Patent
RF signal transmitting device
| العنوان: | RF signal transmitting device |
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| Patent Number: | 6,275,682 |
| تاريخ النشر: | August 14, 2001 |
| Appl. No: | 09/218,532 |
| Application Filed: | December 21, 1998 |
| مستخلص: | A radio frequency (RF) signal transmitting device adapted to transmit signals between a computer and a plurality of wireless peripheral equipment is developed. The RF signal transmitting device includes a plurality of RF signal transmitters and an RF signal receiver. The RF signal transmitters are electrically connected to the plurality of wireless peripheral equipment, respectively, and each is provided for modulating an output signal therefrom into an RF signal with a specific carrier frequency and transmitting the RF signal. The RF signal receiver is electrically connected to the computer for synchronously receiving the RF signals from the RF signal transmitters and converting each of the RF signals to an operating signal to operate the computer. |
| Inventors: | Yen, An-Yu (Hsinchu, TWX); Pan, Ching-Wen (Hsinchu, TWX); Lee, Cheng-Kang (Hsinchu, TWX) |
| Assignees: | RF-Link Systems Inc. (Hsinchu, TWX) |
| Claim: | What is claimed is |
| Claim: | 1. A radio frequency (RF) signal transmitting device, adapted to transmit signals |
| Claim: | between a computer and a plurality of wireless peripheral equipment, comprising |
| Claim: | a plurality of RF signal transmitters electrically connected to said plurality of wireless peripheral equipment for modulating output signals from said plurality of wireless peripheral equipment into RF signals, respectively, each RF signal having a specific carrier frequency which is different from other carrier frequencies, and said plurality of RF signal transmitters transmitting said RF signals outwardly; |
| Claim: | a receiving antenna capable of synchronously receiving said RF signals; |
| Claim: | a single frequency reducer electrically connected to said receiving antenna for equally shifting said RF signals to corresponding intermediate frequency (IF) signals; |
| Claim: | a plurality of demodulators electrically connected to said single frequency reducer for distinguishing and demodulating said IF signals, respectively, so as to isolate said output signals; and |
| Claim: | a converting unit electrically connected to said demodulators for converting said output signals into respective operating signals to operate said computer. |
| Claim: | 2. The device according to claim 1 wherein said frequency reducer further comprises |
| Claim: | an RF amplifier electrically connected to said receiving antenna for amplifying said RF signals to increase a signal-to-noise ratio of said RF signals; and |
| Claim: | a frequency-converting circuit electrically connected to said RF amplifier for converting said amplified RF signals into said corresponding IF signals. |
| Claim: | 3. The device according to claim 2 wherein said RF amplifier comprises |
| Claim: | a high-pass filter electrically connected to said receiving antenna for filtering said RF signals to block a low frequency noise included in said RF signals;and |
| Claim: | a first amplifying unit electrically connected to said high-pass filter for increasing the amplitude of said filtered RF signals. |
| Claim: | 4. The device according to claim 3 wherein said frequency-converting circuit comprises |
| Claim: | a local oscillator providing an oscillatory signal with a constant frequency; and |
| Claim: | a mixer electrically connected to said first amplifying unit and said local oscillator for respectively mixing said RF signals with said oscillatory signal to output said corresponding IF signals equal to the differences between said RF signals and said oscillatory signal. |
| Claim: | 5. The device according to claim 4 wherein said constant frequency is 896 MHz. |
| Claim: | 6. The device according to claim 1 wherein each of said demodulators comprises |
| Claim: | a bandpass filter electrically connected to said frequency reducer, passing therethrough a corresponding one of said intermediate frequency signals, and blocking the others of said intermediate frequency signals; |
| Claim: | a second amplifying unit electrically connected to said bandpass filter for amplifying said corresponding one of said intermediate frequency signals; and |
| Claim: | a demodulating unit electrically connected to said second amplifying unit for demodulating said corresponding one of said intermediate frequency signals so as to isolate said output signals. |
| Claim: | 7. The device according to claim 1 wherein said converting unit includes a microprocessor for converting said isolated output signals to said respective operating signals for said computer. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 455/66; 455/39; 455/91 |
| Current International Class: | H04Q 720 |
| Patent References Cited: | Re35364 October 1996 Heitschel et al. 4170757 October 1979 Skudera et al. 4562472 December 1985 Carlson 4750118 June 1988 Carl et al. 5400359 March 1995 Hikoso et al. 5457742 October 1995 Vallillee et al. 5479453 December 1995 Anvari et al. 5548831 August 1996 Bijker et al. 5583891 December 1996 Espe et al. 5831366 March 1999 Bodenmann 5943042 August 1999 Siio 5986634 November 1999 Alioshin et al. 5990868 November 1999 Frederick 6008777 December 1999 Yiu 6131130 October 2000 Ryzin |
| Primary Examiner: | Legree, Tracy |
| Assistant Examiner: | Gelin, Jean A |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Laff, Whitesel & Saret, Ltd. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.06275682 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |