US20050177854A1 - Milliwave transmitting device, milliwave receiving device and milliwave transmission and reception system capable of simplifying wiring of a receiving system of terrestrial broadcasting service and satellite broadcasting service - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a milliwave transmitting device, milliwave receiving device, milliwave transmission and reception system and electrical appliance for indoor, wireless, milliwave transmission of a plurality of broadcast waves e.g. of terrestrial broadcasting service including VHF broadcasting, UHF broadcasting and the like, and satellite broadcasting service including BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcasting, CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasting and the like.
- terrestrial broadcasting service including VHF broadcasting, UHF broadcasting and the like
- satellite broadcasting service including BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcasting, CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasting and the like.
- TV broadcasting in a plurality of electronic-wave bands, such as terrestrial broadcasting service (VHF, UHF), satellite broadcasting service (BS, CS) and the like.
- VHF terrestrial broadcasting service
- UHF satellite broadcasting service
- BS satellite broadcasting service
- FIG. 17 shows a conventional configuration of a TV broadcast receiving system 900 in an individual house.
- TV broadcast receiving system 900 receives a signal of 12 GHz in band at a BS antenna 1 at a CS antenna 2 .
- a low-noise converter 3 attached close to each antenna converts a received electronic wave into a signal of an intermediate-frequency band of one to two GHz.
- the converted signal is transmitted from outdoors via each of coaxial cables 4 and 5 to an indoor TV receiver 6 (BS and CS tuners or a TV incorporating BS and CS tuners therein).
- a signal of a radio-frequency band received by a UHF antenna 7 and that received by a VHF antenna 8 are mixed (or remain independent from each other) and then transmitted via a coaxial cable 9 to an each room's TV receiver 6 .
- FIG. 18 shows a configuration of a TV broadcast receiving system 1000 in a community house.
- an electronic wave broadcast from a satellite is received by a common, receiving BS antenna 11 and a common, receiving CS antenna 12 and converted in an intermediate-frequency band of one to two GHz.
- the CS signal is converted in frequency by a block converter 13 .
- the signals are mixed with VHF and UHF signals of terrestrial broadcasting waves and thus transmitted via a single coaxial cable 14 .
- the signal transmitted via coaxial cable 14 is passed via a distributor 15 and an amplifier 16 and thus distributed to each household and each room through a cable.
- One object of the invention is to provide a milliwave transmitting and receiving system for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission of satellite broadcasting service (BS, CS) and terrestrial broadcasting service (VHF, UHF), eliminating complex wiring.
- BS satellite broadcasting service
- VHF terrestrial broadcasting service
- Another object of the present invention is to provide milliwave transmitting and receiving devices for implementing the milliwave transmitting and receiving system.
- the invention is a milliwave transmitting device for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission, including a broadcast-wave receiving circuit, a modulation circuit and a milliwave transmitting circuit.
- the broadcast-wave receiving circuit receives a plurality of broadcast waves and converts the waves into broadcast signals respectively corresponding to the waves.
- the modulation circuit up-converts a broadcast signal into a milliwave for indoor transmission and reception.
- the milliwave transmitting circuit transmits an up-converted milliwave.
- a milliwave receiving device for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission, including a milliwave receiving circuit and a broadcast-wave demodulation circuit.
- the milliwave receiving circuit receives a milliwave up-converted from a plurality of broadcast waves and thus transmitted and received indoors.
- the broadcast-wave demodulation circuit down-converts a milliwave in a frequency band of a broadcast wave.
- a milliwave transmitting and receiving system for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission including a milliwave transmitting device and a milliwave receiving device.
- the milliwave transmitting device transmits a milliwave signal through wireless milliwave transmission.
- the milliwave transmitting device includes a broadcast-wave receiving circuit receiving and converting a plurality of broadcast waves into broadcast signals respectively corresponding to the broadcast waves, a modulation circuit up-converting a broadcast signal in a milliwave for indoor transmission and reception, and a milliwave transmitting circuit transmitting an up-converted milliwave.
- the milliwave receiving device receives a milliwave signal through milliwave, wireless transmission.
- the milliwave receiving device includes a milliwave receiving circuit receiving a milliwave from the milliwave transmitting circuit, and a broadcast-wave demodulation circuit down-converting a milliwave in a frequency band of a broadcast wave.
- the invention can advantageously eliminate indoor wiring, such as coaxial cable, to wirelessly transmit a broadcast wave in a milliwave.
- indoor wiring such as coaxial cable
- antenna works are not required for each additional installation of a TV video receiver and the like, and complex wiring can also be dispensed with.
- a miniature TV, a personal computer or video camera with a TV tuner, and the like can be used at any place indoors.
- Another advantage of the invention is that transmission and reception can be provided from a single transmitting device to a plurality of receiving devices.
- FIG. 1 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show a configuration of a frequency arranger 22 and a configuration of an inverse frequency arranger 26 , respectively, of milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with the first embodiment.
