Apparatus for mobile application and frequency spectrum generator

US10165106B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Hans Adel · Stein, DE
• Heinrich Milosiu · Erlangen, DE
• Maximilian Roth · Nuremberg, DE
• Tobias Draeger · Erlangen, DE
• Matthias Kuba · Nuremberg, DE
• Christopher Kaffenberger · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02D30/70
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A first aspect of the invention relates to an apparatus for mobile application, including a frequency spectrum generator for generating a frequency spectrum of radio waves at a current position of the apparatus and a classifier for classifying the frequency spectrum such that the frequency spectrum is assigned to one of at least two classes. A second aspect of the invention relates to a frequency spectrum generator with a tunable local oscillator, with a downmixer for downmixing a received antenna signal with the local oscillator signal for obtaining a downmixed signal, with a filter for filtering out a mirror-frequency portion in the downmixed signal, with a signal level detector for detecting a signal level of the downmixed signal at an intermediate frequency and with a control for sequentially controlling the local oscillator and the signal level detector to sample a frequency spectrum of the antenna signal.