Signal processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11838037-B2
Application number	US-202217814300-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2022
Priority date	Mar 1, 2022
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A signal processing device is provided. The signal processing device includes a proximal end device, a connection unit, and a distal end device. The proximal end device generates a first radio frequency signal. The connection unit is coupled to the proximal end device and receives and transmits the first radio frequency signal. The distal end device is coupled to the connection unit, receives the first radio frequency signal, performs a power detection on the first radio frequency signal to generate a detection signal, generates a control signal according to a comparison result of the detection signal and a predetermined reference value, and transmits the control signal to the connection unit. The proximal end device further receives the control signal through the connection unit, and adjusts the first radio frequency signal according to the control signal so as to generate a second radio frequency signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal processing device comprising:
a proximal end device, for generating a first radio frequency signal;
a connection unit, coupled to the proximal end device for receiving and transmitting the first radio frequency signal; and
a distal end device, coupled to the connection unit for receiving the first radio frequency signal, wherein the distal end device performs a power detection on the first radio frequency signal to generate a detection signal, generates a control signal according to a comparison result of the detection signal and a predetermined reference value, and transmits the control signal to the connection unit;
wherein the proximal end device receives the control signal through the connection unit and adjusts the first radio frequency signal according to the control signal, so as to generate a second radio frequency signal.

2. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the proximal end device comprises:
a first control signal transmission module, coupled to the connection unit for receiving and transmitting the control signal through the connection unit;
a radio frequency signal transmission module, coupled to the connection unit for receiving and transmitting the first radio frequency signal or the second radio frequency signal; and
a first control module, coupled to the radio frequency signal transmission module and the first control signal transmission module, wherein the first control module generates the first radio frequency signal, receives the control signal, and adjusts the first radio frequency signal according to the control signal so as to generate the second radio frequency signal.

3. The signal processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the first control signal transmission module comprises:
a first capacitor, comprising a first end and a second end and coupled to the connection unit with the first end; and
a first control signal transmission unit, coupled to the second end of the first capacitor and the first control module.

4. The signal processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the radio frequency signal transmission module comprises:
a second capacitor, comprising a first end and a second end and coupled to the connection unit with the first end; and
a radio frequency transmission unit, coupled to the second end of the second capacitor and the first control module.

5. The signal processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the proximal end device further comprises:
a power module, coupled to the first control module and the connection unit, wherein the power module is controlled by the first control module to generate a power signal, and the power signal is transmitted to the distal end device through the connection unit.

6. The signal processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the power module comprises:
a first inductor, comprising a first end and a second end and coupled to the connection unit with the first end; and
a power unit, coupled to the second end of the inductor and the first control module.

7. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first antenna unit, coupled to the proximal end device, wherein the first antenna unit receives and transmits the first radio frequency signal.

8. The signal processing device according to claim 7 , wherein the proximal end device further comprises:
a switch module, coupled to the first control module and between the radio frequency signal transmission module and the connection unit, wherein the switch module is controlled by the first control module to transmit the first radio frequency signal to a first antenna unit or to transmit the first radio frequency signal or the second radio frequency signal to the connection unit.

9. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection unit is a radio frequency cable.

10. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the distal end device comprises:
a filter module, coupled to the connection unit for receiving the first radio frequency signal or the second radio frequency signal and filtering the first radio frequency signal or the second radio frequency signal so as to generate the filtered first radio frequency signal or the filtered second radio frequency signal;
a detection module, coupled to the filter module for performing the power detection on the filtered first radio frequency signal to generate the detection signal;
a second control module, coupled to the detection module for receiving the detection signal and generating the control signal according to the comparison result of the detection signal and the predetermined reference value; and
a second control signal transmission module, coupled to the second control module and the connection unit for receiving and transmitting the control signal.

11. The signal processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the filter module comprises:
a third capacitor, comprising a first end and a second end and coupled to the connection unit with the first end; and
a filter, coupled to the second end of the third capacitor and the detection module.

12. The signal processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the filter is a band pass filter.

13. The signal processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the second control signal transmission module comprises:
a fourth capacitor, comprising a first end and a second end and coupled to the connection unit with the first end; and
a second control signal transmission unit, coupled to the second end of the fourth capacitor and the second control module.

14. The signal processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the distal end device further comprises:
a second inductor, comprising a first end and a second end, coupled to the connection unit with the first end, and coupled to a power signal with the second end.

15. The signal processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the distal end device further adjusts a gain of the first radio frequency signal according to the control signal so as to generate a third radio frequency signal, or outputs the second radio frequency signal.

16. The signal processing device according to claim 15 , wherein the distal end device further comprises:
a signal output module, coupled to the filter module and the second control module for receiving the filtered first radio frequency signal or the filtered second radio frequency signal,
wherein, when the signal output module receives the filtered first radio frequency signal, the signal output module adjusts the gain of the first radio frequency signal according to the control signal so as to generate the third radio frequency signal; and
when the signal output module receives the filtered second radio frequency signal, the signal output module outputs the second radio frequency signal.

17. The signal processing device according to claim 16 , wherein the distal end device further comprises:
a coupler, coupled between the filter module and the signal output module; and
an attenuator, coupled between the coupler and the detection module.

18. The signal processing device according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a second antenna unit, coupled to the distal end device for receiving and transmitting the second radio frequency signal or the third radio frequency signal.

Assignees

• Wistron Neweb Corp

Inventors

• Chen Long
• Zhou Lisong

Classifications

• H04B1/0078 Primary

  with a common intermediate frequency amplifier for the different intermediate frequencies, e.g. when using switched intermediate frequency filters · CPC title

• H04B1/0042

  Digital filtering (H04B1/0035 takes precedence; digital filters per se H03H17/00) · CPC title

• H04B1/18

  Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line (coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H) · CPC title

• H04W52/08 Primary

  Closed loop power control · CPC title

• H04W52/228

  using past power values or information · CPC title