- FIGS. 3A-3D show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with the first embodiment, FIG. 3A showing a frequency arrangement of a signal input to frequency arranger 22 , FIG. 3B showing a frequency arrangement of a signal output from frequency arranger 22 , FIG. 3C showing a frequency arrangement up-converted by an up-converter 23 into a band of 60 GHz, FIG. 3D showing a frequency arrangement of an output from inverse frequency arranger 26 .
- FIG. 4 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 in an individual house in accordance with a second embodiment.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show a configuration of frequency arranger 22 and that of inverse frequency arranger 26 , respectively, of milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 in an individual house in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIGS. 6A-6C show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 as the second embodiment is used, FIG. 6A showing a frequency arrangement when a block converter is not used, FIG. 6B showing a frequency arrangement converted in frequency by frequency arranger 22 , FIG. 6C showing a frequency arrangement converted in frequency by inverse frequency arranger 26 .
- FIG. 7 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 300 in an individual house in accordance with a third embodiment.
- FIG. 8 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 400 in an individual house in accordance with the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 9A partially showing a configuration of a milliwave transmitting device 20
- FIG. 9B partially showing a configuration of a milliwave receiving device 21 .
- FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a configuration of a milliwave signal distributor and relay 500 in a fifth embodiment, corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate a configuration of a milliwave signal distributor and relay 600 in the fifth embodiment, corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B illustrate a configuration of a milliwave signal relay 700 in a seventh embodiment, corresponding to a cross section and a plan view, respectively, thereof.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B show configurations of a milliwave transmitting and receiving device used in a community house with a block converter used and in an individual house, respectively.
- FIGS. 14A-14C represent signal levels at various portions in the eighth embodiment, FIG. 14A representing a signal level at an input portion Pa, FIG. 14B representing a signal level from an amplifier for IF output level adjustment, FIG. 14C representing a signal level from an IF amplifier for frequency compensation.
- FIGS. 15A and 15B show configurations of a milliwave transmitting and receiving device in a ninth embodiment used in a community house with a block converter used and in an individual house, respectively.
- FIGS. 16A-16C represent signal levels at various portions in the ninth embodiment, FIG. 16A representing a signal level at an input portion Pa, FIG. 16B representing a signal level from an amplifier for IF output level adjustment, and FIG. 16C representing a signal level from an IF amplifier for frequency compensation.
- FIG. 17 shows a conventional TV broadcast receiving system 900 in an individual house.
- FIG. 18 shows a conventional TV broadcast receiving system 1000 in a community house.
- FIG. 1 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention.
- the identical and similar portions to those of the FIGS. 17 and 18 conventional examples are denoted by same reference characters.
- Milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 employs a milliwave of a frequency band of 60 GHz for the indoor, wireless system.
- a milliwave of the 60 GHz band is significantly higher in frequency and allows a radio-wave bandwidth of a transmitter and receiver to be wider than currently used satellite and terrestrial TV broadcast waves so that terrestrial broadcasting service and satellite broadcasting service can be collectively radio-transmitted at one time.
- radiowaves are significantly absorbed by oxygen and water and thus readily blocked between adjacent houses.
- This frequency band is also suitable for wireless indoor transmission in a household, since it provides a 1 ⁇ 2 wavelength of 2.5 mm in the air, approximately the same as the size of an IC chip and thus capable of integration with the IC together with its antenna, and can thus reduce the size of the equipment and allows a light-weight, miniature radio module to be incorporated into an electrical appliance.
- a satellite-broadcast electronic wave is received by a common, receiving BS antenna 11 and a common, receiving CS antenna 12 and converted in an intermediate frequency band of one to two GHz.
- the CS signal is converted in frequency by a block converter 13 .
- the signals are mixed with VHF and UHF signals of terrestrial broadcast waves and transmitted via a single coaxial cable 14 .
- the signal transmitted on coaxial cable 14 is passed via a distributer 15 and an amplifier 16 and thus distributed to a milliwave transmitting device 20 in each household.
- FIG. 1 shows a single milliwave transmitting device 20 transmitting a signal to a plurality of milliwave receiving devices 21 (three milliwave receiving devices 21 in the present embodiment).
- Milliwave transmitting device 20 includes a frequency converter (referred to as a frequency arranger 22 hereinafter) arranging a plurality of TV broadcast waves along a frequency axis, an up-converter 23 converting an intermediate frequency band to a radio signal of a milliwave band, and an antenna 25 .
- a frequency converter referred to as a frequency arranger 22 hereinafter
- Milliwave receiving device 21 includes antenna 25 , a down-converter 24 converting a radio signal of a milliwave band into an intermediate frequency band, a frequency converter (referred to as an inverse frequency arranger 26 hereinafter) converting an intermediate frequency band arranged along a frequency axis to a normal TV broadcast wave.
- a frequency converter referred to as an inverse frequency arranger 26 hereinafter
- FIG. 2A shows a configuration of a frequency arranger 22 of the milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system
- FIG. 2B shows a configuration of inverse frequency arranger 26 of the milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system.
- FIGS. 3A-3D show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 is used.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B and 3 A- 3 D describe frequency arranger 22 and inverse frequency arranger 23 operations.
