Radio receiver and reception frequency setting method used therein, and frequency setting device and frequency setting method

• US 9,136,888 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2014
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
• Original Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
• Inventors: Wakamatsu, Shinichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US14/300,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20150004920A1
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 455/67.11, 455/226.1, 455/67.13, 455/154.1, 455/62, 455/703, 455/115.1, 455/113, 455/119
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0008 using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor digital tuning in general H03J5/0245
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0066 with means for analysing the received signal strength H03J1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/04 with optical indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/06 Receivers

Abstract

A spectrum analyzer is configured to display, on a display, reception signal intensity of each of multiple frequencies. A smoothing unit is configured to smooth signal intensity data of each of the multiple frequencies to produce smoothed data. A peak frequency detection unit is configured to detect, as a peak frequency, a frequency at a position indicating a maximum value in the smoothed data closest to a contact position that a touch sensor detects. A reception frequency determination unit is configured to determine a reception frequency of a radio wave that a receiver for a voice call receives based on the peak frequency.

Claims

1. A radio receiver comprising:

a spectrum analyzer configured to receive radio waves of multiple frequencies in a predetermined frequency band and measure reception signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies so as to display the reception signal intensity on a display;

a touch sensor placed on the display;

a smoothing unit configured to smooth signal intensity data indicating the reception signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies to produce smoothed data;

a peak frequency detection unit configured to detect, as a peak frequency, a frequency at a position indicating a maximum value in the smoothed data closest to a contact position that the touch sensor detects;

a receiver for a voice call configured to receive a signal of a frequency used for a voice call; and

a reception frequency determination unit configured to determine, based on the peak frequency, a reception frequency of a radio wave that the receiver for a voice call receives.

2. The radio receiver according to claim 1, further comprising a frequency offset unit configured to offset the peak frequency by a predetermined offset frequency to produce a peak offset frequency,

wherein the frequency offset unit produces the peak offset frequency when a radio wave mode in the receiver for a voice call is set to an SSB mode, and

the reception frequency determination unit determines the reception frequency based on the peak offset frequency.

3. The radio receiver according to claim 2, wherein the reception frequency determination unit rounds the peak offset frequency to a frequency corresponding to a carrier wave frequency of a radio wave closest to the peak offset frequency so as to determine the rounded frequency as the reception frequency.

4. The radio receiver according to claim 1, further comprising:

a signal intensity storage unit configured to store the signal intensity data indicating the reception signal intensity for a predetermined period of time for each of the multiple frequencies; and

an averaging unit configured to average the signal intensity data for a predetermined period of time for each of the multiple frequencies to produce average data,

wherein the smoothing unit produces the smoothed data by smoothing the average data.

5. A reception frequency setting method comprising:

receiving radio waves of multiple frequencies in a predetermined frequency band and measuring reception signal intensity at predetermined time intervals;

displaying the reception signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies on a display of a spectrum analyzer;

smoothing signal intensity data indicating the reception signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies to produce smoothed data;

detecting a contact position by a touch sensor placed on the display;

detecting, as a peak frequency, a frequency at a position indicating a maximum value in the smoothed data closest to the contact position; and

determining, based on the peak frequency, a reception frequency of a radio wave that the receiver for a voice call receives.

6. A frequency setting device comprising:

a spectrum analyzer configured to measure signal intensity that an input signal of each of multiple frequencies in a predetermined frequency band has so as to display the signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies on a display;

a touch sensor placed on the display;

a smoothing unit configured to smooth signal intensity data indicating the signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies to produce smoothed data;

a peak frequency detection unit configured to detect, as a peak frequency, a frequency at a position indicating a maximum value in the smoothed data closest to a contact position that the touch sensor detects; and

a frequency determination unit configured to determine a setting frequency based on the peak frequency.

7. The frequency setting device according to claim 6, wherein the frequency determination unit rounds the peak frequency to a frequency having predetermined digits closest to the peak frequency so as to determine the setting frequency.

8. The frequency setting device according to claim 6, further comprising:

a signal intensity storage unit configured to store the signal intensity data indicating the signal intensity for a predetermined period of time for each of the multiple frequencies; and

an averaging unit configured to average the signal intensity data for a predetermined period of time for each of the multiple frequencies to produce average data,

wherein the smoothing unit produces the smoothed data by smoothing the average data.

9. A frequency setting method comprising:

measuring, at predetermined time intervals, signal intensity that an input signal of each of multiple frequencies in a predetermined frequency band has;

displaying the signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies on a display of a spectrum analyzer;

smoothing signal intensity data indicating the signal intensity of each of the multiple frequencies to produce smoothed data;

detecting a contact position by a touch sensor placed on the display;

detecting, as a peak frequency, a frequency at a position indicating a maximum value in the smoothed data closest to the contact position; and

determining a setting frequency based on the peak frequency.