Mobile phone transceiver

• US 6,912,376 B1
• Filed: 12/27/1999
• Issued: 06/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Smith, Donald E., Lazar, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US09/472,551
• Time in Patent Office: 2,010 Days
• Field of Search: 455/76, 455/77, 455/78, 455/86, 455/74, 455/73, 455/84, 455/188.1, 455/150.1, 455/552, 455/550, 455/112, 455/85
• US Class Current: 455/77
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/3836 in which the carrier is recovered using the received modulated signal or the received IF signal, e.g. by detecting a pilot or by frequency multiplication

Abstract

A multiple band transceiver (10) uses a fixed frequency oscillator (34) to generate a reference signal in both receive, mode and transmit mode for each frequency band. A dual-band variable oscillator (26) is used to tune signals in receive and transmit mode. The use of the fixed frequency oscillator in both modes and in each band reduces the number of oscillating components, simplifying the circuit and reducing power requirements.

Claims

1. A transceiver comprising:

circuitry for receiving an input signal in one of a plurality of frequency bands;

circuitry for tuning the input signal to an intermediate frequency signal;

a single frequency oscillator generating a reference signal at a known frequency;

circuitry for demodulating said intermediate frequency signal controlled by said reference signal;

circuitry for transmitting data at a frequency controlled directly by a submultiple frequency of said reference signal.

2. The transceiver of claim 1 wherein said tuning circuitry comprises:

a voltage controlled oscillator to produce a signal having a desired frequency;

a mixer coupled to said voltage controlled oscillator and said input signal.

3. The transceiver of claim 2 wherein the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal is constant for input signals in each frequency band.

4. The transceiver of claim 1 wherein said known frequency is twice the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal.

5. The transceiver of claim 1 wherein said transmitting circuitry comprises:

first frequency division circuitry for dividing said reference signal by a first known factor;

circuitry for modulating data on a signal of a predetermined frequency;

second frequency division circuitry for dividing said signal of said predetermined frequency by a second known factor;

difference circuitry for generating an output response to phase and frequency differences between outputs of said first frequency division circuitry and said second frequency division circuitry.

6. The transceiver of claim 5 wherein said transmitting circuitry further comprises a voltage controlled oscillator for generating a signal with a frequency responsive to the difference circuitry.

7. A method for transmitting and receiving signals, comprising the steps of:

receiving an input signal in one of a plurality of frequency bands;

tuning the input signal to an intermediate frequency signal;

generating a reference signal at a known frequency with a single fixed frequency oscillator;

demodulating said intermediate frequency signal responsive to said reference signal;

transmitting data at a frequency directly responsive to a submultiple frequency of said reference signal.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said tuning step comprises:

generating a signal having a desired frequency using a voltage controlled oscillator;

mixing said signal from said voltage controlled oscillator with said input signal in a mixer.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said step of the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal is constant for input signals in each frequency band.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein said step of generating a reference signal at a known frequency comprises the step of generating a reference signal at twice the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein said transmitting step comprises:

dividing said reference signal by a first known factor to provide a first signal;

modulating data on a signal of a predetermined frequency;

dividing said signal of said predetermined frequency by a second known factor to provide a second signal;

generating an output responsive to phase and frequency differences between first and second signals.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein said transmitting step further comprises amplifying said output.

13. A transceiver comprising:

circuitry for receiving an input signal in one of a plurality of frequency bands;

a voltage controlled oscillator to produce a signal having a desired frequency response to a selected channel;

a mixer coupled to said voltage controlled oscillator and said input signal to generate an intermediate frequency signal;

a single fixed frequency oscillator generating a reference signal at a known frequency;

circuitry for demodulating said intermediate frequency signal controlled by said reference signal;

circuitry for transmitting data at a frequency controlled by said reference signal;

first frequency division circuitry for dividing said reference signal by a first known factor;

circuitry for modulating data on a signal of a predetermined frequency;

second frequency division circuitry for dividing said signal of said predetermined frequency by a second known factor; and

difference circuitry for generating an output response to phase and frequency differences between output of said first frequency division circuitry and said second frequency division circuitry.

14. The transceiver of claim 13 wherein the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal is constant for input signals in each frequency band.

15. The transceiver of claim 13 wherein said known frequency is twice the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal.

16. The transceiver of claim 15 wherein said transmitting circuitry further comprises a voltage controlled oscillator for generating a signal with a frequency responsive to the difference circuitry.