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JP2004064382A
JP2004064382A JP2002219347A JP2002219347A JP2004064382A JP 2004064382 A JP2004064382 A JP 2004064382A JP 2002219347 A JP2002219347 A JP 2002219347A JP 2002219347 A JP2002219347 A JP 2002219347A JP 2004064382 A JP2004064382 A JP 2004064382A
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Takaaki Konishi
小西 孝明
Yoshikazu Hayashi
林 芳和
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a receiver capable of improving receiving performance when adjacent channel interference is generated without adding any excessive circuit. <P>SOLUTION: An adjacent channel is detected without providing any tuned circuit or detection circuit, and when any adjacent channel is detected, the signal level of a reception desired signal inputted to a mixer is made smaller than that when any adjacent channel is not detected. Thus, the signal level of the adjacent channel inputted to the mixer can be made small, and intermodulation interference generated in the mixer can be suppressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明はテレビジョン放送、ラジオ放送のデジタル放送の受信装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
以下に、従来の放送受信装置における隣接チャンネル妨害が存在する場合の受信方法について説明する。従来のアナログ放送の受信装置では、例えば特願平03−341902に示すように、受信希望チャンネル以外に新たに隣接チャンネル妨害信号の有無を検出するための検波回路を設け、隣接チャンネル妨害が存在する場合には、隣接チャンネル妨害の信号のレベルに応じてRF増幅器の利得を制御する電圧を変化させて、隣接チャンネル妨害からの影響を排除して受信希望チャンネルの受信性能を改善したり、例えば特願平04−316286に示すように隣接チャンネル妨害信号を抜き取るための隣接チャンネル同調回路と、この同調回路の出力信号を整流,平滑して直流に変換する整流平滑回路と、この整流平滑回路の出力信号が所定値以上のときにスイッチング用の半導体がオンして高周波増幅回路に印加されるAGC電圧を分圧して減圧可変し,高周波増幅回路の利得を低減することにより、隣接チャンネル妨害からの影響を排除して受信希望チャンネルの受信性能を改善していた。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら前記の従来のアナログ放送の受信装置において、隣接チャンネル妨害が存在する場合には隣接チャンネル妨害を検出するために、新たに検波回路や同調回路を設ける必要があり受信機のコストアップの要因となるという問題点を有していた。
【0004】
またアナログ放送とデジタル放送を混在して放送する場合においてはデジタル放送がアナログ放送に妨害を与えることを防ぐために、放送局から出力されるデジタル放送チャンネルの出力パワーをアナログ放送チャンネルの出力パワーよりも小さくしているため、デジタル放送波の隣接チャンネルにアナログ放送チャンネルが存在すると、非常にレベルの大きな隣接チャンネル妨害となり、デジタル放送チャンネルの受信性能を劣化させるという問題点を有していた。
【0005】
本発明は上記従来の問題点を解決するもので、余分な回路を付加することなく、隣接チャンネル妨害存在時の受信性能を上げることができる受信装置を提供することを目的とする。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
(1)第1の発明
第1の発明に係る受信装置は、RF入力から入力されたRF信号を増幅する利得制御可能なRF増幅器と、前記RF増幅器の出力を中間周波信号に周波数変換する混合器と、前記混合器の出力を増幅する利得制御可能な中間周波増幅器と、前記中間周波増幅器の出力の中で中間周波信号以外の信号を減衰するフィルタと、前記フィルタの出力をアナログデジタル変換するAD変換器と、前記AD変換器の出力から信号レベルを検出するレベル検出器と、前記レベル検出器の出力に基づいて前記RF増幅器と前記中間周波増幅器の利得を制御する利得制御器と、前記AD変換器の出力を復調する復調器と、デジタル放送波受信時にのみ前記復調器の出力の同期信号を検出可能な同期検出器と、前記同期検出器により受信希望チャンネルがデジタル放送チャンネルであると確認された場合にのみ受信希望チャンネルを選局して前記レベル検出器で検出した信号レベルL1及び受信希望チャンネルの下側隣接チャンネルを選局して前記レベル検出器で検出した信号レベルL2及び受信希望チャンネルの上側隣接チャンネルを選局して前記レベル検出器で検出した信号レベルL3についてL1−(L2+L3)を算出しこの値と閾値Xとの大きさを判別する隣接チャンネル判別器を備え、前記隣接チャンネル判別器の出力がL1−(L2+L3)が閾値Xより小さいことを示す場合にはL1−(L2+L3)が閾値X以上の場合に比べ前記RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルを小さくする様に前記利得制御器から前記RF増幅器に対し出力される制御信号を変化させることを特徴としたものであり、余分な回路を付加することなく、RF増幅器、中間周波増幅器を制御するために必要なレベル検出において隣接チャンネル妨害存在の有無を判別でき、隣接チャンネル妨害存在時の受信性能を上げることができる。
(2)第2の発明
第2の発明に係る受信装置は、第1の発明に係る受信装置において、X1からXnまでの順次大きくなるn個からなる複数の閾値を有し、L1−(L2+L3)が前記複数の閾値により区切られる一の区間に属する場合に、前記区間を区切る閾値が小さい程、RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルが小さくなる様に、利得制御器から出力される制御信号を変化させることを特徴としたものであり、余分な回路を付加することなく、RF増幅器、中間周波増幅器を制御するために必要なレベル検出において隣接チャンネル妨害存在の有無を判別でき、隣接チャンネル妨害存在時の受信性能を上げることができる。
(3)第3の発明
