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Radio receiver and radio receiving method

  • US 7,555,274 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2005
  • Issued: 06/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radio receiver comprising:

  • a low noise amplifier which amplifies a radio signal;

    a quadrature demodulator which demodulates the amplified radio signal into a baseband signal;

    a variable gain amplifier which amplifies the baseband signal;

    an executing unit configured to execute feedback of the amplified baseband signal; and

    a first gain controller which controls a first gain of the low noise amplifier and a second gain of the variable gain amplifier, the first gain controller comprising,a signal intensity detector which detects an intensity of the amplified baseband signal,a gain selector which selects a preset gain from a plurality of preset gains which are set for the low noise amplifier, based on the detected intensity,a timing controller which controls timing of switching the first gain and the second gain to the selected preset gain, anda gain control signal output unit configured to output a gain control signal which controls the first gain according to the selected preset gain at a time-interval according to the controlled timing; and

    a second gain controller which controls the second gain if the time-interval is not longer than a present time-interval;

    wherein the timing controller comprises,a measurement unit configured to measure time when an intensity of a received signal crosses a threshold value, and calculate a time-interval elapsing from a previous adjacent time when the intensity of the received signal crossed a threshold value to the measured time, anda comparator configured to compare the time-interval with the preset time-interval; and

    the gain control signal output unit outputting the gain control signal to the low noise amplifier if the time-interval is longer than the preset time-interval.

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