Demodulator using quasi-synchronous detection to demodulate modulated quadrature input signals

Claim 2

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: a quasi-synchronous detector to detect a modulated quadrature input signal using an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency to thereby output a detected quadrature signal; an equalizer to equalize a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected quadrature signal output from said quasi-synchronous detector to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator to rotate the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said equalizer; and an equalization controller unit to generate a tap factor for said equalizer from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said equalizer, using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of the equalizer.

Claim 3

A demodulator according to claim 1, wherein said equalization controller unit comprises: a reverse phase rotator to return the quadrature channel signal having a phase rotated by said phase rotator to an original phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output; and an equalization controller to receive a quadrature channel signal output from said reverse phase rotator and to generate a tap factor for said equalizer.

Claim 4

A demodulator according to claim 1, further comprising a local oscillator connected to said quasi-synchronous detector to provide the quasi-synchronous detector with an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency.

Claim 5

A demodulator according to claim 2, wherein said reverse phase rotator returns the quadrature channel signal with the phase rotated by said phase rotator to the original phase in accordance with a control signal for said phase rotator.

Claim 6

A demodulator according to claim 2, further comprising a selector having as a first input said detected quadrature signal output which enters said equalizer and having as a second input the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said reverse phase rotator, selecting the first input until synchronous pull-in and the second input after synchronous pull-in, and outputting the selected first input or second input to said equalization controller.

Claim 7

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal containing an original phase using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: a quasi-synchronous detector to detect a modulated quadrature input signal using an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency to thereby output a detected quadrature signal; a forward-tap equalizer, having a tap group corresponding to a prestage of central taps, to equalize a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected quadrature signal output from said quasi-synchronous detector to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator to rotate the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said forward-tap equalizer; a backward-tap equalizer, having a tap group corresponding to a post-stage of central taps, to equalize the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said phase rotator; an equalization control unit to generate a tap factor for the forward-tap equalizer from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said forward-tap equalizer, using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of said forward-tap equalizer; and a first equalization controller to receive a quadrature channel signal output from said backward-tap equalizer and to generate a tap factor for said backward-tap equalizer.

Claim 8

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal containing an original phase using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: a quasi-synchronous detector to detect a modulated quadrature input signal using an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency to thereby output a detected quadrature signal; a forward-tap equalizer, having a tap group corresponding to a prestage of central taps, to equalize a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected quadrature signal output from said quasi-synchronous detector to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator to rotate the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said forward-tap equalizer; a backward-tap equalizer, having a tap group corresponding to a post-stage of central taps, to equalize the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said phase rotator; an equalization control unit to generate a tap factor for the forward-tap equalizer from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said forward-tap equalizer, using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of said forward-tap equalizer; and a first equalization controller to receive a quadrature channel signal output from said backward-tap equalizer and to generate a tap factor for said backward-tap equalizer.

Claim 9

A demodulator according to claim 6, wherein said equalization control unit comprises: a reverse phase rotator to return the quadrature channel signal having a phase rotated by said phase rotator to the original phase of said quadrature channel signal; and a second equalization controller to receive quadrature channel signal output from said reverse phase rotator and to generate a tap factor for said forward-tap equalizer.

Claim 10

A demodulator according to claim 6, further comprising a local oscillator connected to said quasi-synchronous detector to provide the quasi-synchronous detector with an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency.

Claim 11

A demodulator according to claim 7, wherein said reverse phase rotator returns the quadrature channel signal with the phase rotated by the phase rotator to the original phase in accordance with a control signal for said phase rotator.

Claim 12

A demodulator according to claim 7, further comprising said detected quadrature signal output comprising a first quadrative channel signal and a second quadrative channel signal; a selector having as a first input both said first quadrative channel signal and said second quadrative channel signal which enter into said forward-tap equalizer and having as a second input the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said reverse phase rotator, selecting the first input until synchronous pull-in and the second input after synchronous pull-in, and outputting the selected first input or second input to said equalization controller.

Claim 13

A demodulator according to claim 6, wherein said forward-tap equalizer comprises: quadrature-channel signal equalizing sections, each section including a common-mode filter and a quadrature filter and a quadrature channel signal; a tap factor of the equalizing sections being made common for said quadrature channel signal; and a circuit to multiply an output signal from either section quadrature filter by -1, to add an output signal from the common-mode filter, and to generate a channel equalized output signal.

Claim 14

A demodulator according to claim 7, wherein said second equalization controller comprises: a first equalization control section having inputs of a polarity bit and error signal of a first quadrature channel signal and a polarity bit of a second quadrature channel signal; a second equalization control section having inputs of a polarity bit and error signal of said second quadrature channel signal and a polarity bit of said first quadrature channel signal multiplied by -1; and a circuit to add a tap factor by either the first equalization control section or the second equalization control section to a tap factor by a remaining equalization control section and to output an added signal as the tap factor for the forward-tap equalizer.

Claim 15

A demodulator according to claim 1, wherein said equalization controller unit receives a quadrature channel signal output from the equalizer and generates a tap factor for said equalizer.

Claim 16

A demodulator according to claim 6, wherein said equalization controller unit receives a quadrature channel signal output from said forward-tap equalizer and generates a tap factor for said forward-tap equalizer.