第3の発明に係る受信装置は、第1の発明または第2の発明に係る受信装置において、デジタル放送波の有無を検出するためのチャンネル検出器を有し、前記チャンネル検出器を用いて、全チャンネルからデジタル放送チャンネルの検出を行い、検出されたデジタル放送チャンネルの登録を行う際、前記(L1−(l2+l3))が閾値Xより小さくなるデジタル放送波のチャンネルには隣接チャンネル妨害が存在することを示す隣接チャンネル妨害有信号も登録し、隣接チャンネル妨害有信号が登録されたデジタル放送チャンネルを選局する場合には、隣接チャンネル妨害有信号が登録されていないデジタル放送チャンネルよりも、RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルを小さくするように、前記利得制御器から出力される制御信号を変化させることを特徴としたものであり、余分な回路を付加することなく、尚且つ受信希望チャンネル選局時において、隣接チャンネル妨害検出を行うことなく、デジタル放送チャンネル検索時に隣接チャンネル妨害存在の有無を判別することにより、隣接チャンネル妨害存在時の受信性能を上げることができる。
(4)第4の発明
第4の発明に係る受信装置は、第3の発明に係る受信装置において、全チャンネルからデジタル放送チャンネルの検出を行い、検出されたデジタル放送チャンネルの登録を一定周期ごとに行うことを特徴としたものであり、余分な回路を付加することなく、尚且つ受信希望チャンネル選局時において、隣接チャンネル妨害検出を行うことなく、デジタル放送チャンネル検索時に隣接チャンネル妨害存在の有無を判別することにより、隣接チャンネル妨害存在時の受信性能を上げることができ、またアナログ放送からデジタル放送移行期のチャンネル変更があった場合でも、隣接チャンネル妨害存在時の受信性能を上げることができる。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明による受信装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。
【0008】
(実施の形態1)
図1は本発明の実施の形態1における受信装置の構成を示すブロック図である。1はRF入力、2はRF増幅器、3は混合器、4は局部発振器、5は中間周波増幅器、6はフィルタ、7はAD変換器、8はレベル検出器、9は利得制御器、10は復調器、11は同期検出器、12は隣接チャンネル判別器あり、RF入力1から入力されたRF信号は利得制御可能なRF増幅器2で増幅され、混合器3でRF信号から中間周波信号に周波数変換され、利得制御可能な中間周波増幅器4で中間周波信号を増幅し、フィルタ6で選局したチャンネルの信号のみを通過させ、AD変換器7でアナログ信号からデジタル信号に変換され、AD変換後のデジタル信号からレベル検出器8で選局したチャンネルの信号レベルを検出し、同期検出11では復調器10で復調された信号に含まれる同期信号を検出することで選局したチャンネルがデジタル放送チャンネルかアナログ放送チャンネルかの判別を行い、以下に詳細に説明する隣接チャンネル判別器の判別結果と前記レベル検出器の検出結果に応じて、利得制御器9においてRF増幅器2と中間周波増幅器5の利得を制御する利得制御信号を発生する。
【0009】
以下に詳細な隣接チャンネル妨害性能を向上されるための動作について説明する。まず受信希望チャンネルを選局し、受信希望チャンネルが中間周波信号に変換され、フィルタ6で受信希望チャンネルのみが抜き取られるように局部発信器4の発振周波数を変化させ、レベル検出器8で受信希望チャンネルの信号レベルL1を検出し、信号レベルL1の値を隣接チャンネル判別器12に保持する。
【0010】
次に受信希望チャンネルの下側隣接チャンネルを選局し、下側隣接チャンネルが中間周波信号に変換され、フィルタ6で下側隣接チャンネルのみが抜き取られるように局部発信器4の発振周波数を変化させ、レベル検出器8で下側隣接チャンネルの信号レベルL2を検出し、信号レベルL2の値を隣接チャンネル判別器12に保持する。
【0011】
次に受信希望チャンネルの上側隣接チャンネルを選局し、上側隣接チャンネルが中間周波信号に変換され、フィルタ6で上側隣接チャンネルのみが抜き取られるように局部発信器4の発振周波数を変化させ、レベル検出器8で上側隣接チャンネルの信号レベルL3を検出し、信号レベルL3の値を隣接チャンネル判別器12に保持する。
【0012】
図2は本発明の実施の形態1におけるRF入力レベルに対するRF増幅器2の利得の変化と中間周波増幅器5の利得の変化を示す模式図である。前述のように受信希望チャンネルの信号レベルL1、下側隣接チャンネルの信号レベルL2、上側隣接チャンネルの信号レベルL3を検出すると、隣接チャンネル判別器においてL1−(L2+L3)を算出しこの値と閾値Xとの大きさを判別する。隣接チャンネル判別器の出力がL1−(L2+L3)が閾値Xより小さいことを示す場合には隣接チャンネルが存在すると判別して、図2に示すようにRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める入力レベルN1を、隣接チャンネルが存在しないと判断したL1−(L2+L3)が閾値X以上の場合に比べRF増幅器2の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルN2よりも小さくする様に前記利得制御器から前記RF増幅器に対し出力される制御信号を変化させる。これにより、混合器3に入力される信号レベルを小さくし、混合器3で発生する混変調妨害の影響を少なくすることが可能となる。一方、隣接チャンネル妨害を防ぐために常にRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める入力レベルをN1の値のように小さくした場合には、RF増幅器後の信号にノイズが付加されることになり、受信信号に反射波が付加されたゴースト妨害やRF入力信号レベルの小さい弱電界受信などの受信性能が劣化する。このため前述のように隣接チャンネルの有無に応じて、RF増幅器2と中間周波増幅器5の動作ポイントと切り換えることにより、様々な受信状態における受信性能を上げることが可能となる。
【0013】
例えば、本発明を実施せずに、隣接チャンネル妨害が存在するときに、N2=−70dBmでRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める設定にした場合と比較して、本発明を実施し、N1=−75dBmでRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める設定にした場合は、隣接チャンネル妨害性能が5dB改善することが確認されている。
【0014】
(実施の形態2)
本発明の実施の形態2の受信装置は図1に示す構成と同じで、隣接チャンネル判別器の動作が異なる。図3を用いて詳細な動作について説明する。図3は本発明の実施の形態2におけるRF入力レベルに対するRF増幅器2の利得の変化と中間周波増幅器5の利得の変化を示す模式図である。隣接チャンネルの有無の検出に加え、隣接チャンネルが存在する場合において、その大きさを4段階に分けて検出を行う場合について説明する。閾値X1、X2、X3及びX4の大きさをX1<X2<X3<X4とする。また入力レベルN3、N4、N5及びN6の大きさをN3<N4<N5<N6とする。受信希望チャンネルの信号レベルL1、下側隣接チャンネルの信号レベルL2、上側隣接チャンネルの信号レベルL3を検出すると、隣接チャンネルの信号レベルが最も大きい場合(図3では隣接チャンネル(大)ありの場合)、つまりL1−(L2+L3)<X1となるときはRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める入力レベルをN3とし、隣接チャンネルの信号レベルが次に大きい場合(図3では隣接チャンネル(中)ありの場合)、つまりX1≦L1−(L2+L3)<X2となるときはRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める入力レベルをN4とし、隣接チャンネルの信号レベルが次に大きい場合(図3では隣接チャンネル(小)ありの場合)、つまりX2≦L1−(L2+L3)<X3となるときはRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める入力レベルをN5とし、隣接チャンネルの信号レベルが0の場合(図3では隣接チャンネルなしの場合)、つまりX3≦L1−(L2+L3)<X4となるときはRF増幅器2が最大利得ポイントから減衰し始める入力レベルをN6とする。
