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Carrier recovery apparatus and methods for high-definition television receivers

US7424054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2003
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0097
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A carrier recovery apparatus, which may used in a high-definition TV receiver, includes an error compensating unit, an error detecting unit, and an oscillator. The error compensating unit combines a complex input signal with a frequency signal to generate a complex output signal. The complex output signal includes an error reference signal. The error detecting unit determines a location of the error reference signal in the complex output signal based on a real part of the complex output signal, and generates an error signal based on the location of the error reference signal. The oscillator generates the frequency signal with a frequency that varies based on the error signal. The complex input signal may be a VSB signal that is represented as a complex number, and the error reference signal may be a PN63 signal in a field synchronization signal of the complex input signal.

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