Fully flexible multi-tuner front end architecture for a receiver
US10128930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/0075
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an example, a method includes: in a first mode, causing a first tuner of an entertainment system to receive and process a first RF signal from a first antenna configured for a first band to output a first audio signal of a first radio station and causing a second tuner of the entertainment system to receive a second RF signal from a second antenna configured for the first band to determine signal quality metrics for one or more radio stations of the first band; in a second mode, causing the first tuner to output a first signal representation of the first RF signal and causing the second tuner to receive and process the second RF signal to output a second signal representation of the second RF signal; and causing a phase diversity combining circuit to process the first and second signal representations to output an audio signal of the first radio station, without disruption of output from the entertainment system of a broadcast of the first radio station.
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