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Method and device for radio reception using an antenna tuning apparatus and a plurality of antennas

US9337534B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 2014
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0874
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver for radio communication comprises: four antennas; an antenna tuning apparatus for simultaneously tuning the four antennas, the antenna tuning apparatus comprising adjustable impedance devices, each of the adjustable impedance devices having a reactance at a frequency, the reactance of any one of the adjustable impedance devices being adjustable by electrical means; four single-input and single-output low-noise amplifiers; four analog processing and conversion circuits; a multiple-input signal processing device delivering a signal to a destination, the multiple-input signal processing device delivering a tuning instruction; a tuning control unit, the tuning control unit receiving the tuning instruction from the multiple-input signal processing device, the tuning control unit delivering tuning control signals to the antenna tuning apparatus as a function of the tuning instruction.

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