- an intermediate frequency of a CS signal and that of a BS signal are previously arranged by block converter 13 along a frequency axis at an intermediate frequency of 1035 MHz to 1895 MHz.
- the FIG. 2A frequency arranger 22 allows a frequency mixer 31 and a local oscillator 32 to convert only terrestrial broadcast signal in frequency and arrange it along the frequency axis.
- the terrestrial broadcast signal is converted in frequency, as shown in FIG. 3B .
- a reason why a terrestrial broadcast signal is converted in frequency is as follows: when a terrestrial broadcast signal prior to the frequency conversion is up-converted to the 60 GHz band the terrestrial broadcast signal comes close to local oscillation wave (milliwave) due to the low frequency of terrestrial broadcasting service. However, the local oscillation wave is essentially an unnecessary wave which must be removed rather than radiated from antenna 25 . Thus a terrestrial broadcast wave signal directly up-converted will be removed together with the local oscillation wave. Accordingly, frequency arranger 22 converts terrestrial broadcast wave into a different frequency band (e.g. a band of 2 GHz) at the intermediate-frequency stage.
- a different frequency band e.g. a band of 2 GHz
- the broadcast waves thus arranged along the frequency axis are up-converted into the 60 GHz band by the milliwave transmitting device 20 up-converter 23 to have the radio frequencies as shown in FIG. 3C and thus output as a milliwave radio-signal from the milliwave transmitting device 20 antenna 25 .
- antenna 25 receives a milliwave radio signal which is in turn down-converted to a broadcast wave and thus input to inverse frequency arranger 26 .
- inverse frequency arranger 26 provides the inverted version of the process provided by frequency arranger 22 , using frequency mixer 31 and local oscillator 32 to convert an intermediate frequency arranged along a frequency axis to an original, ground-wave frequency.
- FIG. 3D A relation between the frequencies of outputs from inverse frequency arranger 26 is shown in FIG. 3D .
- Milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 100 inputs a broadcast wave thus obtained to TV receiver 6 to provide for TV reception.
- a broadcast wave can be transmitted indoors via milliwave radio-transmission without using a wiring such as a coaxial cable, antenna works are not required for each additional TV installation and complex wiring can also be dispensed with.
- a miniature TV, a personal computer or video camera with a TV tuner, and the like can be used at any indoor locations.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a configuration of an indoor, milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 for an individual house in accordance with a second embodiment.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show a configuration of frequency arranger 22 and that of inverse frequency arranger 23 , respectively, of milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 in the second embodiment.
- FIGS. 6A-6C show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 is used.
- FIG. 4 to FIGS. 6A-6C to describe a configuration and operation of milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 200 .
- FIG. 4 shows transmission from a single milliwave transmitting device 20 to a plurality of milliwave receiving devices 21 (two milliwave receiving devices 21 in the present embodiment).
- Milliwave transmitting device 20 and milliwave receiving device 21 are basically similar in configuration to those of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .
- milliwave transmitting device 20 and milliwave receiving device 21 of the second embodiment are different in the configurations of frequency arranger 22 and inverse frequency arranger 26 and also in provision of an infrared transmission device 40 and an infrared reception device 41 .
- signals input to frequency arranger 22 are BS, CS and ground-wave signals transmitted via three independent coaxial cables. Furthermore, an intermediate frequency component of BS (1035 MHz to 1335 MHz) and an intermediate frequency component of CS (1293 MHz to 1548 MHz) overlap each other.
- a CS signal has a vertical polarized wave component and a horizontal polarized wave component. One of these components is selected at a CS antenna by a DC control bias output from a CS tuner depending on channel select.
- frequency components of a CS broadcast wave overlap when a block converter is not used. Accordingly, depending on the channel select from a CS tuner in the TV receiver 6 a DC control bias of 11 V or 15 V is produced to switch a received, polarized-wave component transmitted from CS antenna 2 (the bias of 11 V for the vertical polarized-wave, the bias of 15 V for the horizontal polarized-wave) to extract a desired, polarized-wave component.
- frequency arranger 22 in milliwave transmitting device 20 for the individual house receives BS, CS and ground-wave signals via the respective, three independent coaxial cables, as shown in FIG. 5A .
- an intermediate frequency of CS broadcasting is converted in frequency by a frequency mixer 42 and a local oscillator 43 and an intermediate frequency of terrestrial broadcasting is converted in frequency by frequency mixer 42 , local oscillator 43 and a multiplication element 48 having a multiplication ratio N (wherein N is a natural number) and the frequencies are rearranged along a frequency axis.
- FIG. 6B represents an arrangement of frequencies subjected to such a frequency conversion as described above. As shown in FIG. 6B , the intermediate frequency of BS broadcasting and the converted frequency of CS broadcasting do not overlap at all and the intermediate frequency of terrestrial broadcasting is temporarily converted to a different frequency band (e.g. a band of 2 GHz).
