop including a controlled oscillator that produces the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies in response to a control input that is applied thereto;
- and a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to at least one scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the at least one scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies;
the deviation setting method comprising the steps of;measuring the control input that is applied to the controlled oscillator when tuned to some of the plurality of output channel frequencies; and updating scaling constants for others of the plurality of output channel frequencies by interpolation in response to the measured control input.
- and a scaler that is responsive to the input signal and to at least one scaling constant to scale the input signal based upon the at least one scaling constant and provide the scaled input signal to the phase lock loop to produce the frequency modulated input signal on one of the plurality of output channel frequencies;
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