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Receiver

US6862442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 2001
Grant dateMar 1, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0885
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver includes a phased array antenna and a demodulator. The phased array antenna includes first and second antenna elements and a phase shifter for shifting the phase of a signal received by the first antenna element by a predetermined amount. The demodulator includes a first junction circuit which receives a local signal and a signal output from the phase shifter and which generates a plurality of signals having a phase difference; a second junction circuit which receives a local signal and a signal output from the second antenna element and which generates a plurality of signals having a phase difference; signal combiners for combining corresponding signals output from the two junction circuits; power detectors for detecting the signal levels of the output signals of the signal combiners; and a converter for converting the outputs signals of the power detectors so as to obtain IQ signals.

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