- the milliwave receiving device 21 inverse frequency arranger 26 provides a process procedure opposite to that provided by frequency arranger 22 . More specifically, inverse frequency arranger 26 uses frequency mixer 42 , local oscillator 43 and multiplication element 48 to convert intermediate frequencies arranged along a frequency axis to an original ground-wave frequency and the original intermediate-frequency band of a CS broadcast wave. FIG. 6C represents a frequency arrangement thus converted. Inverse frequency arranger 26 thus provides an original frequency arrangement of broadcast waves.
- a DC control bias 44 serving as a polarized-wave control signal for selecting one of vertical polarized-wave (11 V) and horizontal polarized-wave (15 V) depending on the channel select.
- a CS tuner of TV reception 6 inputs DC control bias 44 to infrared transmission device 40
- the input DC control bias 44 is used by a signal processing portion 45 to produce a modulation signal
- an electrical/optical converter 46 transmits wirelessly from infrared transmission device 40 an infrared signal corresponding to the modulation signal.
- electrical/optical converter 46 extracts an electrical signal corresponding to the infrared signal and signal processing portion 45 again produces DC control bias 44 for controlling vertical and horizontal polarized waves.
- DC control bias 44 for controlling vertical and horizontal polarized waves.
- the infrared-signal transmitting circuit 40 provided in each milliwave receiving device and the infrared-signal receiving circuit 41 provided in the milliwave transmitting device allow a polarized wave of a CS broadcast signal to be controlled to provide for wireless, milliwave transmission when a block converter is not used e.g. in individual houses.
- FIG. 7 shows a second, indoor, milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system in an individual house.
- the identical and similar portions to those shown in the FIG. 4 second embodiment are denoted by same reference characters and description is only provided for the different portions.
- FIG. 7 shows transmission from a single milliwave transmitting device 20 to a plurality of milliwave receiving devices 21 (two milliwave receiving devices 21 in this embodiment).
- Milliwave transmitting device 20 and milliwave receiving device 21 are basically similar in configuration to those of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , except that the infrared signal converted from DC control bias 44 serving as the polarized-wave control signal for switching between vertical and horizontal polarized-wave components is substituted by an electronic-wave signal of a UHF band and that milliwave transmitting device 20 and milliwave receiving device 21 are respectively provided with a UHF-band radio reception device 51 and a UHF-band radio trasmission device 50 .
- the electronic-wave signal of the UHF band is used as a signal of the ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) band (a band of 2.4 GHz), a frequency band for cordless telephones such as PHS, and the like, so that parts and the like used for transmission and reception can be smaller and less expensive.
- ISM International Scientific Medical
- PHS cordless telephones
- UHF-band radio transmission device 50 includes signal processing portion 45 applying signal process to and thus modulating DC control bias 44 from a CS tuner of TV receiver 6 , and a UHF-band radio portion 52 converting the modulated wave into a radio signal of a UHF band.
- UHF-band radio reception device 51 includes a UHF-band radio portion 53 converting a UHF-band radio signal into a demodulated wave, and signal processing portion 45 reproducing from the demodulated wave the DC control bias 44 of the CS tuner of TV receiver 6 .
- the UHF-signal transmitting circuit 50 provided in each milliwave receiving device 21 and the UHF-signal receiving circuit 51 provided in milliwave transmitting device 20 allow a polarized wave of a CS broadcast signal to be controlled to provide for wireless, milliwave transmission when a block converter is not used e.g. in individual houses.
- a block converter e.g. in individual houses.
- an electronic wave of the UHF band is dissimilar to infrared transmission, capable of transmission through such blockages as fusuma, a paper sliding door, wall and the like, milliwave transmitting and receiving devices can be used between partitioned rooms.
- a cordless telephone such as PHS into the system, not only a signal for controlling vertical and horizontal polarized waves but data transmission can be advantageously provided to allow bidirectional communication.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an indoor, milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 400 for an individual house in accordance with a fourth embodiment.
- the identical and similar portions to those according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7 are denoted by same reference characters and the following description is only provided with respect to the different portions therebetween.
- the FIG. 8 milliwave transmitting device 20 and milliwave receiving device 21 are basically similar in configuration to those of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , using UHF-band radio transmission and reception devices 50 and 51 of a UHF band to transmit and receive the control signal for switching between vertical and horizontal polarized-wave components.
- milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 400 of the present embodiment differs in configuration from milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system 300 in that in order to reliably operate milliwave transmitting and receiving devices 20 and 21 a reference signal of UHF-band radio portions 52 and 53 is used to contemplate the stabilization and noise reduction of a local oscillation signal of milliwave transmitting and receiving devices 20 and 21 .
- FIGS. 9A and 9B partially show the configurations of milliwave transmitting and receiving devices 20 and 21 used in the present embodiment.
- the identical and similar portions thereof to those shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by same reference characters.
- a UHF-band local oscillator 61 is constituted by a phase lock oscillator (a phase locked loop circuit) driven by a crystal oscillator 62 . More specifically, a phase difference between an output signal of a frequency divider 612 receiving an output from a voltage controlled oscillator VCO and an output signal of crystal oscillator 62 is used by a low pass filter LPF to produce a control voltage which controls an oscillation frequency of voltage controlled oscillator VCO.
