IP Library Granted Patent US 8,718,571
Granted Patent B2
US 8,718,571 · App. 12/822,651 · Granted May 6, 2014

Output circuit of high-frequency transmitter

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Patent No.
US 8,718,571
App. No.
12/822,651
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmitting and receiving device includes: a transmission circuit that transmits a signal by FM-modulating a carrier wave of the signal; an FM demodulation circuit that generates a demodulation signal by FM-demodulating the received signal; and a first filter circuit that changes a pass-band for letting the received signal pass through according to the demodulation signal, wherein the transmitting and receiving device perform a power supply line communication through the power supply line in which a signal is transmitted and received among a plurality of the transmitting and receiving devices.

Claims (31)

1. A transmitting and receiving device, comprising:

a transmission circuit that transmits transmission data by FM-modulating a carrier wave of the transmission data, the transmission circuit including:

a modulation pattern generator that generates modulation pattern data,

a current-controlled oscillator that changes a cycle of a frequency modulation signal according to the modulation pattern data, and

a modulation circuit that generates a communication signal by modifying an amplitude of the frequency modulation signal according to the transmission data;

an FM demodulation circuit that generates a demodulation signal by FM-demodulating a received signal;

a first filter circuit that changes a pass-band for letting the received signal pass through according to the demodulation signal; and

a parallel resonance circuit that adjusts a resonance frequency to a first carrier frequency of the communication signal according to the modulation pattern data, and adjusts the resonance frequency to a second carrier frequency of the received signal according to the frequency demodulation data,

wherein the transmitting and receiving device performs a power supply line communication through the power supply line in which a signal is transmitted and received among the plurality of transmitting and receiving devices.

2. The transmitting and receiving device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second filter having a wider frequency pass-band than the first filter circuit;

wherein, the FM demodulation circuit receives the signal through the second filter circuit and to generate the demodulation signal by FM-demodulating the signal received through the second filter circuit.

3. The transmitting and receiving device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, one of transmitting and receiving devices transmits the signal with a carrier wave having a frequency substantially the same as the frequency of the carrier wave of the signal received from the other transmitting and receiving device.

4. The transmitting and receiving device according to claim 3 ,

wherein, the power supply line is branched in a power supply route and a route for transmitting and receiving the signal.

5. The transmitting and receiving device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first filter circuit changes the pass-band for passing through the signal according to a given frequency for starting transmission of the signal, and

the resonance circuit changes the resonant frequency according to the given frequency for starting transmission of the signal.

6. The transmitting and receiving device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the transmission circuit includes a third filter circuit changes a cut off frequency according to a frequency of a carrier wave.

7. A method for power supply line communication, the method comprising:

transmitting a signal by FM-demodulating a carrier wave;

generating modulation pattern data;

changing a cycle of a frequency modulation signal according to the modulation pattern data;

generating a communication signal by modifying an amplitude of the frequency modulation signal according to the transmission data;

generating a demodulation signal by FM-demodulating a received signal;

changing a pass-band for letting the received signal pass through according to the demodulation signal;

adjusting a resonance frequency to a first carrier frequency of the communication signal according to the modulation pattern data; and

adjusting the resonance frequency to a second carrier frequency of the received signal according to the frequency demodulation data; and

transmitting and receiving a signal among a plurality of transmitting and receiving devices via a power supply line.

Assignments (7)
MERGER Recorded Nov 14, 2025
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP.
Reel/Frame 073571/0456 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2022
From: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
To: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
Reel/Frame 059410/0438 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 8647899 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 035240 FRAME 0429. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTERST. Recorded Nov 3, 2020
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058002/0470 →
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Oct 28, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050896/0366 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2015
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 035240/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2013
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: SPANSION LLC
Reel/Frame 031205/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2010
From: TOMITA, KAZUHIRO
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 024608/0049 →