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FM receiver with muting circuit

US5339463A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1990
Grant dateAug 16, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D3/005
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

FM receiver including means for controlling the center frequency of an IF filter, which is relatively narrow-banded with respect to the channel bandwidth, in dependence on the desired modulation, the receiver including a signal processing unit comprising an IF unit and an LF unit for amplifying, frequency converting and demodulating the received FM signal, a circuit for changing the signal transmission characteristic of the IF and/or LF units, including a signal detection unit including circuits for detecting values characteristic of receiving or interference states, with the inputs of said circuits each being connected with a circuit point of the IF or LF unit carrying the signal to be processed, and outputs for signals characterizing receiving and interference states, a signal processing unit for the signal characteristic of receiving and interference states, said unit including at least one amplitude and/or threshold circuit whose inputs are connected with the outputs of the signal detection unit and a signal output unit for putting out the processed signals characteristic of receiving and interference states, respectively, as control signals to influence the processing characte…

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