Image-reject down-converter and embodiments thereof, such as the family radio service
US6704558B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D7/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system is described for several embodiments of a communication system. In a first embodiment, a method and system is described wherein a signal is received and down-converted and wherein power consumption can be characterized as “ultra-low.” In a second embodiment, a method and system is described wherein undesirable images are rejected in a down-conversion system. In a third embodiment, a method and system is described wherein a signal is transmitted in a highly efficient manner. In one implementation the present invention is used in a family radio system.
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