Wireless transceiver apparatus and method capable of controlling gain(s) of amplifier(s) by detecting power of interference signal in the air with considerations of power saving and smaller circuit area

1. A wireless transceiver apparatus, comprising:

a power detector, configured at a wireless signal transmission side and used for detecting power of a power amplifier on a transmitting path of the wireless signal transmission side;

an analog signal receiving circuit, configured at a wireless signal reception side and coupled to the power detector, the analog signal receiving circuit receiving a wireless signal form an antenna; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the analog signal receiving circuit;

wherein, under a signal reception mode, the analog signal receiving circuit transmits the received wireless signal to the processing circuit; under an interference detection mode, the analog signal receiving circuit transfers the received wireless signal to the power detector, and the power detector detects a power of the received wireless signal to measure an interference power value and transmit the interference power value to the processing circuit.

2. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is used for converting the interference power value to a digital value and controlling a gain value of at least one amplifier of the analog signal receiving circuit according to the digital value.

3. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 2 , wherein when the digital value is greater than a first threshold value, the processing circuit is arranged to control and determine the gain value of the at least one amplifier as a first gain value; and, when the digital value is greater than a second threshold, the processing circuit is arranged to control and determine the gain value of the at least one amplifier as a second gain value to reduce interference wherein the second threshold value is higher than the first threshold value and the second gain value is smaller than the first gain value.

4. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the analog signal receiving circuit comprises:

a first amplifier, coupled to the antenna;

a mixer, coupled to the first amplifier;

a band-pass filter, coupled to the mixer;

a second amplifier, coupled to the band-pass filter;

wherein the processing circuit respectively controls a gain value of the first amplifier and a gain value of the second amplifier according to the digital value.

5. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:

a first switch, disposed between the first amplifier and the mixer;

a second switch, disposed between the analog signal receiving circuit and the power detector;

a third switch, disposed between the power detector and the power amplifier on the transmitting path; and

a fourth switch, disposed between the analog signal receiving circuit and the processing circuit;

wherein under the signal reception mode, the processing circuit controls states of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch become closed respectively; and under the power detection mode, the processing circuit controls the states of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch become open respectively and controls a state of the second switch become closed.

6. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver apparatus includes a Bluetooth communication capability, and under the signal reception mode the wireless transceiver apparatus is arranged to receive Bluetooth data packet(s) and is arranged to enable and enter the interference detection mode when is not arranged to receive the Bluetooth data packet(s).

7. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the wireless transceiver apparatus is arranged to enable and enter the interference detection mode before receiving a preamble signal of Bluetooth communication, or the wireless transceiver apparatus is arranged to enable and enter the interference detection mode after completely receiving one Bluetooth data packet.

8. A method used for a wireless transceiver apparatus, comprising:

providing a power detector configured at a wireless signal transmission side;

providing an analog signal receiving circuit configured at a wireless signal reception side, the analog signal receiving circuit receiving a wireless signal form an antenna;

under a signal reception mode, utilizing the analog signal receiving circuit to transmit the received wireless signal to a processing circuit; and

under an interference detection mode:

transferring the received wireless signal from the analog signal receiving circuit to the power detector; and

utilizing the power detector to detect a power of the received wireless signal to measure an interference power value and transmit the interference power value to the processing circuit.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

converting the interference power value to a digital value; and

controlling a gain value of at least one amplifier of the analog signal receiving circuit according to the digital value.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of controlling the gain value of the at least one amplifier of the analog signal receiving circuit according to the digital value comprises:

controlling and determining the gain value of the at least one amplifier as a first gain value when the digital value is greater than a first threshold value; and

controlling and determining the gain value of the at least one amplifier as a second gain value to reduce interference when the digital value is greater than a second threshold;

wherein the second threshold value is higher than the first threshold value and the second gain value is smaller than the first gain value.