【0015】
これにより、隣接チャンネルとゴースト妨害が組み合わさって存在する場合に、混合器3に入力される信号レベルをできるだけ小さくし、尚且つRF増幅器2後の信号に付加されるノイズをできるだけ小さくすることができ、さらに様々な受信状態における受信性能を上げることが可能となる。
【0016】
尚、上記説明においては閾値が4段階(X1、X2、X3及びX4)の場合について説明したが、nを正整数とするときn段階の場合に適用できることは言うまでもない。即ち、X1からXnまでの順次大きくなるn個からなる複数の閾値を有し、L1−(L2+L3)が前記複数の閾値により区切られる一の区間に属する場合に、前記区間を区切る閾値が小さい程、RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルが小さくなる様に、利得制御器から出力される制御信号を変化させる。
【0017】
(実施の形態3)
図4は本発明の実施の形態3における受信装置の構成を示すブロック図である。隣接チャンネル有無の判別及び隣接チャンネル存在時の動作原理は実施の形態1と同じであるため、ここでは実施の形態1と異なる点について詳細に説明する。実施の形態3では、全チャンネルの中でどのチャンネルが存在するかどうかを確認するチャンネル検出機能を設けている。このチャンネル検出時にデジタル放送チャンネルかアナログ放送チャンネルかを検出し、隣接チャンネルが存在するかどうかを検出する。
【0018】
具体的には、全チャンネル検出において全チャンネル選局器16でAチャンネルを選局し、同期検出器11において同期が検出された場合は、全チャンネル情報記録器15にAチャンネルがデジタル放送チャンネルであることを記録し、レベル検出器8においてAチャンネルの信号レベルを検出し、全チャンネル情報記録器15にAチャンネルの信号レベルを記録する。次にAチャンネルの上側チャンネルであるBチャンネルを選局し、同様にBチャンネルがアナログ放送チャンネルかデジタル放送チャンネルかを記録し、Bチャンネルの信号レベルを記録する。これを全チャンネルで行い、各チャンネルのデジタル放送チャンネル、アナログ放送チャンネル、信号レベルの情報を記録する。全チャンネル情報記録器15に記録したチャンネル情報をもとに、受信希望チャンネルを選局すると、受信希望チャンネルがデジタル放送チャンネルの時には、実施の形態1、2と同じ動作を行う。実施の形態1、2においては受信希望チャンネルのほかに受信希望チャンネルの下側隣接チャンネル、上側隣接チャンネルの3チャンネルを選局するため、1チャンネルを選局する場合に比べて選局時間が3倍かかることになる。デジタル放送受信の同期検出では、受信状態が厳しい場合や放送されている放送方式によって同期検出に要する時間が1秒以上になる場合もあり、実施の形態1、2ではチャンネル選局に3秒以上の時間を要してしまうことになる。実施の形態3では、全チャンネル検出時に全チャンネル情報を記録することにより、受信希望チャンネル選局において、受信希望チャンネルの下側隣接チャンネル、上側隣接チャンネルの選局を行う必要がなく、選局に要する時間を短くできる利点をもつ。
【0019】
(実施の形態4)
図5は本発明の実施の形態4における受信装置の構成を示すブロック図である。実施の形態3において全チャンネル検出を定期的に行うタイマー機能がついているだけで、その他の構成、動作については実施の形態3と同じである。アナログ放送からデジタル放送の移行期やテレビの受信する場所が変わったときなどに対応して、常に全チャンネルの最新情報を検出することにより、新たに受信希望チャンネルの下側隣接チャンネルや上側隣接チャンネルで放送が開始されても、実施の形態1、2のような隣接チャンネル妨害に対しての受信性能を上げることが可能となる。
【0020】
【発明の効果】
以上のように、本発明の受信装置によれば、隣接チャンネル妨害信号の有無を検出するための新たな検波回路や同調回路を設けることなく、隣接チャンネル妨害に対する受信性能を向上することができるという優れた効果を有する。
【0021】
また、隣接チャンネル妨害とゴースト妨害が混在した受信状況でも受信性能を向上することができるという優れた効果を有する。
【0022】
さらに、全チャンネル検出時に、デジタル放送チャンネルや隣接チャンネルの情報を記録することにより、受信性能の向上と選局時間の短縮を行うことができるという優れた効果を有する。
【0023】
また、全チャンネル検出を定期的に行うことにより、アナログ放送からデジタル放送移行期に考えられるチャンネルの変更などにも対応することができるという優れた効果を有する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の実施の形態1における受信装置の構成を示すブロック図
【図2】本発明の実施の形態1におけるRF入力レベルに対するRF増幅器2の利得の変化と中間周波増幅器5の利得の変化を示す模式図
【図3】本発明の実施の形態2におけるRF入力レベルに対するRF増幅器2の利得の変化を示す模式図
【図4】本発明の実施の形態3における受信装置の構成を示すブロック図
【図5】本発明の実施の形態4における受信装置の構成を示すブロック図
【符号の説明】
1 RF入力
2 RF増幅器
3 混合器
4 局部発振器
5 中間周波増幅器
6 フィルタ
7 AD変換器
8 レベル検出器
9 利得制御器
10 復調器
11 同期検出器
12 隣接チャンネル判別器
13 中間周波制御信号
14 RF制御信号
15 全チャンネル情報記録器
16 全チャンネル選局器
17 タイマー
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a receiving device for digital broadcasting such as television broadcasting and radio broadcasting.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Hereinafter, a receiving method in the case where adjacent channel interference exists in a conventional broadcast receiving apparatus will be described. In a conventional analog broadcast receiving apparatus, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 03-341902, a detection circuit for newly detecting the presence / absence of an adjacent channel interference signal is provided in addition to a desired reception channel, and adjacent channel interference exists. In such a case, the voltage for controlling the gain of the RF amplifier is changed in accordance with the level of the signal of the adjacent channel interference to eliminate the influence of the adjacent channel interference to improve the reception performance of the desired reception channel. As shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 04-316286, an adjacent channel tuning