IP Library Granted Patent US 9,369,221
Granted Patent B2
US 9,369,221 · App. 13/383,906 · Granted Jun 14, 2016

Signal reception apparatus and method for implementation thereof

Inventors: Jianhua Mao (Guangdong Province, CN); Lei Liu (Guangdong Province, CN); Xiaoming Yu (Guangdong Province, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04B17/318H04B17/23
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Patent No.
US 9,369,221
App. No.
13/383,906
Granted
Jun 14, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a signal reception apparatus and a method for implementation thereof. The apparatus comprises: a personal computer interface, configured to implement the communications between a personal computer and the signal reception apparatus; an antenna module, configured to receive signals of a base station; and an antenna interface, configured to implement the communications between a terminal and the signal reception apparatus, so as to provide the signals received by the antenna module to the terminal. The present invention improves the signal reception effect of the terminal.

Claims (28)

1. A signal reception apparatus, comprising:

a personal computer interface, configured to implement the communications between a personal computer and the signal reception apparatus;

an antenna module, configured to receive a signal of a base station, wherein the antenna module is a high-gain antenna; and

an antenna interface, configured to implement the communications between a terminal and the signal reception apparatus, so as to provide the signal received by the antenna module to the terminal,

wherein when the signal reception apparatus is connected to the terminal, the terminal uses the signal reception apparatus to receive signals and stops using an internal antenna of the terminal to receive the signals; and

wherein the location of the signal reception apparatus is adjusted, when the signal strength does not meet a predetermined threshold value,

wherein the signal reception apparatus is connected to the terminal by a wire.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a signal processing module, configured to control the signal strength of the signal reception apparatus according to signal strength data from the personal computer; and

a strength indication module, configured to display the signal strength according to the control of the signal processing module.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein when the signal reception apparatus is connected to the terminal, the terminal uses the signal reception apparatus to receive signals and stops using the internal antenna of the terminal to receive the signals.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an interface conversion module, configured to convert a signal from the personal computer interface to a signal which can be processed by a terminal interface, and to realize the communications between the signal processing module and the personal computer.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

the interface conversion module, also configured to convert the signal of the personal computer interface to the signal Which can be processed by the terminal interface under the circumstance that the standard of the personal computer interface is different from the standard of the terminal interface; and to perform the pass-through of the signal of the personal computer interface under the circumstance that the standard of the personal computer interface is identical to the standard of the terminal interface.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a power supply module, configured to supply power for the interface conversion module, the signal processing module and the strength indication module.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein when the signal reception apparatus is connected to the terminal, the terminal uses the signal reception apparatus to receive signals and stops using the internal antenna of the terminal to receive the signals.

8. A method for implementing a signal reception apparatus, comprising:

connecting the signal reception apparatus to a personal computer;

receiving a signal through the signal reception apparatus and providing the received signal to a terminal,

wherein when the signal reception apparatus is connected to the terminal, the terminal uses the signal reception apparatus to receive signals and stops using an internal antenna of the terminal to receive the signals; and

adjusting the location of the apparatus, when the signal strength of the signal reception apparatus does not meet a predetermined threshold value,

wherein the signal reception apparatus has a high-gain antenna, and the signal reception apparatus is connected to the terminal by a wire.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the step of receiving the signals by the signal reception apparatus comprises:

displaying the signal strength of the signal reception apparatus by the signal reception apparatus according to the signal strength data indicated by the personal computer, wherein if the signal strength meets the predetermined threshold value, the signal reception apparatus will receive the signal.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein before the step of displaying the signal strength by the signal reception apparatus, the method further comprises:

receiving a signal indication from the personal computer by the signal reception apparatus, wherein the signal indication carries the signal strength data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: PATTINGTON IP LLC
Reel/Frame 060777/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2012
From: MAO, JIANHUA; LIU, LEI; YU, XIAOMING
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027528/0314 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 1 0158993 · Jul 14, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120157030A1 · Jun 21, 2012