Apparatus and method for reducing TDMA noise of portable terminal

• US 9,407,378 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2011
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sim, Jae Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chuong M
• Application Number:
  US13/227,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20120063445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,790 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/02 Reducing interference from electric apparatus by means located at or near the interfering apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2215/061 Reduction of burst noise, e.g. in TDMA systems

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for reducing a time division multiple access noise of a portable terminal. The apparatus includes an interface unit to which an earphone is electrically connected, an audio processing unit including a virtual ground for transmitting and receiving an audio signal through the interface unit, a switch unit located electrically between the interface unit and the audio processing unit for electrically connecting a ground terminal of the interface unit with one of a real ground and the virtual ground of the audio processing unit, and a controller for controlling the switch unit to electrically connect the ground terminal of the interface unit with the virtual ground of the audio processing unit when a call function using the earphone is activated, and to electrically connect the ground terminal of the interface unit with the real ground when the call function using the earphone is deactivated.

Claims

1. An apparatus for reducing a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) noise of a portable terminal transmitting and receiving a radio frequency signal according to a TDMA scheme, the apparatus comprising:

an interface unit to which an earphone is electrically connected;

a radio communication unit configured to transmit an audio signal to another apparatus in a call function and receive an audio signal from the other apparatus in the call function according to the TDMA scheme;

an audio processing unit including a virtual ground, the virtual ground used to transmit the audio signal received from the other apparatus in the call function to the earphone and receive an audio signal from the earphone through the interface unit;

a first switch unit located electrically between the interface unit and the audio processing unit configured to electrically connect a ground terminal of the interface unit with one of a real ground and the virtual ground of the audio processing unit; and

a controller configured to control the first switch unit to;

electrically connect the ground terminal of the interface unit with the virtual ground of the audio processing unit when a call function using the earphone is activated, and

electrically connect the ground terminal of the interface unit with the real ground when the call function using the earphone is deactivated.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a radio receiver configured to receive a radio signal,

wherein the ground terminal of the interface unit is electrically connected with an antenna terminal of the radio receiver.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a matching unit provided electrically between the interface unit and the radio receiver configured to match an impedance of the radio signal.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a matching unit provided electrically between the first switch unit and the real ground configured to match an impedance of the radio signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interface unit comprises a 3.5 mm connector.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second switch unit located electrically between the interface unit and the audio processing unit, the second switch unit configured to change electrical connection paths of respective terminals of the interface unit according to a type of an accessory electrically connected to the interface unit.

7. A method for reducing a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) noise of a portable terminal transmitting and receiving a radio frequency signal according to a TDMA scheme, the method comprising:

determining whether a call using an earphone is requested; and

electrically connecting a ground terminal of an interface unit to which the earphone is electrically connected to a virtual ground included with an audio processing unit, the virtual ground used for transmitting an audio signal received from another apparatus in a call function to the earphone and receiving an audio signal from the earphone when the call using the earphone is requested.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining whether the call is terminated; and

electrically connecting the ground terminal of the interface unit to a real ground of the portable terminal when the call is terminated.