circuit for extracting an adjacent channel interference signal, a rectifying / smoothing circuit for rectifying and smoothing an output signal of the tuning circuit and converting it to DC, and an output of the rectifying / smoothing circuit When the signal is higher than a predetermined value, the switching semiconductor is turned on to divide the AGC voltage applied to the high frequency amplifier circuit. Vacuum variable and, by reducing the gain of the high frequency amplifier circuit, and has improved the reception performance of the desired received channel by eliminating the influence from the adjacent channel interference.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional analog broadcast receiving apparatus, if adjacent channel interference exists, it is necessary to newly provide a detection circuit and a tuning circuit in order to detect the adjacent channel interference. Had the problem of becoming
[0004]
Also, in the case where analog broadcasting and digital broadcasting are mixedly broadcast, the output power of the digital broadcasting channel output from the broadcasting station should be smaller than the output power of the analog broadcasting channel in order to prevent the digital broadcasting from interfering with the analog broadcasting. Due to the small size, if an analog broadcast channel is present in an adjacent channel of a digital broadcast wave, a very large level of adjacent channel interference is caused, and the reception performance of the digital broadcast channel is deteriorated.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a receiving apparatus capable of improving the receiving performance in the presence of adjacent channel interference without adding an extra circuit.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) First Invention A receiving apparatus according to a first invention is a gain-controllable RF amplifier for amplifying an RF signal input from an RF input, and a mixer for frequency-converting an output of the RF amplifier into an intermediate frequency signal. , A gain-controllable intermediate frequency amplifier that amplifies the output of the mixer, a filter that attenuates signals other than the intermediate frequency signal in the output of the intermediate frequency amplifier, and converts the output of the filter from analog to digital. An AD converter, a level detector that detects a signal level from an output of the AD converter, a gain controller that controls gains of the RF amplifier and the intermediate frequency amplifier based on an output of the level detector, A demodulator for demodulating the output of the A / D converter, a synchronization detector capable of detecting a synchronization signal of the output of the demodulator only when receiving a digital broadcast wave, Only when it is confirmed that the channel is a digital broadcast channel, the desired channel is selected and the signal level L1 detected by the level detector and the lower adjacent channel of the desired channel are selected. The signal level L2 detected in the above step and the upper adjacent channel of the desired reception channel are selected, and L1- (L2 + L3) is calculated for the signal level L3 detected by the level detector, and the magnitude of this value and the threshold value X is determined. When the output of the adjacent channel discriminator indicates that L1- (L2 + L3) is smaller than the threshold X, the gain of the RF amplifier is higher than when L1- (L2 + L3) is equal to or larger than the threshold X. Output from the gain controller to the RF amplifier so as to reduce the RF input level that begins to attenuate from the maximum gain It is characterized by changing the control signal, and can determine the presence or absence of adjacent channel interference in the level detection necessary for controlling the RF amplifier and the intermediate frequency amplifier without adding an extra circuit. It is possible to improve the reception performance in the presence of channel interference.
(2) Second invention The receiving device according to the second invention is the receiving device according to the first invention, wherein the receiving device has a plurality of thresholds of n sequentially increasing from X1 to Xn, and L1− (L2 + L3 ) Belongs to one section delimited by the plurality of thresholds, the smaller the threshold that delimits the section, the smaller the RF input level at which the gain of the RF amplifier starts to attenuate from the maximum gain. It is characterized by changing the output control signal, and determines the presence or absence of adjacent channel interference in the level detection necessary for controlling the RF amplifier and the intermediate frequency amplifier without adding an extra circuit. It is possible to improve the reception performance when adjacent channel interference exists.
(3) Third invention The receiving device according to the third invention is the receiving device according to the first invention or the second invention, further comprising a channel detector for detecting the presence or absence of a digital broadcast wave. When a digital broadcast channel is detected from all the channels by using a channel detector and the detected digital broadcast channel is registered, a digital broadcast wave channel where (L1− (l2 + l3)) is smaller than the threshold value X is determined. Also registers an adjacent channel interference signal indicating that adjacent channel interference is present, and selects a digital broadcast channel on which the adjacent channel interference signal is registered. In order to reduce the RF input level at which the gain of the RF amplifier starts to attenuate from the maximum gain, compared to the broadcast channel, It is characterized by changing the control signal output from the acquisition controller, without adding an extra circuit, and without detecting adjacent channel interference when selecting a desired reception channel. By determining the presence or absence of adjacent channel interference when searching for a broadcast channel, it is possible to improve the reception performance when adjacent channel interference is present.
(4) Fourth invention The receiving device according to the fourth invention is the receiving device according to the third invention, wherein the digital broadcast channel is detected from all the channels, and registration of the detected digital broadcast channel is performed at regular intervals. The presence or absence of adjacent channel interference when searching for a digital broadcast channel without adding an extra circuit and without detecting adjacent channel interference when selecting a desired reception channel. , The reception performance in the presence of adjacent channel interference can be improved, and the reception performance in the presence of adjacent channel interference can be improved even when there is a channel change during the transition from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting. .
