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Communication apparatus

US7848458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 2006
Grant dateDec 7, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2662
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication apparatus associated with a system that uses two or more discontinuous frequency bands. The communication apparatus includes a BPF (band pass filter) including a plurality of BPFs associated with signals having respective frequency bands; a controller that controls each unit to transmit/receive the signals having the respective frequency bands; a down-converter that down-converts a filtered signal into a baseband signal while switching frequencies under control of the controller; a receiver that performs predetermined reception processing under control of the controller; and a transmitter that performs predetermined transmission processing under control of the controller, and common hardware is used in communication in all frequency bands with respect to processing of the baseband signal.

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