Digital VSB detector with bandpass phase tracker, as for inclusion in an HDTV receiver.

Claim 2

A radio receiver comprising: a tuner for selecting one of channels at different locations in a frequency band and frequency converting the selected channel to a final intermediate-frequency signal in a final intermediate-frequency band; an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing said final intermediate-frequency signal to generate as an output signal thereof digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; a phase tracker operative on narrow-bandpass filtered portions of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal centering on its carrier frequency, for suppressing an imaginary portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal, arising from phase incoherency in local oscillations used during frequency converting or from multipath distortion, and for supplying digital descriptions of a carrier wave for a real portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal; and a first synchronous detector responsive to said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal for detecting the real portion thereof in accordance with said digital descriptions of the carrier wave for a real portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal, thereby to generate a first synchronous detector output signal.

Claim 3

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 1 wherein said phase tracker comprises: a finite-impulse-response, narrow-bandpass digital filter selectively responsive to said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal for separating the carrier component thereof; a digitally controlled oscillator, for supplying digital descriptions of a carrier wave for an imaginary portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal, and for supplying said digital descriptions of a carrier wave for a real portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal, the phases of said carrier wave for said real and imaginary portions of said final intermediate-frequency signal being fixed with respect to each other, but the frequency and phases of said carrier wave for said real and imaginary portions of said final intermediate-frequency signal being adjustable responsive to a digital control signal; a second synchronous detector for generating a quadrature-phase synchronous detection response to the separated carrier component of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal, in accordance with said digital descriptions of the carrier wave for a imaginary portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal; and a lowpass filter for supplying said digital control signal in response to the quadrature-phase synchronous detection response of said second synchronous detector.

Claim 4

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 2 further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to first synchronous detector output signal; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 5

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 3 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 6

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 4 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 7

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 4 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 8

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 2 further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; a third synchronous detector for generating an in-phase synchronous detection response to the separated carrier component of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal, in accordance with said digital descriptions of the carrier wave for a real portion of said final intermediate-frequency signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to the in-phase synchronous detection response to the separated carrier component of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal generated by said third synchronous detector; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 9

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 7 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 10

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 8 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 11

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 8 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 12

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 1 wherein said phase tracker comprises: a digitally controlled oscillator for generating digitized samples of a cosine wave of a controlled frequency and digitized samples of a sine wave of said controlled frequency, said controlled frequency being controllable over a range of frequencies including the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal in response to a digital control signal indicative of the difference of said controlled frequency from a desired frequency.

Claim 13

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 11 wherein said phase tracker further comprises: a finite-impulse-response, first digital filter generating a Hilbert transform response to said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal, as delayed by the latency time of said first digital filter; a first digital delay line for delaying the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal by a delay equal to the latency time of said first digital filter, thereby to generate a delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; finite-impulse-response, narrow-bandpass, second and third digital filters having identical response functions centering on the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal, said second digital filter in cascade connection after said first digital filter for providing a frequency-selective response to the Hilbert transform of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal as delayed by the latency time of said first digital filter and as further delayed by the latency time of said second digital filter, said third digital filter in cascade connection after said first digital delay line for providing a frequency-selective response to said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal as further delayed by the latency time of said third digital filter; a first digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said second digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a first product signal; a second digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said third digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a second product signal; a digital subtractor differentially combining said first and second product signals for generating a difference signal indicative of the departure of the frequency and phase of said controlled frequency from the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal; and means responsive to said difference signal for supplying said digital control signal to said digital controlled oscillator.

Claim 14

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 12 further comprising: a second digital delay line for further delaying the delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said first digital delay line by an additional delay equal to the latency time of said second digital filter, thereby to generate a further-delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; a third digital delay line for delaying the delayed Hilbert transform response of said first digital filter by an additional delay equal to the latency time of said third digital filter, thereby to generate a further-delayed Hilbert transform of the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; a third digital multiplier, receptive of said further-delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of said further delayed Hilbert transform of the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; and a digital adder included in said first synchronous detector together with said third and fourth digital multipliers, said digital adder additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal supplied as said first synchronous detector output signal.

