IP Library Granted Patent US 8,924,451
Granted Patent B2
US 8,924,451 · App. 13/242,754 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Reception apparatus, reception method and program for single carrier and multicarriers data

Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi (Kanagawa, JP); Katsumi Takaoka (Chiba, JP); Hidetoshi Kawauchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H04L25/061H04L25/03057H04L27/0008H04L25/0224H04L2025/03414H04L2025/03535H04L2025/03636
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Patent No.
US 8,924,451
App. No.
13/242,754
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus, including a first equalization section, a second equalization section, and an arithmetic operation section. The first equalization section is adapted to carry out equalization of a signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses a single carrier. The second equalization section is adapted to carry out equalization of a signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses multi carriers. The arithmetic operation section is adapted to carry out arithmetic operation for determining information to be used for the equalization by the first equalization section and arithmetic operation for determining information to be used for the equalization by the second equalization section.

Claims (38)

1. A reception apparatus, comprising:

circuitry including:

a first equalization section adapted to carry out a first equalization of a first signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses a single carrier;

a second equalization section adapted to carry out a second equalization of a second signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses multi carriers; and

an arithmetic operation section adapted to:

carry out, when the first signal is received by the circuitry, a first arithmetic operation for determining first information to be used for the first equalization using a signal in the time domain of the first signal, and output the first information to the first equalization section, and

carry out, when the second signal is received by the circuitry, a second arithmetic operation for determining second information to be used for the second equalization using a signal in the frequency domain of the second signal, and output the second information to the second equalization section, wherein

the first equalization section carries out the first equalization based on the first information, and

the second equalization section carries out the second equalization based on the second information.

2. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the time domain to carry out at least some of a third arithmetic operation for carrying out a hard decision of a first equalized signal equalized by the first equalization section, a fourth arithmetic operation for determining an error between the first equalized signal and a signal which represents a result of the hard decision, and a fifth arithmetic operation for determining a first filter coefficient to be used for the first equalization based on the error, and

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the frequency domain to carry out at least some of a sixth arithmetic operation for carrying out a hard decision of a second equalized signal, a seventh arithmetic operation for determining an error between the second equalized signal and a signal which represents a result of the hard decision, and an eighth arithmetic operation for determining a second filter coefficient to be used for the second equalization based on the error.

3. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal and the second signal are transmitted based on DTMB (Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast) standard.

4. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the time domain to carry out a third arithmetic operation for carrying out a hard decision of a first equalized signal equalized by the first equalization section, and

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the frequency domain to carry out a sixth arithmetic operation for carrying out a hard decision of a second equalized signal.

5. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the time domain to carry out a fourth arithmetic operation for determining an error between the first equalized signal and a signal which represents a result of the hard decision, and

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the frequency domain to carry out a seventh arithmetic operation for determining an error between the second equalized signal and a signal which represents a result of the hard decision.

6. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the time domain to carry out a fifth arithmetic operation for determining a first filter coefficient to be used for the first equalization based on the error, and

said arithmetic operation section uses the signal in the frequency domain to carry out an eighth arithmetic operation for determining a second filter coefficient to be used for the second equalization based on the error.

7. The reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the a second equalization section includes a FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) arithmetic operation section that carries out a FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) arithmetic operation for the second signal.

8. A reception method, comprising:

carrying out, using a first equalization section included in circuitry, a first equalization of a first signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses a single carrier;

carrying out, using a second equalization section included in the circuitry, a second equalization of a second signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses multi carriers; and

carrying out, using an arithmetic operation section included in the circuitry, when the first signal is received by the circuitry, a first arithmetic operation for determining first information to be used for the first equalization using a signal in the time domain of the first signal, and outputting the first information to the first equalization section, and

carrying out, using the arithmetic operation section included in the circuitry, when the second signal is received by the circuitry, a second arithmetic operation for determining second information to be used for the second equalization using a signal in the frequency domain of the second signal, and outputting the second information to the second equalization section, wherein

the first equalization section carries out the first equalization based on the first information, and

the second equalization section carries out the second equalization based on the second information.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium including executable instructions, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute a reception method, the method comprising:

carrying out, using a first equalization section included in circuitry, a first equalization of a first signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses a single carrier;

carrying out, using a second equalization section included in the circuitry, a second equalization of a second signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses multi carriers; and

carrying out, using an arithmetic operation section included in the circuitry, when the first signal is received by the circuitry, a first arithmetic operation for determining first information to be used for the first equalization using a signal in the time domain of the first signal, and outputting the first information to the first equalization section, and

carrying out, using the arithmetic operation section included in the circuitry, when the second signal is received by the circuitry, a second arithmetic operation for determining second information to be used for the second equalization using a signal in the frequency domain of the second signal, and outputting the second information to the second equalization section, wherein

the first equalization section carries out the first equalization based on the first information, and

the second equalization section carries out the second equalization based on the second information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: YOSHIMOCHI, NAOKI; TAKAOKA, KATSUMI; KAWAUCHI, HIDETOSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026960/0381 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-235386 · Oct 20, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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