IP Library Granted Patent US 8,044,856
Granted Patent B1
US 8,044,856 · App. 12/356,757 · Granted Oct 25, 2011

Dual LO receiver

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Patent No.
US 8,044,856
App. No.
12/356,757
Granted
Oct 25, 2011
Kind
B1
Abstract

A selectable frequency source for use in GPS receivers. A device in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises at least one reference frequency source, a circuit, coupled to the at least one reference frequency source, and a mixer, coupled to an output of the circuit, for mixing a GPS signal with the output of the circuit, wherein a frequency output of the mixer is changed based on an input to the circuit.

Claims (24)

1. A selectable frequency source for use in a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, comprising

at least one reference frequency source;

a circuit, coupled to the at least one reference frequency source; and

a mixer, coupled to an output of the circuit, for mixing a GPS signal with the output of the circuit,

wherein a frequency output of the mixer is changed based on an input to the circuit and wherein the input depends upon expected interference conditions.

2. The selectable frequency source of claim 1 , wherein the circuit is coupled to a single reference frequency source.

3. The selectable frequency source of claim 2 , wherein the frequency output of the circuit is changed when the GPS receiver determines that the GPS receiver is in a predetermined geographic region.

4. The selectable frequency source of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined geographic region is determined by a presence of an interfering signal.

5. The selectable frequency source of claim 4 , wherein the interfering signal is a PDC signal.

6. The selectable frequency source of claim 3 , wherein the frequency output of the circuit is manually changed.

7. A selectable frequency source for use in a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, comprising:

a reference frequency source generating a reference frequency;

a circuit, coupled to the reference frequency source, the circuit having an output frequency based on the reference frequency; and

a mixer, coupled to the circuit, for mixing a GPS signal with the output frequency of the circuit,

wherein the output frequency of the circuit is changed based upon expected interference conditions to change a frequency output of the mixer.

8. The selectable frequency source of claim 7 , wherein the output frequency is changed by changing an input signal to the circuit.

9. The selectable frequency source of claim 7 , wherein the output frequency is changed when the GPS receiver determines that the GPS receiver is in a predetermined geographic region.

10. The selectable frequency source of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined geographic region is determined by a presence of an interfering signal.

11. The selectable frequency source of claim 10 , wherein the interfering signal is a PDC signal.

12. A method for changing a local oscillator frequency in a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, comprising:

determining the presence of a signal outside of a GPS spectra; and

setting the local oscillator frequency to a predetermined frequency based on the presence of the signal outside of the GPS spectra.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the signal outside of the GPS spectra is a PDC signal.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the signal outside of the GPS spectra is a GSM signal.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2012
From: QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 029504/0793 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 22, 2011
From: ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC.
Reel/Frame 026785/0505 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2009
From: LIN, QIANG
To: ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022133/0876 →