Radio receiver and radio transmitter
First Claim
1. A radio frequency receiver operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
- a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first output signal with a characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second output signal with a characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF stage including an input for receiving either the first output signal or the second output signal and including mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and second output signal to enable subsequent decoding;
a switch for selectively coupling either said first output signal or said second output signal to said common RF stage; and
means for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first output signal with a frequency of said second output signal, wherein said switch is located between said equalizing means and said common RF stage, said equalizing means providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second output signals before application of said first and said second output signals to said switch.
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Abstract
A dual mode radio frequency receiver or transmitter capable of operating in a terrestrial mode in which signals are routed over a terrestrial network, and a satellite mode in which signals are routed over a satellite network. The radio frequency receiver includes a terrestrial front-end RF stage which receives signals from a terrestrial network, a satellite front-end RF stage which receives signals from a satellite network, and a common RF stage which includes mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the signals received from the front-end RF stages.
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26 Claims
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1. A radio frequency receiver operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
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a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first output signal with a characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second output signal with a characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF stage including an input for receiving either the first output signal or the second output signal and including mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and second output signal to enable subsequent decoding;
a switch for selectively coupling either said first output signal or said second output signal to said common RF stage; and
means for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first output signal with a frequency of said second output signal, wherein said switch is located between said equalizing means and said common RF stage, said equalizing means providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second output signals before application of said first and said second output signals to said switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A radio frequency transmitter operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the transmitter operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the transmitter operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency transmitter comprising:
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a common RF stage including mixing circuitry for frequency up-converting a modulation signal to an intermediate signal, and first and second outputs for providing the intermediate signal to a subsequent RF stage;
a first terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the first output and transmitting a terrestrial signal with a characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the terrestrial network;
a second terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the second output and transmitting a satellite signal with a characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the satellite network, a switch for selectively coupling either said first terminal RF stage or said second terminal RF stage to said common RF stage; and
means for offsetting a frequency of said terrestrial signal from a frequency of said satellite signal, wherein said switch is located between said offsetting means and said common RF stage, said offsetting means being operative to offset frequencies between said terrestrial and said satellite signals subsequent to passage of said terrestrial and said satellite signals via said switch. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A radio frequency transceiver comprising a receiver operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
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a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first output signal with a characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second output signal with a characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF stage including an input for receiving either the first output signal or the second output signal and including mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and second output signal to enable subsequent decoding;
a receive switch for selectively coupling either said first output signal or said second output signal to said common RF stage; and
means for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first output signal with a frequency of said second output signal, wherein said receive switch is located between said equalizing means and said common RF stage, said equalizing means providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second output signals before application of said first and said second output signals to said receive switch;
wherein the transceiver further comprises a radio frequency transmitter operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the transmitter operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the transmitter operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency transmitter comprising;
a common RF stage including mixing circuitry for frequency up-converting a modulation signal to an intermediate signal, and first and second outputs for providing the intermediate signal to a subsequent RF stage;
a first terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the first output and transmitting a terrestrial signal with a characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the terrestrial network;
a second terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the second output and transmitting a satellite signal with a characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the satellite network;
a transmit switch for selectively coupling either said first terminal RF stage or said second terminal RF stage to said common RF stage; and
means for offsetting a frequency of said terrestrial signal from a frequency of said satellite signal, wherein said transmit switch is located between said offsetting means and said common RF stage, said offsetting means being operative to offset frequencies between said terrestrial and said satellite signals subsequent to passage of said terrestrial and said satellite signals via said transmit switch.
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22. A radio telephone including either one of or a combination of a receiver and/or a transmitter, the receiver being operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
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a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first output signal with a characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second output signal with a characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF stage including an input for receiving either the first output signal or the second output signal and including mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and second output signal to enable subsequent decoding;
a receive switch for selectively coupling either said first output signal or said second output signal to said common RF stage; and
means for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first output signal with a frequency of said second output signal, wherein said receive switch is located between said equalizing means and said common RF stage, said equalizing means providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second output signals before application of said first and said second output signals to said receive switch;
wherein the radio telephone further comprises a radio frequency transmitter operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the transmitter operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the transmitter operates in a satellite network, the first and second modes corresponding respectively to signals operating at different frequencies and having different channel structures, the radio frequency transmitter comprising;
a common RF stage including mixing circuitry for frequency up-converting a modulation signal to an intermediate signal, and first and second outputs for providing the intermediate signal to a subsequent RF stage;
first terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the first output and transmitting a terrestrial signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the terrestrial network;
a second terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the second output and transmitting a satellite signal with a characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the satellite network;
a transmit switch for selectively coupling either said first terminal RF stage or said second terminal RF stage to said common RF stage; and
means for offsetting a frequency of said terrestrial signal from a frequency of said satellite signal, wherein said transmit switch is located between said offsetting means and said common RF stage, said offsetting means being operative to offset frequencies between said terrestrial and said satellite signals subsequent to passage of said terrestrial and said satellite signals via said transmit switch.
