Superheterodyne radio receiver with digital automatic frequency control for a local oscillator
US5263195A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S320/21
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal, a first circuit for beating the signal to zero intermediate frequency in phase and quadrature shifted signals, a circuit for amplifying the in phase and quadrature shifted zero intermediate frequency signals, a second circuit for beating the amplified intermediate frequency signals to predetermined non-zero intermediate frequency in phase and quadrature shifted signals, a summer for summing the non-zero signals, and a circuit for applying the summed signals to a discriminator to obtain an output signal. Other embodiments are extended POCSAG for enhanced battery saving, paging sequence numbers for reception integrity control, digital AFC, script control of the pager for organizer/schedule applications, a vibrator holster for improved pager format and saving of battery power, intelligent low battery detection, and features arising from electronic on/off function.
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