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EP0534681A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Power booster for a radiotelephone

Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1992-09-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-09-17
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Abstract

Abstract A power booster (10) comprises a power amplifier (5)and is coupled to a portable radio telephone (20) which transmits an RF signal at one of a predetermined set of power levels. A first detector (6) generates an output signal C indicative of the power of the RF signal received by the booster. The signal C is used to generate a reference signal rf from a look up table (8) in which is stored a set of values corresponding with the respective power levels. The reference signal rf, which indicates the required power level, is applied to a power control circuit (7) which controls the gain of the amplifier (5) to maintain the power output substantially constant at the required power level as determined by the value of the reference signal rf.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jari Muurinen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 20:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/3877

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
A power booster for a portable radiotelephone, the portable radiotelephone being operable to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal at one of a predetermined set of power levels, the booster including: means for coupling the booster to the portable radiotelephone to receive the RF signal transmitted thereby, first detector means for detecting the power of the RF signal received from the portable radiotelephone and for generating a first signal indicative thereof, means responsive to said first signal for generating reference signals indicative of the respective power levels, gain controlled power amplifying means for amplifying the received RF signal, second detector means for detecting the power of the amplified RF signal output by the amplifying means and for generating a second signal indicative thereof, gain control means responsive to the difference between the second signal and the reference signal for controlling the gain of the amplifying means to maintain the power output thereof substantially constant at the required power level, characterized in that the reference signal generating means comprises memory means for storing a set of values corresponding to the respective reference signals, and means for selecting a value from said memory means depending on the first signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 25 words
A power booster as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory means and the selecting means are in the form of a look up table.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A power booster as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, including means for modifying the first signal depending on the temperature in the vicinity of the amplifying means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A power booster as claimed in any of the preceding claims, including means for modifying the first signal depending on the frequency of the received RF signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
A power booster as claimed in any of the preceding claims including means for disabling the amplifying means responsive to a predetermined value of the first signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A power booster as claimed in claim 5, wherein the predetermined value of the first signal is substantially zero.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
A power booster as claimed in any of the preceding claims, including means for enabling the amplifying means responsive to the first signal exceeding a predetermined threshold value.

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