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23. A radio frequency receiver operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
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a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first output signal with a characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second output signal with a characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF stage including an input for receiving either the first output signal or the second output signal and including first mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and second output signal to enable subsequent decoding;
second mixing circuitry operative with at least one of said first front-end RF stage and said second front-end RF stage for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first output signal with a frequency of said second output signal; and
a switch for selectively coupling either said first output signal or said second output signal to said common RF stage;
wherein said switch is located between said second mixing circuitry and said common RF stage, said second mixing circuitry providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second output signals before application of said first and said second output signals to said switch.
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24. A radio frequency transmitter operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the transmitter operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the transmitter operates in a satellite network, the radio frequency transmitter comprising:
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a common RF stage including first mixing circuitry for frequency up-converting a modulation signal to an intermediate signal, and first and second outputs for providing the intermediate signal to a subsequent RF stage;
a first terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the first output and transmitting a terrestrial signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the terrestrial network;
a second terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the second output and transmitting a satellite signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the satellite network;
transmit mixing circuitry operative with at least one of said first output and said second output for offsetting a frequency of said terrestrial signal from a frequency of said satellite signal; and
a switch for selectively coupling either said first terminal RF stage or said second terminal RF stage to said common RF stage;
wherein said switch connects an output terminal of said first mixing circuitry with the first and the second outputs of said common RF stage, said transmit mixing circuitry being operative to offset frequencies between said terrestrial and said satellite signals subsequent to passage of said terrestrial and said satellite signals via said switch.
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25. A radio frequency transceiver comprising a receiver operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
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a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first receive output signal characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second receive output signal characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF receiving stage including an input for receiving either the first receive output signal or the second receive output signal and including first mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and the second receive output signals to enable subsequent decoding;
receive mixing circuitry operative with at least one of said first front-end RF stage and said second front-end RF stage for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first receive output signal with a frequency of said second receive output signal;
a receive switch for selectively coupling either said first receive output signal or said second receive output signal to said common RF receiving stage, wherein said receive switch is located between said receive mixing circuitry and said common RF stage, said receive mixing circuitry providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second receive output signals before application of said first and said second receive output signals to said receive switch; and
wherein the transceiver further comprises a radio frequency transmitter operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the transmitter operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the transmitter operates in a satellite network, the radio frequency transmitter comprising;
a common RF transmitting stage including intermediate mixing circuitry for frequency up-converting a modulation signal to an intermediate signal, and first and second transmit outputs of said intermediate mixing circuitry for providing the intermediate signal to a subsequent RF stage;
a first terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the first transmit output and transmitting a terrestrial signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the terrestrial network;
a second terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the second transmit output and transmitting a satellite signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the satellite network;
transmit mixing circuitry operative with at least one of said first transmit output and said second transmit output for offsetting a frequency of said terrestrial signal from a frequency of said satellite signal; and
a transmit switch for selectively coupling either said first terminal RF stage or said second terminal RF stage to said common RF transmitting stage, wherein said transmit switch connects an output terminal of said intermediate mixing circuitry with the first and the second transmit outputs of said common RF stage, said transmit mixing circuitry being operative to offset frequencies between said terrestrial and said satellite signals subsequent to passage of said terrestrial and said satellite signals via said transmit switch.
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26. A radio telephone including either one of or a combination of a receiver and/or a transmitter, the receiver being operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the receiver operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the receiver operates in a satellite network, the radio frequency receiver comprising:
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a first front-end RF stage for receiving a terrestrial signal of the terrestrial network and providing a first receive output signal characteristic of the terrestrial signal;
a second front-end RF stage for receiving a satellite signal of the satellite network and providing a second receive output signal characteristic of the satellite signal;
a common RF receiving stage including an input for receiving either the first receive output signal or the second receive output signal and including first mixing circuitry for frequency down-converting the first and the second receive output signals to enable subsequent decoding;
receive mixing circuitry operative with at least one of said first front-end RF stage and said second front-end RF stage for substantially equalizing a frequency of said first receive output signal with a frequency of said second receive output signal;
a receive switch for selectively coupling either said first receive output signal or said second receive output signal to said common RF receiving stage, wherein said receive switch is located between said receive mixing circuitry and said common RF stage, said receive mixing circuitry providing substantial equalization between the frequencies of said first and said second receive output signals before application of said first and said second receive output signals to said receive switch; and
wherein the radio telephone further comprises a radio frequency transmitter operable in a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a terrestrial mode in which the transmitter operates in a terrestrial network, the second mode being a satellite mode in which the transmitter operates in a satellite network, the radio frequency transmitter comprising;
a common RF transmitting stage including intermediate mixing circuitry for frequency up-converting a modulation signal to an intermediate signal, and first and second transmit outputs for providing the intermediate signal to a subsequent RF stage;
a first terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the first transmit output and transmitting a terrestrial signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the terrestrial network;
a second terminal RF stage for receiving the intermediate signal from the second transmit output and transmitting a satellite signal characteristic of the intermediate signal for reception by the satellite network;
transmit mixing circuitry operative with at least one of said first transmit output and said second transmit output for offsetting a frequency of said terrestrial signal from a frequency of said satellite signal; and
a transmit switch for selectively coupling either said first terminal RF stage or said second terminal RF stage to said common RF transmitting stage, wherein said transmit switch connects an output terminal of said intermediate mixing circuitry with the first and the second transmit outputs of said common RF stage, said transmit mixing circuitry being operative to offset frequencies between said terrestrial and said satellite signals subsequent to passage of said terrestrial and said satellite signals via said transmit switch.
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