Granted Patent B2

US 7,496,337 · App. 11/025,986 · Granted Feb 24, 2009

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A method for controlling a low noise amplifier (LNA) gain state which is applied to a receiver having an LNA including multiple LNA gain states according to an electric-field value and a lower gain state and a higher gain state according to a hysterisis range when switching to the LNA gain states, the method comprising:

storing a first reference electric-field value which is a lower gain state of an LNA gain state in an idle mode and then switching a mode of the receiver from the idle mode to a sleep mode; and

switching the mode of the receiver from the sleep mode to an idle mode and then controlling the LNA gain state by referring to a current electric-field value after returning to the LNA gain state according to the first reference electric-field value.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the storing further comprises:

obtaining the current LNA gain state and storing the first reference electric-field value which is a lower gain state in order to attain the current LNA gain state;

setting the LNA gain state of the LNA as a lowest gain state; and

switching a mode of the receiver to the sleep mode.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controlling further comprises:

switching the mode of the receiver to the idle mode; and

determining the LNA gain state based on the first reference electric-field value.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the receiver includes an automatic gain control (AGC) function that controls the LNA gain of the receiver based on an AGC value corresponding to the electric-field value, and wherein the controlling further comprises:

setting the LNA gain state of the LNA as the lowest gain state;

deactivating the AGC function;

setting the AGC value to a value at which the LNA gain becomes a minimum value;

switching the mode of the receiver to the idle mode;

setting the AGC value based on the first reference electric-field value;

activating the LNA; and

activating the AGC function.

5. A method for controlling a low noise amplifier (LNA) gain state which is applied to a receiver having an LNA including multiple LNA gain states according to an electric-field value and a lower gain state and a higher gain state according to a hysterisis range when switching to the LNA gain states, the method comprising:

storing a second reference electric-field value which is a lower gain state of an LNA gain state of an idle mode and then switching a mode of the receiver from the idle mode to a sleep mode; and

switching the mode of the receiver from the sleep mode to an idle mode and then controlling the LNA gain state by referring to a current electric-field value after returning to the LNA gain state based on the second reference electric-field value.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the storing further comprises:

obtaining the current LNA gain state and storing the second reference electric-field value which is a lower gain state in order to attain the current LNA gain state;

setting the LNA gain state of the LNA as a lowest gain state; and

switching a mode of the receiver to the sleep mode.

7. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the controlling further comprises:

switching the mode of the receiver to the idle mode; and

determining the LNA gain state based on the second reference electric-field value.

8. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein the receiver includes an automatic gain control (AGC) function that controls the LNA gain of the receiver based on an AGC value corresponding to the electric-field value, and wherein the controlling further comprises:

setting the LNA gain state of the LNA as the lowest gain state;

deactivating the AGC function;

setting the AGC value as a value at which the LNA gain becomes a minimum value;

switching the mode of the receiver to the idle mode;

setting the AGC value based on the second reference electric-field value;

activating the LNA; and

activating the AGC function.

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