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a receiving device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is an RF input, 2 is an RF amplifier, 3 is a mixer, 4 is a local oscillator, 5 is an intermediate frequency amplifier, 6 is a filter, 7 is an AD converter, 8 is a level detector, 9 is a gain controller, 10 is A demodulator, 11 is a synchronization detector, 12 is an adjacent channel discriminator, an RF signal input from an RF input 1 is amplified by an RF amplifier 2 whose gain can be controlled, and a mixer 3 converts the RF signal from an RF signal to an intermediate frequency signal. The converted intermediate frequency signal is amplified by the intermediate frequency amplifier 4 whose gain can be controlled, only the signal of the channel selected by the filter 6 is passed, and the analog signal is converted from an analog signal to a digital signal by the AD converter 7. The signal level of the channel selected by the level detector 8 is detected from the digital signal of, and the synchronization detection 11 detects the synchronization signal included in the signal demodulated by the demodulator 10 to thereby select the channel selected. Determines whether the channel is a digital broadcast channel or an analog broadcast channel, and determines the RF amplifier 2 and the intermediate frequency in the gain controller 9 in accordance with the determination result of the adjacent channel determiner described in detail below and the detection result of the level detector. A gain control signal for controlling the gain of the amplifier 5 is generated.
[0009]
Hereinafter, the operation for improving the adjacent channel interference performance will be described in detail. First, a desired channel is selected, the desired channel is converted into an intermediate frequency signal, and the filter 6 changes the oscillation frequency of the local oscillator 4 so that only the desired channel is extracted. The signal level L1 of the channel is detected, and the value of the signal level L1 is held in the adjacent channel discriminator 12.
[0010]
Next, the lower adjacent channel of the desired channel is selected, the lower adjacent channel is converted into an intermediate frequency signal, and the oscillation frequency of the local oscillator 4 is changed so that the filter 6 extracts only the lower adjacent channel. The signal level L2 of the lower adjacent channel is detected by the level detector 8, and the value of the signal level L2 is held in the adjacent channel discriminator 12.
[0011]
Next, the upper adjacent channel of the channel desired to be received is selected, the upper adjacent channel is converted into an intermediate frequency signal, and the oscillation frequency of the local oscillator 4 is changed by the filter 6 so that only the upper adjacent channel is extracted. The detector 8 detects the signal level L3 of the upper adjacent channel, and holds the value of the signal level L3 in the adjacent channel discriminator 12.
[0012]
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a change in the gain of the RF amplifier 2 and a change in the gain of the intermediate frequency amplifier 5 with respect to the RF input level according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As described above, when the signal level L1 of the channel desired to be received, the signal level L2 of the lower adjacent channel, and the signal level L3 of the upper adjacent channel are detected, the adjacent channel discriminator calculates L1- (L2 + L3), and this value and the threshold value X are calculated. Is determined. If the output of the adjacent channel discriminator indicates that L1− (L2 + L3) is smaller than the threshold value X, it is determined that an adjacent channel exists, and the input where the RF amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point as shown in FIG. The gain control is performed so that the level N1 is smaller than the RF input level N2 at which the gain of the RF amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain as compared with the case where L1- (L2 + L3), which is determined that there is no adjacent channel, is equal to or larger than the threshold value X. The control signal output from the device to the RF amplifier is changed. This makes it possible to reduce the signal level input to the mixer 3 and reduce the influence of cross-modulation interference generated in the mixer 3. On the other hand, if the input level at which the RF amplifier 2 always starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point is reduced to the value of N1 in order to prevent adjacent channel interference, noise is added to the signal after the RF amplifier, Reception performance such as ghost interference in which a reflected wave is added to a received signal or weak electric field reception with a small RF input signal level is deteriorated. Therefore, by switching between the operation points of the RF amplifier 2 and the intermediate frequency amplifier 5 according to the presence or absence of the adjacent channel as described above, it is possible to improve the reception performance in various reception states.
[0013]
For example, when the present invention is not performed and the RF amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point at N2 = −70 dBm when adjacent channel interference is present, the present invention is performed, It has been confirmed that when N1 = -75 dBm and the RF amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point, the adjacent channel interference performance is improved by 5 dB.
[0014]
(Embodiment 2)
The receiving apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 1 except for the operation of the adjacent channel discriminator. The detailed operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a change in the gain of the RF amplifier 2 and a change in the gain of the intermediate frequency amplifier 5 with respect to the RF input level according to the second embodiment of the present invention. A case will be described in which, in addition to the detection of the presence or absence of an adjacent channel, when the adjacent channel exists, the size is detected in four stages. The magnitudes of the thresholds X1, X2, X3 and X4 are set to X1 <X2 <X3 <X4. The magnitudes of the input levels N3, N4, N5 and N6 are set to N3 <N4 <N5 <N6. When the signal level L1 of the channel desired to be received, the signal level L2 of the lower adjacent channel, and the signal level L3 of the upper adjacent channel are detected, the signal level of the adjacent channel is the highest (in FIG. 3, there is an adjacent channel (large)). That is, when L1− (L2 + L3) <X1, the input level at which the RF amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point is set to N3, and when the signal level of the adjacent channel is the next largest (in FIG. 3, there is an adjacent channel (middle)). ), That is, when X1 ≦ L1− (L2 + L3) <X2, the input level at which the RF amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point is set to N4, and when the signal level of the adjacent channel is the next highest (FIG. RF amplification when X2 ≦ L1− (L2 + L3) <X3 When the input level at which 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point is N5 and the signal level of the adjacent channel is 0 (in FIG. 3, there is no adjacent channel), that is, when X3 ≦ L1− (L2 + L3) <X4, RF The input level at which the amplifier 2 starts to attenuate from the maximum gain point is defined as N6.