Claim 15

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 13, further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said first synchronous detector output signal; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 16

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 14 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 17

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 15 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 18

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 15 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 19

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 12, further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; a second synchronous detector for generating a narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response to the separated carrier component of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal--wherein said second synchronous signal detector comprises: a third digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said second digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said third digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; and a digital adder for additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal, supplied as said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response to said means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response.

Claim 20

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 18 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 21

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 19 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 22

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 19 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 23

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 11 wherein said phase tracker further comprises: a finite-impulse-response, narrow-bandpass, first digital filter receiving said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said analog-to-digital converter and providing after a latency time for said first digital filter a frequency-selective response to portions of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal centering on its carrier frequency; a finite-impulse-response, second digital filter, responding to the frequency-selective response of said first digital filter to generate a response of said second digital filter which is the Hilbert transform of the frequency-selective response of said first digital filter, as delayed by the latency time of said second digital filter; a first digital delay line for delaying the frequency-selective response of said first digital filter by a delay equal to the latency time of said second digital filter, thereby to generate a first digital delay line response; a first digital multiplier, receptive of the response of said second digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a first product signal; a second digital multiplier, receptive of the response of said first digital delay line as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a second product signal; a digital subtractor differentially combining said first and second product signals for generating a difference signal indicative of the departure of the frequency and phase of said controlled frequency from the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal, said digital subtractor combining with said first and second digital multipliers to provide a second synchronous detector responsive to an imaginary portion of said digitalized final intermediate frequency signal; and means responsive to said difference signal for supplying said digital control signal to said digital controlled oscillator.

Claim 24

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 22 further comprising: a second digital delay line for delaying the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal by a delay equal to the latency time of said first digital filter, thereby to generate a delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; a finite-impulse-response, third digital filter, responding to said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal to generate a response of said third digital filter which is the Hilbert transform of said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal, as further delayed by the latency time of said third digital filter; a third digital delay line for further delaying the delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said second digital delay line by an additional delay equal to the latency times of said third digital filter, thereby to generate a further-delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; a third digital multiplier, receptive of said further-delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said third digital delay line as its muitiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of the response of said third digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; a digital adder included in said first synchronous detector together with said third and fourth digital multipliers, said digital adder additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal supplied as said first synchronous detector output signal.

Claim 25

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 23, further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said first synchronous detector output signal; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 26

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 24 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 27

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 25 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 28

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 25 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 29

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 23 further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; a third synchronous detector for generating a narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response to the separated carrier component of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal--wherein said third synchronous detector comprises: a third digital multiplier, receptive of said first digital delay line response as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of the response of said second digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; and a digital adder for additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal, supplied as said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response to said means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response.

Claim 30

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 28 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 31

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 29 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 32

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 29 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 33

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 11 wherein said phase tracker further comprises: a finite-impulse-response, first digital filter generating a Hilbert transform response to said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal, as delayed by the latency time of said first digital filter; a digital delay line for delaying the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal by a delay equal to the latency time of said first digital filter, thereby to generate a delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; a first digital multiplier, receptive of the Hilbert transform response of said first digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a first product signal; a second digital multiplier, receptive of said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said digital delay line as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a second product signal; a digital subtractor differentially combining said first and second product signals for generating a difference signal; a second digital filter generating a lowpass response to said difference signal, said lowpass response being indicative of the departure of the frequency and phase of said controlled frequency from the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal; and means responsive to said lowpass response for supplying said digital control signal to said digital controlled oscillator.

Claim 34

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 32 wherein said first synchronous detector comprises: a third digital multiplier, receptive of said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said digital delay line as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of the Hilbert transform response of said first digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; and a digital adder included in said first synchronous detector together with said third and fourth digital multipliers, said digital adder additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal supplied as said first synchronous detector output signal.

