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EP0500362A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Radio receiver capable of correcting the field strength measurement of a radio signal

Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-02-20
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Abstract

Abstract In a radio receiver for receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, a temperature detector (31, 32) produces a detected temperature signal representative of an ambient temperature of the radio receiver. A correcting signal producing unit (33) produces a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by the detected temperature signal and a particular control signal produced by a frequency controller (11) to indicate a local frequency for the particular frequency. A correcting unit (34) corrects, according to the correcting signal, an electric field strength signal which is produced by an electric field strength detector (13) to represent the electric field strength detected in a detected signal produced by a detector (12) by detecting the particular radio signal in response to the particular control signal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinichi C/O Nec Corporation Miyazaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/06; H04B1/16; H04B17/00; H04B17/30; H04B17/309; H04B17/318

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A radio receiver for receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said radio receiver including a frequency controller for producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, a detector for detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and an electric field strength detector supplied with said detected signal for detecting said electric field strength to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said radio receiver comprising: correcting signal producing means connected to said frequency controller for producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said particular control signal; and correcting means connected to said electric strength detector and to said correcting signal producing means for correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A radio receiver for receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said radio receiver including a frequency controller for producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, a detector for detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and an electric field strength detector supplied with said detected signal for detecting said electric field strength to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said radio receiver comprising: correcting signal producing means connected to said frequency controller for producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said particular control signal; and correcting means connected to said electric strength detector and to said correcting signal producing means for correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 87 words
A radio receiver as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said correcting signal producing means comprises: a primary memory area for memorizing a plurality of frequency control values in correspondence to a plurality of control signals; and primary reading means connected to said frequency controller and to said primary memory area for reading out of said primary memory area as a primary read-out value one of said frequency control values that corresponds to said particular control signal and for producing as said correcting signal said primary read-out value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 176 words
A radio receiver for receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said radio receiver including a frequency controller for producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, a detector for detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and an electric field strength detector supplied with said detected signal for detecting said electric field strength to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said radio receiver comprising: temperature detecting means for detecting an ambient temperature of said radio receiver to produce a detected temperature signal representative of said ambient temperature; correcting signal producing means connected to said temperature detecting means for producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said detected temperature signal; and correcting means connected to said electric strength detector and to said correcting signal producing means for correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 176 words
A radio receiver for receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said radio receiver including a frequency controller for producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, a detector for detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and an electric field strength detector supplied with said detected signal for detecting said electric field strength to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said radio receiver comprising: temperature detecting means for detecting an ambient temperature of said radio receiver to produce a detected temperature signal representative of said ambient temperature; correcting signal producing means connected to said temperature detecting means for producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said detected temperature signal; and correcting means connected to said electric strength detector and to said correcting signal producing means for correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 87 words
A radio receiver as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said correcting signal producing means comprises: a secondary memory area for memorizing a plurality of frequency control values in correspondence to a plurality of temperature signals; secondary reading means connected to said temperature detecting means and to said secondary memory area for reading out of said secondary memory area as a secondary read-out value one of said temperature control value that corresponds to said detected temperature signal and for producing as said correcting signal said secondary read-out value.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 115 words
A method of receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said method including the steps of: producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and detecting said electric field strength in said detected signal to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said method comprising the steps of: producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said particular control signal; and correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 115 words
A method of receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said method including the steps of: producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and detecting said electric field strength in said detected signal to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said method comprising the steps of: producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said particular control signal; and correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 134 words
A method of receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said method including the steps of: producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and detecting said electric field strength in said detected signal to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an ambient temperature of said radio receiver to produce a detected temperature signal representative of said ambient temperature; producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said detected temperature signal; and correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 134 words
A method of receiving a particular radio signal of a particular frequency with an electric field strength among a plurality of radio signals of different frequencies, said method including the steps of: producing a particular control signal indicative of a local frequency, detecting said particular radio signal in response to said particular control signal to produce a detected signal, and detecting said electric field strength in said detected signal to produce an electric field strength signal representative of said electric field strength, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an ambient temperature of said radio receiver to produce a detected temperature signal representative of said ambient temperature; producing a correcting signal representative of a control value determined by said detected temperature signal; and correcting said electric field strength signal according to said correcting signal.

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