[0015]
Accordingly, when the adjacent channel and the ghost interference are present in combination, the signal level input to the mixer 3 is reduced as much as possible, and the noise added to the signal after the RF amplifier 2 is reduced as much as possible. It is possible to further improve the reception performance in various reception states.
[0016]
In the above description, the case where the threshold value has four levels (X1, X2, X3, and X4) has been described. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to the case where n is a positive integer and has n levels. In other words, when there are a plurality of thresholds consisting of n sequentially increasing from X1 to Xn, and L1- (L2 + L3) belongs to one section separated by the plurality of thresholds, the smaller the threshold that separates the section is, the smaller the threshold is. The control signal output from the gain controller is changed so that the RF input level at which the gain of the RF amplifier starts to attenuate from the maximum gain decreases.
[0017]
(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Since the determination of the presence / absence of the adjacent channel and the operation principle when the adjacent channel exists are the same as those in the first embodiment, the points different from the first embodiment will be described in detail here. In the third embodiment, a channel detection function for confirming which channel is present among all channels is provided. At the time of this channel detection, a digital broadcast channel or an analog broadcast channel is detected, and whether or not an adjacent channel exists is detected.
[0018]
Specifically, in the all-channel detection, the A-channel is selected by the all-channel tuner 16, and when synchronization is detected by the synchronization detector 11, the A-channel is set to the digital broadcast channel in the all-channel information recorder 15. That is, the signal level of the A channel is detected by the level detector 8, and the signal level of the A channel is recorded in the all-channel information recorder 15. Next, the channel B, which is the upper channel of the channel A, is selected. Similarly, whether the channel B is an analog broadcast channel or a digital broadcast channel is recorded, and the signal level of the channel B is recorded. This is performed for all channels, and information on digital broadcast channels, analog broadcast channels, and signal levels of each channel is recorded. When a desired reception channel is selected based on the channel information recorded in the all-channel information recorder 15, the same operation as in the first and second embodiments is performed when the desired reception channel is a digital broadcast channel. In the first and second embodiments, in addition to the desired channel, the lower adjacent channel and the upper adjacent channel of the desired channel are selected, so that the channel selection time is shorter than the case of selecting one channel. It will take twice as long. In the synchronization detection of digital broadcast reception, the reception condition may be severe or the time required for synchronization detection may be 1 second or more depending on the broadcasting system being broadcast. In Embodiments 1 and 2, the channel selection takes 3 seconds or more. It takes time. In the third embodiment, by recording all channel information when all channels are detected, it is not necessary to select the lower adjacent channel and the upper adjacent channel of the desired channel in selecting the desired channel. This has the advantage that the time required can be reduced.
[0019]
(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The third embodiment has the same timer function as the third embodiment except that a timer function for periodically detecting all channels is provided. In the transition period from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting or when the location of television reception changes, the latest information on all channels is always detected, so that the lower adjacent channel and upper adjacent channel of the desired channel are newly detected. , The reception performance against adjacent channel interference as in the first and second embodiments can be improved.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the receiving apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to improve the reception performance against adjacent channel interference without providing a new detection circuit or tuning circuit for detecting the presence or absence of adjacent channel interference signals. Has excellent effects.
[0021]
Also, there is an excellent effect that the reception performance can be improved even in a reception situation where adjacent channel interference and ghost interference are mixed.
[0022]
Furthermore, by recording information on digital broadcast channels and adjacent channels when all channels are detected, there is an excellent effect that reception performance can be improved and channel selection time can be reduced.
