Methods and apparatus for amplification in a tuner
First Claim
1. A tuner amplifier system, comprising:
- a tuner amplifier input that receives a tuner amplifier input signal;
a first amplifier comprising an input and an output, the input of the first amplifier being coupled to the tuner amplifier input;
a second amplifier comprising an input and an output, the input of the second amplifier being coupled to the tuner amplifier input, wherein the second amplifier is a variable gain amplifier;
a tuner amplifier output that transmits a tuner amplifier output signal; and
at least one switch adapted to select a pathway from which the tuner amplifier output signal is received, wherein the pathway comprises one of the first amplifier and the second amplifier.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for amplifying a tuner input signal are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a tuner amplifier system comprising a tuner amplifier input that receives a tuner amplifier input signal and a first amplifier comprising an input and an output. The input of the first amplifier is coupled to the tuner amplifier input. The system further comprises a second amplifier comprising an input and an output, the input of the second amplifier being coupled to the tuner amplifier input, and a switch adapted to couple one of the first amplifier output and the second amplifier output to an output of the tuner amplifier. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of amplifying a tuner input signal. The method comprises acts of detecting a power of the tuner input signal, selecting a tuner amplifier to amplify the tuner input signal based on the power of the tuner input signal, and amplifying the tuner input signal using the selected amplifier.
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1. A tuner amplifier system, comprising:
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a tuner amplifier input that receives a tuner amplifier input signal; a first amplifier comprising an input and an output, the input of the first amplifier being coupled to the tuner amplifier input; a second amplifier comprising an input and an output, the input of the second amplifier being coupled to the tuner amplifier input, wherein the second amplifier is a variable gain amplifier; a tuner amplifier output that transmits a tuner amplifier output signal; and at least one switch adapted to select a pathway from which the tuner amplifier output signal is received, wherein the pathway comprises one of the first amplifier and the second amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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