Claim 35

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 33, further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said first synchronous detector output signal; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 36

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 34 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 37

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 35 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 38

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 35 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 39

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 1 wherein said phase tracker comprises: a digitally controlled oscillator for generating digitized samples of a cosine wave of a controlled frequency, digitized samples of a sine wave of said controlled frequency, digitized samples of a wave of said controlled frequency advanced in phase from said cosine wave of said controlled frequency by a prescribed angle, and digitized samples of a wave of said controlled frequency advanced in phase from said sine wave of said controlled frequency by said prescribed angle, said controlled frequency being controllable over a range of frequencies including the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal in response to a digital control signal indicative of the difference of said controlled frequency from a desired frequency.

Claim 40

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 38 wherein said phase tracker further comprises: a finite-impulse-response, first digital filter generating a Hilbert transform response to said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal, as delayed by the latency time of said first digital filter; a first digital delay line for delaying the digitized final intermediate-frequency signal by a delay equal to the latency time of said first digital filter, thereby to generate a delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; finite-impulse-response, narrow-bandpass, second and third digital filters having identical response functions centering on the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal, said second digital filter in cascade connection after said first digital filter for providing a frequency-selective response to the Hilbert transform of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal as delayed by the latency time of said first digital filter and as further delayed by the latency time of said second digital filter, said third digital filter in cascade connection after said first digital delay line for providing a frequency-selective response to said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal as further delayed by the latency time of said third digital filter; a first digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said second digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency by a prescribed angle as its multiplier signal, for generating a first product signal; a second digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said third digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal by said prescribed angle, for generating a second product signal; a digital subtractor differentially combining said first and second product signals for generating a difference signal indicative of the departure of the frequency and phase of said controlled frequency from the carrier frequency of said final intermediate-frequency signal; and means responsive to said difference signal for supplying said digital control signal to said digital controlled oscillator.

Claim 41

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 39 wherein said first synchronous detector comprises: a third digital multiplier, receptive of said delayed digitized final intermediate-frequency signal from said digital delay line as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said wave of said controlled frequency advanced in phase from said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of the Hilbert transform response of said first digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said wave of said controlled frequency advanced in phase from said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; and a digital adder included in said first synchronous detector together with said third and fourth digital multipliers, said digital adder additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal supplied as said first synchronous detector output signal.

Claim 42

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said first synchronous detector output signal; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 43

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 41 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 44

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 42 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 45

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 42 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 46

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 39 further comprising: a plurality of successive intermediate-frequency amplifier stages included within said tuner, at least one of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provides gain at an intermediate frequency different from said final intermediate-frequency band, at least two of which intermediate-frequency amplifier stages provide gain each in an amount controlled by a respective gain control signal; means for applying said respective gain control signals, in respective amounts each controlled by an automatic gain control input signal; a second synchronous detector for generating a narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response to the separated carrier component of said digitized final intermediate-frequency signal; means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response; and means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal--wherein said second synchronous detector comprises: a third digital multiplier receptive of the frequency-selective response of said second digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said cosine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a third product signal; a fourth digital multiplier, receptive of the frequency-selective response of said third digital filter as its multiplicand signal and receptive of the digitized samples of said sine wave of said controlled frequency as its multiplier signal, for generating a fourth product signal; and a digital adder for additively combining said third and fourth product signals for generating a sum signal, supplied as said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response to said means for generating an analog lowpass filtered response to said narrowband in-phase synchronous detection response.

Claim 47

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 45 wherein said means for applying said respective gain control signals includes an AGC delay network responsive to said automatic gain control input signal for applying said respective gain control signals.

Claim 48

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 46 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal is of a type that supplies said analog lowpass filtered response under any and all conditions to said AGC delay network as said automatic gain control input signal.

Claim 49

A radio receiver as set forth in claim 46 wherein said means for supplying said analog lowpass filtered response, at least under selected conditions, to said means for applying said respective gain control signals as said automatic gain control input signal comprises: an analog-OR circuit receiving said analog lowpass filtered response as one of plural input signals thereto and supplying said automatic gain control input signal to said means for applying said respective gain control signals.