[0023]
Also, by performing all channel detection periodically, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to cope with a change in channel that can be considered during the transition from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a receiving apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a change in a gain of an RF amplifier 2 with respect to an RF input level and a gain of an intermediate frequency amplifier 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a change in the gain of the RF amplifier 2 with respect to the RF input level according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a receiving apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 RF input 2 RF amplifier 3 Mixer 4 Local oscillator 5 Intermediate frequency amplifier 6 Filter 7 AD converter 8 Level detector 9 Gain controller 10 Demodulator 11 Synchronous detector 12 Adjacent channel discriminator 13 Intermediate frequency control signal 14 RF control Signal 15 All channel information recorder 16 All channel tuner 17 Timer

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RF入力から入力されたRF信号を増幅する利得制御可能なRF増幅器と、前記RF増幅器の出力を中間周波信号に周波数変換する混合器と、前記混合器の出力を増幅する利得制御可能な中間周波増幅器と、前記中間周波増幅器の出力の中で中間周波信号以外の信号を減衰するフィルタと、前記フィルタの出力をアナログデジタル変換するAD変換器と、前記AD変換器の出力から信号レベルを検出するレベル検出器と、前記レベル検出器の出力に基づいて前記RF増幅器と前記中間周波増幅器の利得を制御する利得制御器と、前記AD変換器の出力を復調する復調器と、デジタル放送波受信時にのみ前記復調器の出力の同期信号を検出可能な同期検出器と、前記同期検出器により受信希望チャンネルがデジタル放送チャンネルであると確認された場合にのみ受信希望チャンネルを選局して前記レベル検出器で検出した信号レベルL1及び受信希望チャンネルの下側隣接チャンネルを選局して前記レベル検出器で検出した信号レベルL2及び受信希望チャンネルの上側隣接チャンネルを選局して前記レベル検出器で検出した信号レベルL3についてL1−(L2+L3)を算出しこの値と閾値Xとの大きさを判別する隣接チャンネル判別器を備え、前記隣接チャンネル判別器の出力がL1−(L2+L3)が閾値Xより小さいことを示す場合にはL1−(L2+L3)が閾値X以上の場合に比べ前記RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルを小さくする様に前記利得制御器から前記RF増幅器に対し出力される制御信号を変化させることを特徴とする受信装置。A gain-controllable RF amplifier for amplifying an RF signal input from an RF input, a mixer for frequency-converting an output of the RF amplifier to an intermediate-frequency signal, and a gain-controllable intermediate frequency for amplifying an output of the mixer An amplifier, a filter for attenuating signals other than an intermediate frequency signal in the output of the intermediate frequency amplifier, an AD converter for converting the output of the filter from analog to digital, and detecting a signal level from the output of the AD converter. A level detector, a gain controller that controls gains of the RF amplifier and the intermediate frequency amplifier based on an output of the level detector, a demodulator that demodulates an output of the A / D converter, and a digital broadcast wave reception. Only a synchronization detector capable of detecting a synchronization signal of the output of the demodulator, and confirming that the desired reception channel is a digital broadcast channel by the synchronization detector. Only when the channel is selected, the desired channel is selected and the signal level L1 detected by the level detector is selected. The lower adjacent channel of the desired channel is selected and the signal level L2 detected by the level detector and the desired signal are detected. An adjacent channel discriminator for calculating L1- (L2 + L3) for the signal level L3 detected by the level detector and discriminating a magnitude of this value and a threshold value X from the upper adjacent channel of the channel; When the output of the channel discriminator indicates that L1- (L2 + L3) is smaller than the threshold value X, the RF input level at which the gain of the RF amplifier starts to attenuate from the maximum gain as compared with the case where L1- (L2 + L3) is equal to or more than the threshold value X Receiving means for changing a control signal output from the gain controller to the RF amplifier so as to decrease X1からXnまでの順次大きくなるn個からなる複数の閾値を有し、L1−(L2+L3)が前記複数の閾値により区切られる一の区間に属する場合に、前記区間を区切る閾値が小さい程、RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルが小さくなる様に、利得制御器から出力される制御信号を変化させることを特徴とする請求項1記載の受信装置。When a plurality of thresholds consisting of n sequentially increasing from X1 to Xn are included, and L1- (L2 + L3) belongs to one section separated by the plurality of thresholds, the smaller the threshold that separates the section, the smaller the RF 2. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the control signal output from the gain controller is changed so that the RF input level at which the gain of the amplifier starts to attenuate from the maximum gain decreases. デジタル放送波の有無を検出するためのチャンネル検出器を有し、前記チャンネル検出器を用いて、全チャンネルからデジタル放送チャンネルの検出を行い、検出されたデジタル放送チャンネルの登録を行う際、隣接チャンネル妨害が存在することを示す隣接チャンネル妨害有信号も登録し、隣接チャンネル妨害有信号が登録されたデジタル放送チャンネルを選局する場合には、隣接チャンネル妨害有信号が登録されていないデジタル放送チャンネルよりも、RF増幅器の利得が最大利得から減衰し始めるRF入力レベルを小さくするように、前記利得制御器から出力される制御信号を変化させることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の受信装置。It has a channel detector for detecting the presence or absence of a digital broadcast wave, uses the channel detector to detect digital broadcast channels from all channels, and registers a detected digital broadcast channel when an adjacent channel is registered. Also register an adjacent channel interference signal indicating that interference exists, and select a digital broadcast channel on which the adjacent channel interference signal is registered. 3. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein a control signal output from the gain controller is changed so as to reduce an RF input level at which a gain of the RF amplifier starts to attenuate from a maximum gain. 全チャンネルからデジタル放送チャンネルの検出を行い、検出されたデジタル放送チャンネルの登録を一定周期ごとに行うことを特徴とする請求項3記載の受信装置。4. The receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein digital broadcast channels are detected from all channels, and the detected digital broadcast channels are registered at regular intervals.
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