- a local oscillation wave from UHF-band local oscillator 61 is used to modulate and demodulate a UHF signal.
- a signal from UHF-band local oscillator 61 is guided to a harmonic amplifier 63 of up-converter 23 .
- Harmonic amplifier 63 amplifies a harmonic component of the signal from UHF-band local oscillator 61 and injects it to a milliwave, local oscillator 64 to provide synchronization of milliwave, local oscillator 64 oscillation.
- a similar configuration is also provided in the FIG. 9B milliwave receiving device 21 .
- While the present embodiment employs an injection and synchronization system of a local oscillation wave to milliwave, local oscillator 64 , UHF-band local oscillator 61 (or crystal oscillator 62 in UHF-band local oscillator 61 ), and a milliwave harmonic mixer, a phase comparator, a frequency divider, a loop filter and the like may be used to configure a feed back loop circuit and milliwave, local oscillator 64 may provide facing operation.
- a milliwave signal generated from milliwave, local oscillator 64 can have less noise component and obtain a stable frequency equivalent to the level of the crystal oscillator.
- FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a configuration of a first milliwave signal distributor and relay 500 , corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof
- the milliwave signal distributor and relay of the present embodiment is attached to an ornament or illumination apparatus 70 suspended from a ceiling, configured by a receiving antenna 71 , a signal line 72 , a distributor 73 and a plurality of transmitting antennas 74 .
- Transmitting and receiving antennas 74 and 71 are a horn antenna or a planar antenna.
- Signal line 70 and distributor 73 may be formed of a waveguide, a coaxial line, or a planar line, such as a microstrip line.
- a milliwave signal carrying a TV broadcast wave is received by receiving antenna 71 , passed via signal line 72 and distributed by distributor 73 , and again radiated via a plurality of transmitting antennas 74 .
- the milliwave signal can be efficiently relayed and distributed from a room to each other room.
- milliwave signal distributor and relay 500 is attached to an ornament or illumination apparatus 72 , it may be attached to TV receiver 6 together with milliwave receiving device 22 or to an inner or an upper or lower portion of the electrical appliance e.g. of refrigerators, air conditioners and the like.
- At least one of the various milliwave receiving devices and milliwave transmitting devices described in the embodiments may be mounted to an electrical appliance.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate a configuration of a second milliwave-signal distributor and relay 600 , corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof.
- the distributor and relay of the present embodiment is only different from the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 10 in having an amplifier 75 .
- a milliwave signal carrying a TV broadcast wave is received by receiving antenna 71 , amplified by amplifier 75 and then distributed by distributor 73 , and radiated via a plurality of transmitting antennas 74 .
- the milliwave signal can be efficiently relayed and distributed from a room to each room.
- amplifying a signal which has once attenuated can result in a extended, radio-transmission section.
- a power supply for amplifier 75 can be obtained from a ceiling or an illumination apparatus.
- milliwave-signal distributor and relay 600 While in the present embodiment milliwave-signal distributor and relay 600 is attached to an ornament or illumination apparatus 70 , it may be mounted to TV receiver 6 together with milliwave receiving device 22 or to an internal or an upper or lower portion of the electrical appliance e.g. of refrigerators, air conditioners and the like.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B illustrate a configuration of a milliwave signal relay 700 , corresponding to a cross section and a plan view, respectively, thereof.
- Milliwave signal relay 700 of the present embodiment includes two planar receiving and transmitting antennas 80 a and 80 b of 60 GHz in band opposite to each other, in contact with or stuck on a blockage 81 , such as an indoor wall, door or the like.
- Planar antenna 80 is formed on a dielectric substrate or dielectric film 84 and has a rear surface provided with a grounding conductor 82 as a slot coupling hole 83 .
- Slot coupling hole 83 is constructed behind a patch conductor 85 shown in FIG. 12B , and two planar antennas 80 a and 80 b are arranged opposite to each other. While the present embodiment uses a plurality of slot coupling holes 83 , each of patch conductors 85 on the planar antenna 80 ( 80 a or 80 b ) can be formed as a microstrip line and all of them can be converted and collectively coupled to a single slot line in a single slot coupling hole of the planar antenna 80 . Thus the patch conductor 85 on the planar antenna 80 a can be electrically coupled to those on the planar antenna 80 b by the single slot line extending through the single slot coupling holes of the planar antenna 80 a and 80 b. Furthermore, a planar antenna may be a slot antenna.
- a milliwave signal carrying a TV broadcast wave is received by planar antenna 80 a and guided to slot coupling hole 83 .
- the plurality of slot coupling holes 83 operate as a slot antenna to radiate a received milliwave signal into blockage 81 such as a wall.
- the milliwave signal is transmitted through the wall if the wall does not contain much water. (If the wall contains much water the milliwave signal is absorbed by the water.)
- the transmitted milliwave signal is received by the slot antenna of slot coupling holes 83 of planar antenna 80 b, guided to the patch conductor 85 side of planar antenna 80 b, and again radiated therefrom.
