US 7,075,585 B2
Broadband receiver having a multistandard channel filterGeneral
US 7,075,585 B2
Broadband receiver having a multistandard channel filter
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Victor R. Kostak
Art Unit:
2622 Selective Visual Display Systems
Agent:
Inventors:
Pierre Favrat; Didier Margairaz; Alain-Serge Porret; Dominique Python
Assignee:
Priority:
09/17/01
Filed:
09/06/02
Granted:
07/11/06
Expiration:
05/02/23
Abstract
A television (TV) receiver includes a multi-standard channel filter with a programmable intermediate frequency adapted to receive television signals in a variety of television standards and formats. In one embodiment, a receiver includes a tuner and a channel filter. The tuner receives input RF signals encoding information in one of a number of formats and converts the input RF signals to intermediate signals having an intermediate frequency (IF). The intermediate signals are coupled to the channel filter. The channel filter includes an anti-aliasing filter for filtering the intermediate signals, an analog-to-digital converter for sampling the filtered intermediate signals and generating a digital representation thereof, and a signal processor for processing the digital representation of the intermediate signals in accordance with the format of the input RF signal. The signal processor generates digital output signals indicative of information encoded in the input RF signal.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H03H03H11/0422H03HH04N5/46H04N