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Systems and methods for reducing harmonic interference effects in analog to digital conversion

US7317774B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2003
Grant dateJan 8, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/12
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for increasing the effective dynamic range of a digital data stream in a software-defined radio receiver. In one system the sample rate of an analog to digital (“A/D”) conversion process is adjusted dynamically to shift harmonic signal interference induced by the A/D conversion process to outside the channels of interest. In another system the sample rate of an A/D conversion process is constant and the frequency of a dynamically controlled local oscillator in a frequency translator is adjusted dynamically to shift harmonic signal interference induced by the A/D conversion process to outside the channels of interest.

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