- a milliwave-band (the 60 GHz band in particular) antenna provides a 1 ⁇ 2 wavelength of 2.5 mm and patch conductor 85 would each have a width of approximately 2.5 mm, so that it can be constructed with a dielectric substrate or dielectric film 84 of approximately three square centimeters.
- a relay thus constructed allows reliable wireless transmission between rooms partitioned by a wall.
- a milliwave signal relay allows transmission and reception from a single transmitting device to a plurality of receiving devices and, particularly, transmission and reception through blockages such as walls, fusumas and the like.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B show another embodiment of milliwave transmitting device 20 .
- FIGS. 13A and 13B show configurations in a community house with a block converter used and in an individual house, respectively.
- Milliwave transmitting device 20 includes an IF output level adjusting amplifier 90 receiving a broadcast signal from an antenna, a frequency arranger 91 , an IF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation, and a milliwave up-converter 93 .
- an input portion of IF output level adjusting amplifier 90 is labeled Pa
- an input portion of the frequency arranger is labeled Pb
- an input portion of the milliwave up-converter is labeled Pc.
- block converter 13 When block converter 13 is used in a community house, a signal is provided on a single coaxial cable. Accordingly amplification is provided serially for each frequency band to adjust the level of an output signal. In individual houses, various broadcast-wave signals are distributed on a plurality of respective cables and the signals are amplified in parallel for each frequency.
- FIGS. 14A-14C represent respective signal levels of the various portions Pa, Pb and Pc of milliwave transmitting device 20 . Reference will now be made to FIGS. 14A-14C to describe an operation of the milliwave transmitting device of the present embodiment.
- Input broadcast-waves such as ground wave, BS wave, CS wave, are input to IF output level adjusting amplifier 90 .
- FIG. 10A represents a signal level at input portion Pa, each type of broadcast-wave with a different level output from the antenna. Since the output level varies depending on the type of broadcast-wave, and the receiving area, the gain of the antenna used and the like, IF output level adjusting amplifier 90 provides amplification with different gains associated with the respective receiving bandwidths of various broadcast waves to provide a uniform output level.
- FIG. 14B represents such a uniform output signal level provided at intermediate portion Pb.
- IF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation At the previous stage of the input portion of milliwave up-converter 93 is provided IF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation.
- IF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation In up-converting to a milliwave band, IF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation previously enhances a signal level (or elevates an output) at higher frequency band side when the signal has an IF frequency, since higher frequency band side of a milliwave band is smaller than lower frequency band side thereof in the gain of milliwave band up-converter 93 and that of the milliwave receiving device. This can compensate for transmission loss in milliwave, wireless transmission at higher frequency band side and ensure reliable, wide-band, wireless milliwave transmission.
- FIG. 14C represents a signal level at intermediate portion Pc, with an output level increased with frequency.
- IF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation is not necessarily required and it is sufficiently effective if an output from output level adjusting amplifier 90 that has such an amplification characteristic as represented in FIG. 14C is input to milliwave up-converter 93 .
- the configuration of the milliwave transmitting device described in the present embodiment is also applicable to a milliwave transmission and reception system having the infrared transmission and reception devices of the second embodiment and a milliwave transmitting and receiving system having the UHF-band radio transmission and reception devices of the third embodiment.
- FIGS. 15A and 15B show still another embodiment of milliwave transmitting device 20 , FIG. 15A showing a configuration in a community house with a block converter used, FIG. 15B showing a configuration in an individual house.
- Milliwave transmitting device 20 of the ninth embodiment is formed of an IF output level adjusting amplifier 100 receiving a broadcast signal from an antenna, an IF amplifier 101 for C/N (carrier-to-noise) ratio compensation, a frequency arranger 102 , and a milliwave up-converter 103 .
- a block converter is used in a community house, a signal is provided on a single coaxial cable. Accordingly, amplificaion is provided serially for each frequency band to adjust the level of an output signal.
- various broadcast signals are distributed on a plurality of respective cables and the signals are amplified in parallel for each frequency.
- FIGS. 16A-16C represent respective levels at the various portions Pa, Pb and Pc of milliwave transmitting device 20 . Reference will now be made to FIGS. 16A-16C to describe operation of milliwave transmitting device 20 described in the present embodiment.
- a broadcast wave input is input to IF output level adjusting amplifier 100 .
- FIG. 16A represents a signal level at input portion Pa, each type of broadcast wave providing a different signal level from the antenna.
- IF output level adjusting amplifier 100 provides amplification with different gains associated with the respective bandwidths of various broadcast waves to provide a uniform signal level.
- FIG. 16B represents a signal level provided with such a uniform output level.
- IF amplifier 101 for C/N compensation At the previous stage of the input portion of milliwave up-converter 103 is provided IF amplifier 101 for C/N compensation. Since modulation system varies depending on each broadcast wave, the IF amplifier 101 for C/N compensation preferentially applies intense amplification to a type of broadcast wave requiring high C/N in demodulation and thus supplies it to milliwave up-converter 103 . This allows high-quality transmission at the milliwave, wireless section. For example, a CS signal provides a smaller output from a satellite than a BS signal and requires a wide bandwidth and a high C/N for the QPS-system digital modulation.
