IP Library Granted Patent US 8,144,809
Granted Patent B2
US 8,144,809 · App. 12/617,019 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

Modulating apparatus, mobile communication system, modulating method, and communication method

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Patent No.
US 8,144,809
App. No.
12/617,019
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An encoder encodes audio data and the like to generate a binary signal. A mapper converts the binary signal into a four-level symbol and outputs the four-level symbol. A base band filter includes a root raised cosine filter and a sinc filter. The base band filter blocks a predetermined frequency component of a symbol to shape the symbol into a waveform signal and outputs the waveform signal shape. An FM modulator transmits a signal subjected to FM modulation according to a magnitude of an amplitude of a waveform signal to a receiving unit. When a symbol of ±3 is outputted from the mapper, a frequency shift of a signal transmitted from the FM modulator has a predetermined value in a range of ±0.822 [kHz] to ±0.952 [kHz]. This makes it possible to provide a modulating apparatus, a mobile communication system, a modulating method, and a communication method that use a modulating method that can conform to the FCC rule to be enforced in 2005 without using a linear power amplifier.

Claims (20)

1. A modulating apparatus in a mobile communication system that performs data communication at a rate for transmitting 2400 symbols per second, each of the symbols having multi-level, characterized by comprising:

a base band filter that blocks an unnecessary frequency component of a multi-level symbol inputted and outputs a waveform signal; and

frequency shifting and modulating means for shifting to modulate a frequency of an output signal according to a magnitude of an amplitude of the waveform signal inputted from the base band filter, and in that

when a positive symbol and a negative symbol each of which has a maximum absolute value are alternately and repeatedly inputted, the frequency shifting and modulating means is adjusted so as to have a frequency shift within a range between a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to an emission mask determined based on a condition that the positive symbol and the negative symbol each of which has the maximum absolute value are alternately and repeatedly inputted and a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to the emission mask determined based on a condition that pseudo-random data is inputted.

2. The modulating apparatus according to claim 1 , characterized in that the base band filter is a Nyquist filter.

3. A modulating apparatus in a mobile communication system that performs data communication at a transmission rate of 2400×(n+1) (n: natural number) [bps], characterized by comprising:

symbol converting means for sequentially converting a binary signal generated by encoding predetermined data into a 2 (n+1) -ary symbol, which includes (2 (n+1) +1−2k) (1≦k≦2 (n+1) ) values, (n+1) bits at a time and outputting the symbol;

a base band filter that blocks an unnecessary frequency component of a symbol inputted from the symbol converting means and outputs a waveform signal; and

frequency shifting and modulating means for shifting to modulate a frequency of an output signal according to a magnitude of an amplitude of the waveform signal inputted from the base band filter, and in that

when a symbol of +(2 (n+1) −1) and a symbol of −(2 (n+1) −1) are alternately and repeatedly outputted from the symbol converting means, the frequency shifting and modulating means has a value within a range between a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to an emission mask determined based on a condition that a positive symbol and a negative symbol each of which has a maximum absolute value are alternately and repeatedly inputted and a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to the emission mask determined based on a condition that pseudo-random data is inputted.

4. The modulating apparatus according to claim 2 , characterized in that the base band filter is a Nyquist filter.

5. A modulating method in a mobile communication system that performs data communication at a rate for transmitting 2400 symbols per second, each of the symbols having multi-level, characterized by comprising:

a step of blocking an unnecessary frequency component of a multi-level symbol inputted and outputting a waveform signal; and

a frequency shifting and modulating step of shifting to modulate a frequency of an output signal according to a magnitude of an amplitude of the waveform signal inputted, and in that

in the frequency shifting and modulating step, when a positive symbol and a negative symbol each of which has a maximum absolute value are alternately and repeatedly inputted, a signal processing is performed so as to have a frequency shift within a range between a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to an emission mask determined based on a condition that the positive symbol and the negative symbol each of which has the maximum absolute value are alternately and repeatedly inputted and a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to the emission mask determined based on a condition that pseudo-random data is inputted.

6. A modulating method in a mobile communication system that performs data communication at a transmission rate of 2400×(n+1) (n: natural number) [bps], characterized by comprising:

a symbol converting step of sequentially converting a binary signal generated by encoding predetermined data into a 2 (n+1) -ary symbol, which includes (2 (n+1) +1−2k) (1≦k≦2 (n+1) ) values, (n+1) bits at a time and outputting the symbol;

a step of blocking an unnecessary frequency component of a symbol inputted from the symbol converting means and outputting a waveform signal; and

a frequency shifting and modulating step of shifting to modulate a frequency of an output signal according to a magnitude of an amplitude of the waveform signal inputted, and in that

when a symbol of +(2 (n+1) −1) and a symbol of −(2 (n+1) −1) are alternately and repeatedly outputted from the symbol converting step, the frequency shifting and modulating step has a processed value within a range between a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to an emission mask determined based on a condition that a positive symbol and a negative symbol each of which has a maximum absolute value are alternately and repeatedly inputted and a frequency shift which is decided by a modulation index adapted to the emission mask determined based on a condition that pseudo-random data is inputted.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Apr 6, 2012
From: KENWOOD CORPORATION
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028007/0599 →