Wake-up method for a multi-channel receiver and multi-channel wake-up receiver
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1. A wake-up method for a multi-channel wake-up receiver, the method comprising:
- in a first mode of operation, checking for activity on every available channel by switching from one channel to the next thereby cyclically activating and subsequently deactivating one channel after the other in the receiver, wherein activating and subsequently deactivating a channel is realized by activating a respective activity detector of the channel, checking for a carrier signal in the channel, and deactivating the activity detector of the channel;
when activity is detected at least on one of the available channels, entering a second mode of operation by switching on all channels by activating all activity detectors and all signal strength measurement units at the same time, measuring a respective received signal strength in every channel and performing a comparison of received signal strengths between all channels; and
selecting a channel of the available channels with the highest received signal strength,wherein each channel of the available channels corresponds to a respective antenna mountable to the receiver.
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Abstract
A wake-up method for a multi-channel receiver comprises the following steps: checking for activity on every available channel by switching from one channel to the next thereby activating and subsequently deactivating one channel after the other; when activity is detected at least on one of the available channels, switching on all channels, measuring a respective received signal strength in every channel and performing a comparison of received signal strengths between all channels; and selecting the channel with the highest received signal strength. Further a multi-channel wake-up receiver is presented.
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1. A wake-up method for a multi-channel wake-up receiver, the method comprising:
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in a first mode of operation, checking for activity on every available channel by switching from one channel to the next thereby cyclically activating and subsequently deactivating one channel after the other in the receiver, wherein activating and subsequently deactivating a channel is realized by activating a respective activity detector of the channel, checking for a carrier signal in the channel, and deactivating the activity detector of the channel; when activity is detected at least on one of the available channels, entering a second mode of operation by switching on all channels by activating all activity detectors and all signal strength measurement units at the same time, measuring a respective received signal strength in every channel and performing a comparison of received signal strengths between all channels; and selecting a channel of the available channels with the highest received signal strength, wherein each channel of the available channels corresponds to a respective antenna mountable to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A multi-channel wake-up receiver comprising:
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a plurality of channels, each channel of the plurality of channels comprising, an activity detector with an input to be supplied with a carrier signal and an output to provide an activity signal, and a signal strength measurement unit coupled to the output of the activity detector with an output to provide a received signal strength indication signal; and a comparison unit coupled to the output of each signal strength measurement unit having an output to provide a selection of the channel with the highest received signal strength, wherein each channel of the plurality of channels corresponds to a respective antenna mountable to the multi-channel wake-up receiver, and wherein a duration of the carrier signal is at least the sum of runtimes of all activity detectors of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multi-channel wake-up receiver with several channels, each channel comprising:
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an activity detector with an input to be supplied with a carrier signal and an output to provide an activity signal, and a signal strength measurement unit coupled to the output of the activity detector with an output to provide a received signal strength indication signal, and the receiver further comprising; a comparison unit coupled to the output of each signal strength measurement unit having an output to provide a selection of the channel with the highest received signal strength, wherein each channel corresponds to a respective antenna mountable to the receiver, and a control unit, the control unit being configured to run the receiver in a first mode of operation and in a second mode of operation, wherein in the first mode of operation only the activity detectors are cyclically activated channel by channel, and in the second mode of operation all activity detectors and all signal strength measurement units are activated at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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