- FIG. 16C represents a signal level at intermediate portion Pc, with a high output level at a high-frequency side.
- the configuration of the milliwave transmitting device described in the present embodiment is of course applicable to a milliwave transmission and reception system with the infrared transmission and reception devices of the second embodiment and a milliwave transmission and reception system with the UHF-band radio transmission and reception devices of the third embodiment.
Abstract
In conventionally receiving satellite broadcasting (BS, CS) and terrestrial broadcasting (VHF, UHF) services, transmitting the services to a plurality of TV receivers in an individual house results in complicated wiring and a community house is also limited in the number of installed TV receivers due to previously setting a distributor and thus requires an additional distributor to be installed when a TV receiver is additionally installed. The milliwave receiving and transmitting system of the present invention allows a broadcast signal to be transmitted and received indoors via indoor, wireless milliwave transmission without using any indoor wiring.
Description
- This application is a Continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/257,947, filed on Feb. 26, 1999, and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120; and this application claims priority of application Ser. No. 10-047222 filed in Japan on Feb. 27, 1998 and application Ser. No. 10-232949 filed in Japan on Aug. 19, 1998 under 35 U.S.C. § 119; the entire contents of all are hereby incorporated by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to a milliwave transmitting device, milliwave receiving device, milliwave transmission and reception system and electrical appliance for indoor, wireless, milliwave transmission of a plurality of broadcast waves e.g. of terrestrial broadcasting service including VHF broadcasting, UHF broadcasting and the like, and satellite broadcasting service including BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcasting, CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasting and the like.
- 2. Description of the Background Art
- Currently there have been implemented TV broadcasting in a plurality of electronic-wave bands, such as terrestrial broadcasting service (VHF, UHF), satellite broadcasting service (BS, CS) and the like.
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FIG. 17 shows a conventional configuration of a TVbroadcast receiving system 900 in an individual house. - For satellite broadcasting service, TV
broadcast receiving system 900 receives a signal of 12 GHz in band at a BS antenna 1 at aCS antenna 2. A low-noise converter 3 attached close to each antenna converts a received electronic wave into a signal of an intermediate-frequency band of one to two GHz. The converted signal is transmitted from outdoors via each ofcoaxial cables UHF antenna 7 and that received by aVHF antenna 8 are mixed (or remain independent from each other) and then transmitted via acoaxial cable 9 to an each room'sTV receiver 6. -
FIG. 18 shows a configuration of a TVbroadcast receiving system 1000 in a community house. As shown inFIG. 18 , an electronic wave broadcast from a satellite is received by a common, receivingBS antenna 11 and a common, receivingCS antenna 12 and converted in an intermediate-frequency band of one to two GHz. Of the converted, satellite-broadcast BS and CS signals, the CS signal is converted in frequency by ablock converter 13. Then the signals are mixed with VHF and UHF signals of terrestrial broadcasting waves and thus transmitted via a singlecoaxial cable 14. The signal transmitted viacoaxial cable 14 is passed via adistributor 15 and anamplifier 16 and thus distributed to each household and each room through a cable. - In individual houses, however, transmission to a plurality of TV receivers renders wiring complicated. In community houses, by contrast, all broadcast waves are transmitted to each household via a single
coaxial cable 14, although the number of TV receivers installed is limited due to a distributor set previously and an additional distributor is thus required when a TV receiver is additionally installed. - One object of the invention is to provide a milliwave transmitting and receiving system for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission of satellite broadcasting service (BS, CS) and terrestrial broadcasting service (VHF, UHF), eliminating complex wiring.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide milliwave transmitting and receiving devices for implementing the milliwave transmitting and receiving system.
- The invention is a milliwave transmitting device for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission, including a broadcast-wave receiving circuit, a modulation circuit and a milliwave transmitting circuit.
- The broadcast-wave receiving circuit receives a plurality of broadcast waves and converts the waves into broadcast signals respectively corresponding to the waves. The modulation circuit up-converts a broadcast signal into a milliwave for indoor transmission and reception. The milliwave transmitting circuit transmits an up-converted milliwave.
- In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a milliwave receiving device for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission, including a milliwave receiving circuit and a broadcast-wave demodulation circuit.
- The milliwave receiving circuit receives a milliwave up-converted from a plurality of broadcast waves and thus transmitted and received indoors. The broadcast-wave demodulation circuit down-converts a milliwave in a frequency band of a broadcast wave.
- In still another aspect of the invention, there is provided a milliwave transmitting and receiving system for indoor, milliwave, wireless transmission, including a milliwave transmitting device and a milliwave receiving device.
