Radio Communication device capable of setting a frequency channel with a small frequency step

• US 6,009,313 A
• Filed: 07/02/1997
• Issued: 12/28/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ichiyoshi, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hudspeth, David R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chawan, Vijay B.
• Application Number:
  US08/886,954
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: 455/76, 455/84, 455/86, 455/112, 455/118, 455/119
• US Class Current: 455/76
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 7/163 the local oscillations of at least two of the frequency changers being derived from a single oscillator
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/405 with multiple discrete channels

Abstract

A radio communication device includes a transmission carrier generating circuit, a reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuit), a transmission radio-frequency local signal generating circuit and a reception radio-frequency local signal generating circuit, each of which is in the form of a frequency synthesizer. The radio communication device further includes a channel connection signal control circuit which cooperatively controls the transmission carrier generating circuit and the transmission radio-frequency local signal generating circuit and cooperatively controls the reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuit and the reception radio-frequency local signal generating circuit.

Claims

1. A radio communication device comprising:

a carrier generating circuit for generating a transmit carrier signal, said carrier generating circuit comprising a first frequency synthesizer capable of varying an intermediate frequency of said transmit carrier signal using a first step frequency;

a radio-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating a radio-frequency local signal, said radio-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a second frequency synthesizer capable of varying a radio frequency of said radio-frequency local signal using a second step frequency different from said first step frequency;

a transmitting section connected to said carrier generating and said radio-frequency local signal generating circuits for generating a transmit radio-frequency signal in response to said transmit carrier signal and said radio-frequency local signal with a frequency up-conversion to transmit said transmit radio-frequency signal; and

a control circuit connected to said first and said second frequency synthesizers for cooperatively controlling said first and said second frequency synthesizers so as to allow a transmission channel to be set with a frequency step equal to a difference between said first and said second step frequencies.

2. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmitting section comprises:

modulating means connected to said said carrier generating circuit for modulating said transmit carrier signal with a transmit baseband signal to produce a transmit intermediate-frequency signal; and

performing means connected to said modulating means for performing said frequency up-conversion as regards said transmit intermediate-frequency signal using a radio-frequency local signal to produce said transmit radio-frequency signal;

means connected to said performing means for transmitting said transmit radio-frequency signal.

3. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmission channel is set with said frequency step.

4. A radio communication device comprising:

a radio-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating a radio-frequency local signal, said radio-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a first frequency synthesizer capable of varying a radio frequency of said radio-frequency local signal using a first step frequency;

a reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating a receive intermediate-frequency local signal, said reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a second frequency synthesizer capable of varying an intermediate frequency of said receive intermediate frequency local signal using a second step frequency different from said first step frequency;

a receiving section connected to said radio-frequency local signal generating and said reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuits for receiving a receive radio-frequency signal to produce a receive baseband signal in response to said radio-frequency local signal and said receive intermediate-frequency local signal with a frequency down-conversion of said receive radio-frequency signal; and

a control circuit connected to said first and said second frequency synthesizers for cooperatively controlling said first and said second frequency synthesizers so as to allow a reception channel to be set with a frequency step equal to a difference between said first and said second step frequencies.

5. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said receiving section comprises:

receiving means for receiving said receive radio-frequency signal;

performing means connected to said receiving means for performing said frequency down-conversion as regards said receive radio-frequency signal using a radio-frequency local signal to produce a receive intermediate-frequency signal; and

demodulating means connected to performing means for demodulating said receive intermediate-frequency signal using a receive intermediate-frequency local signal to produce said receive baseband signal.

6. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said reception channel is set with said frequency step.

7. A radio communication device comprising:

a transmission carrier generating circuit for generating a transmit carrier signal, said transmission carrier generating circuit comprising a first frequency synthesizer capable of carrying an intermediate frequency of said transmit carrier signal using a first step frequency;

a radio-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating a radio-frequency local signal, said radio-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a second frequency synthesizer capable of varying a radio frequency of said radio-frequency local signal using a second step frequency different from said first step frequency;

a transmitting section for modulating said transmit carrier signal with a transmit baseband signal to produce a transmit intermediate-frequency signal, performing a frequency up-conversion of said transmit intermediate-frequency signal using said radio-frequency local signal to produce a transmit radio-frequency signal and transmitting said transmit radio-frequency signal;

a receiving section for receiving a receive radio-frequency signal and demodulating said receive radio-frequency signal using said radio-frequency local signal to produce a receive baseband signal; and

a control circuit connected to said first and said second frequency synthesizers for controlling said first and said second frequency synthesizers so as to allow a transmission channel to be set with a frequency step equal to a difference between said first and said second step frequencies, while allowing a reception channel to be sent with a reception frequency step equal to said second step frequency.

8. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said receiving section receives said receive radio-frequency signal, performs a frequency down-conversion of said receive radio-frequency signal using said radio-frequency local signal to produce a receive intermediate-frequency signal, and demodulates said receive intermediate-frequency signal using a receive intermediate-frequency local signal to produce said receive baseband signal.

9. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating said receive intermediate-frequency local signal, said reception intermediate-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a third frequency synthesizer capable of varying an intermediate frequency of said receive intermediate-frequency local signal using a third step frequency different from said second step frequency, said control circuit being further connected to said third frequency synthesizer further for controlling said third frequency synthesizer together with said first and said second frequency synthesizers.

10. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said control circuit cooperatively controls said first, said second, and said third frequency synthesizer together.

11. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said radio-frequency local signal generating circuit comprises:

a transmission radio-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating said transmit radio-frequency local signal, said transmission radio-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a transmission frequency synthesizer capable of varying a radio frequency of said transmit radio-frequency local signal using a transmission step frequency different from said first step frequency; and

a reception radio-frequency local signal generating circuit for generating said receive radio-frequency local signal, said reception radio-frequency local signal generating circuit comprising a reception frequency synthesizer capable of varying a radio frequency of said receive radio-frequency local signal using a reception step frequency different from said third step frequency.

12. A radio communication device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said control circuit is further connected to said transmission frequency synthesizer and said reception frequency synthesizer further for controlling said first frequency synthesizer and said transmission frequency synthesizer and for controlling said reception frequency synthesizer and said third frequency synthesizer.