Claim 17

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: local oscillator means for generating an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency; quasi-synchronous detecting means for detecting a modulated quadrature input signal using the oscillated signal of a fixed frequency of said local oscillator means which outputs a detected quadrature signal output; equalizing means for equalizing a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected quadrature signal output from said quasi-synchronous detecting means; phase rotating means for rotating the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said equalizing means; and equalization control means for generating a tap factor for said equalizing means from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said equalizing means using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of said equalizing means.

Claim 18

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: local oscillator means for generating an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency; quasi-synchronous detecting means for detecting a modulated quadrature input signal using the oscillated signal of a fixed frequency of said local oscillator means which outputs a detected quadrature signal output; equalizing means for equalizing a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected quadrature signal output from said quasi-synchronous detecting means; phase rotating means for rotating the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said equalizing means; and equalization control means for generating a tap factor for said equalizing means from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said equalizing means using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of said equalizing means.

Claim 19

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: local oscillator means for generating an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency; quasi-synchronous detecting means for detecting a modulated quadrature input signal using the oscillated signal of a fixed frequency of said local oscillator means; forward-tap equalizing means, having a tap group corresponding to a prestage of central taps, for equalizing a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected signal output from said quasi-synchronous detecting means; phase rotating means for rotating the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said forward-tap equalizing means which outputs a quadrature channel signal output; backward-tap equalizing means, having a tap group corresponding to a post-stage of central taps, for equalizing the quadrature channel signal output from said phase rotating means; first equalization control means for generating a tap factor for said forward-tap equaling means from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said forward-tap equalizing means using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of said forward-tap equalizing means; and second equalization control means for receiving the quadrature channel signal output from said backward-tap equalizing means and generating a tap factor for said backward-tap equalizing means.

Claim 20

A demodulator for demodulating an input signal using quasi-synchronous detection, the demodulator comprising: local oscillator means for generating an oscillated signal of a fixed frequency; quasi-synchronous detecting means for detecting a modulated quadrature input signal using the oscillated signal of a fixed frequency of said local oscillator means; forward-tap equalizing means, having a tap group corresponding to a prestage of central taps, for equalizing a quadrature channel signal which is a digital signal converted from the detected signal output from said quasi-synchronous detecting means; phase rotating means for rotating the phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal output from said forward-tap equalizing means which outputs a quadrature channel signal output; backward-tap equalizing means, having a tap group corresponding to a post-stage of central taps, for equalizing the quadrature channel signal output from said phase rotating means; first equalization control means for generating a tap factor for said forward-tap equaling means from the quadrature channel signal equalized by said forward-tap equalizing means using a signal having a substantially same phase as input-output signals of said forward-tap equalizing means; and second equalization control means for receiving the quadrature channel signal output from said backward-tap equalizing means and generating a tap factor for said backward-tap equalizing means.

Claim 21

A demodulator comprising: an equalizer equalizing a quadrature channel signal in accordance with a tap factor, to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator rotating a phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal, to thereby output a first phase rotated signal; a reverse phase rotator rotating the phase of the first phase rotated signal, to thereby output a second phase rotated signal; and an equalization controller generating the tap factor for the equalizer from the second phase rotated signal.

Claim 22

A demodulator comprising: an equalizer equalizing a quadrature channel signal in accordance with a tap factor, to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator rotating a phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal, to thereby output a first phase rotated signal; a reverse phase rotator rotating the phase of the first phase rotated signal, to thereby output a second phase rotated signal; and an equalization controller generating the tap factor for the equalizer from the second phase rotated signal.

Claim 23

A demodulator as in claim 17, wherein the second phase rotated signal output from the reverse phase rotator has substantially the same phase as the equalized quadrature channel signal output from the equalizer.

Claim 24

A demodulator comprising: a forward-tap equalizer equalizing a quadrature channel signal in accordance with a forward tap factor, to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator rotating a phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal, to thereby output a rotated signal; a backward-tap equalizer equalizing the rotated signal in accordance with a backward tap factor; and a tap factor generating structure generating the forward tap factor from the equalized quadrature channel signal using a signal having a substantially same phase as the equalized quadrature channel signal of said forward-tap equalizer and generating the backward tap factor.

Claim 25

A demodulator comprising: a forward-tap equalizer equalizing a quadrature channel signal in accordance with a forward tap factor, to thereby output an equalized quadrature channel signal; a phase rotator rotating a phase of the equalized quadrature channel signal, to thereby output a rotated signal; a backward-tap equalizer equalizing the rotated signal in accordance with a backward tap factor; and a tap factor generating structure generating the forward tap factor from the equalized quadrature channel signal using a signal having a substantially same phase as the equalized quadrature channel signal of said forward-tap equalizer and generating the backward tap factor.

Claim 26

A demodulator according to claim 19 wherein said forward-tap equalizer has a tap group corresponding to a prestage of central taps; and said backward-tap equalizer has a tap group corresponding to a post-stage of central taps.

Claim 27

A demodulator according to claim 19, wherein the tap factor generator generates the backward tap factor in accordance with the equalized rotated signal.