Multiband mobile unit communication apparatus

• US 6,175,746 B1
• Filed: 03/28/1997
• Issued: 01/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakayama, Keiichi, Aihara, Yukichi, Yamaguchi, Seiichi, Kosugi, Hiroaki, Sasaki, Fujio
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Daniel S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Armstrong, Darnell R.
• Application Number:
  US08/828,305
• Time in Patent Office: 1,390 Days
• Field of Search: 455/102, 455/552, 455/553, 455/180.1, 455/183.1, 455/188.1, 455/314, 455/76, 455/78, 455/82, 455/83, 455/550, 455/146, 455/176, 455/209, 455/213, 455/324
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• 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: H03D 7/165 at least two frequency changers being located in different paths, e.g. in two paths with carriers in quadrature combined with amplitude demodulation H03D1/2245, combined with angle demodulation H03D3/007; N-path filters H03H19/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/005 adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/006 using switches for selecting the desired band H04B1/0057 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/26 for superheterodyne receivers multiple frequency-changing H03D7/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes

Abstract

A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus is disclosed which comprises: an antenna for receiving L FRQ bands of M radio wave SIGs modulated by N modulating methods, M>L, M>N, N≧L; a frequency synthesizer for generating a LO SIG; an IF SIG generation CKT for generating M IF SIGs using the LO SIG, the FRQ synthesizer generating the LO SIG such that the M IF SIGs have the same intermediate FRQ; a SW CKT for selectively outputting N IF SIGs modulated by the N modulating methods respectively out of the M IF SIGs; N filters for filtering outputs of N IF SIGs from the SW CKT and outputting N filtered IF SIGs respectively; a SW responsive to a SW CONT signal for selectively outputting one of the N filtered IF SIGs; and a quadrature demodulator for quadrature-demodulating one of N filtered IF SIGs and outputting baseband SIG. Different frequency bands of received signals are converted into IF SIGs having the same intermediate frequency. Moreover, different frequency bands of received signals which are modulated by the same method are filtered by the same IF filter.

Claims

1. A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus comprising:

an antenna for receiving L frequency bands of M radio wave signals modulated by N modulating methods, L, M, and N being natural numbers, M>

L, M>

N, N≧

2;

a frequency synthesizer for generating a local oscillation signal;

an intermediate frequency signal generation circuit for generating M intermediate frequency signals using said local oscillation signal, said frequency synthesizer generating said local oscillation signal such that said M intermediate frequency signals have the same intermediate frequency;

a switching circuit for selectively outputting N intermediate frequency signals modulated by said N modulating methods respectively out of said M intermediate frequency signals; and

N filters for filtering outputs of N intermediate frequency signals from said switching circuit and outputting N filtered intermediate frequency signals respectively.

2. A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a switching circuit responsive to a switching control signal for selectively outputting one of said N filtered intermediate frequency signals and a quadrature demodulator for quadrature-demodulating said one of N filtered intermediate frequency signals and outputting baseband signal.

3. A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus comprising:

an antenna for receiving L frequency bands of M radio wave signals modulated by N modulating methods, L, M, and N being natural numbers, M>

L, M>

N, N≧

2;

a frequency synthesizer for generating a local oscillation signal;

an intermediate frequency signal generation circuit for generating M intermediate frequency signals using said local oscillation signal, said frequency synthesizer generating said local oscillation signal such that said M intermediate frequency signals have the same intermediate frequency;

a switching circuit for selectively outputting N intermediate frequency signals modulated by said N modulating methods respectively out of said M intermediate frequency signals;

N filters for filtering outputs of N intermediate frequency signals from said switching circuit and outputting N filtered intermediate frequency signals respectively;

a switch responsive to a switching control signal for selectively outputting one of said N filtered intermediate frequency signals; and

a quadrature demodulator for quadrature-demodulating said one of N filtered intermediate frequency signals and outputting baseband signal.

4. The multiband mobile unit communication apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said quadrature demodulator is commonly used to demodulate signals produced from said N modulating methods.

7. The multiband mobile unit communication apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said switching control signal is indicative of one of said N methods and said switch selectively outputs one of said N filtered intermediate frequency signals in accordance with aid one of said N methods.

5. A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus comprising:

an antenna for receiving frequency bands of radio wave signals modulated by N modulating methods, at least two radio wave signals being modulated by the same modulating methods, N being a natural number more than one;

a frequency synthesizer for generating a local oscillation signal;

intermediate frequency signal generation means for generating intermediate frequency signals from said radio wave signals using said local oscillation signal, said frequency synthesizer generating said local oscillation signal such that said intermediate frequency signals have the same intermediate frequency;

switching means for selectively outputting N intermediate frequency signals modulated by said N modulating methods respectively out of said intermediate frequency signals whereby one of the intermediate frequency signals generated from said at least two radio wave signals is selected; and

N filters for filtering outputs of N intermediate frequency signals from said switching circuit and outputting N filtered intermediate frequency signals respectively.

6. The multiband mobile unit communication apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a switch responsive to a switching control signal indicative of one of said N methods for selectively outputting one of said N filtered intermediate frequency signals in accordance with said one of said N methods;

and a quadrature demodulator for quadrature-demodulating said one of N filtered intermediate frequency signals and outputting a baseband signal, wherein said quadrature demodulator is commonly used to demodulate signals modulated by said N methods.

8. A multiband mobile unit communication apparatus comprising:

an antenna for receiving multiple radio wave signals in at least first and second frequency bands, said signals in said first frequency band being modulated by either a first or second modulating method, said signals in said second frequency band being modulated by said second modulating method;

a frequency synthesizer for generating a local oscillator signal;

an intermediate frequency generation means connected to receive said local oscillator signal and said multiple signals in said first and second frequency bands, and producing a first intermediate frequency signal from signals in said first frequency band modulated with said first modulating method, a second intermediate frequency signal from signals in said first frequency band modulated with said second modulating method, and a third intermediate frequency signal from signals in said second frequency band modulated with said second modulating method;

said first, second and third intermediate frequency signals having the same frequency;

a first filter for filtering said first intermediate frequency signal;

a second filter for filtering said second and third intermediate frequency signals; and

switching means for supplying one of said second and third intermediate signal to said second filter when a signal in one of said first and second frequency bands, modulated by said second modulating method, is being received by said antenna.

9. The multiband mobile unit according to claim 8 further comprising a second switching means for receiving signals from said first and second filters, and applying signals from said first or said second filters to a baseband demodulation means.