- The milliwave transmitting device transmits a milliwave signal through wireless milliwave transmission. The milliwave transmitting device includes a broadcast-wave receiving circuit receiving and converting a plurality of broadcast waves into broadcast signals respectively corresponding to the broadcast waves, a modulation circuit up-converting a broadcast signal in a milliwave for indoor transmission and reception, and a milliwave transmitting circuit transmitting an up-converted milliwave.
- The milliwave receiving device receives a milliwave signal through milliwave, wireless transmission. The milliwave receiving device includes a milliwave receiving circuit receiving a milliwave from the milliwave transmitting circuit, and a broadcast-wave demodulation circuit down-converting a milliwave in a frequency band of a broadcast wave.
- The invention can advantageously eliminate indoor wiring, such as coaxial cable, to wirelessly transmit a broadcast wave in a milliwave. Thus, antenna works are not required for each additional installation of a TV video receiver and the like, and complex wiring can also be dispensed with. Thus, a miniature TV, a personal computer or video camera with a TV tuner, and the like can be used at any place indoors.
- Another advantage of the invention is that transmission and reception can be provided from a single transmitting device to a plurality of receiving devices.
- The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B show a configuration of a frequency arranger 22 and a configuration of an inverse frequency arranger 26, respectively, of milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with the first embodiment. -
FIGS. 3A-3D show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with the first embodiment,FIG. 3A showing a frequency arrangement of a signal input to frequency arranger 22,FIG. 3B showing a frequency arrangement of a signal output from frequency arranger 22,FIG. 3C showing a frequency arrangement up-converted by an up-converter 23 into a band of 60 GHz,FIG. 3D showing a frequency arrangement of an output from inverse frequency arranger 26. -
FIG. 4 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200 in an individual house in accordance with a second embodiment. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B show a configuration of frequency arranger 22 and that of inverse frequency arranger 26, respectively, of milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200 in an individual house in accordance with the second embodiment. -
FIGS. 6A-6C show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200 as the second embodiment is used,FIG. 6A showing a frequency arrangement when a block converter is not used,FIG. 6B showing a frequency arrangement converted in frequency by frequency arranger 22,FIG. 6C showing a frequency arrangement converted in frequency by inverse frequency arranger 26. -
FIG. 7 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 300 in an individual house in accordance with a third embodiment. -
FIG. 8 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 400 in an individual house in accordance with the fourth embodiment. -
FIG. 9A partially showing a configuration of amilliwave transmitting device 20,FIG. 9B partially showing a configuration of amilliwave receiving device 21. -
FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a configuration of a milliwave signal distributor andrelay 500 in a fifth embodiment, corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof. -
FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate a configuration of a milliwave signal distributor andrelay 600 in the fifth embodiment, corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof. -
FIGS. 12A and 12B illustrate a configuration of amilliwave signal relay 700 in a seventh embodiment, corresponding to a cross section and a plan view, respectively, thereof. -
FIGS. 13A and 13B show configurations of a milliwave transmitting and receiving device used in a community house with a block converter used and in an individual house, respectively. -
FIGS. 14A-14C represent signal levels at various portions in the eighth embodiment,FIG. 14A representing a signal level at an input portion Pa,FIG. 14B representing a signal level from an amplifier for IF output level adjustment,FIG. 14C representing a signal level from an IF amplifier for frequency compensation. -
FIGS. 15A and 15B show configurations of a milliwave transmitting and receiving device in a ninth embodiment used in a community house with a block converter used and in an individual house, respectively. -
FIGS. 16A-16C represent signal levels at various portions in the ninth embodiment,FIG. 16A representing a signal level at an input portion Pa,FIG. 16B representing a signal level from an amplifier for IF output level adjustment, andFIG. 16C representing a signal level from an IF amplifier for frequency compensation. -
FIG. 17 shows a conventional TVbroadcast receiving system 900 in an individual house. -
FIG. 18 shows a conventional TVbroadcast receiving system 1000 in a community house. -
FIG. 1 shows a milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 100 in a community house in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention. The identical and similar portions to those of theFIGS. 17 and 18 conventional examples are denoted by same reference characters. - Milliwave, wireless-transmission,
TV receiving system 100 employs a milliwave of a frequency band of 60 GHz for the indoor, wireless system. A milliwave of the 60 GHz band is significantly higher in frequency and allows a radio-wave bandwidth of a transmitter and receiver to be wider than currently used satellite and terrestrial TV broadcast waves so that terrestrial broadcasting service and satellite broadcasting service can be collectively radio-transmitted at one time. In addition, in this frequency band radiowaves are significantly absorbed by oxygen and water and thus readily blocked between adjacent houses. This frequency band is also suitable for wireless indoor transmission in a household, since it provides a ½ wavelength of 2.5 mm in the air, approximately the same as the size of an IC chip and thus capable of integration with the IC together with its antenna, and can thus reduce the size of the equipment and allows a light-weight, miniature radio module to be incorporated into an electrical appliance. - A satellite-broadcast electronic wave is received by a common, receiving
BS antenna 11 and a common, receivingCS antenna 12 and converted in an intermediate frequency band of one to two GHz. Of the converted, satellite-broadcast BS and CS signals, the CS signal is converted in frequency by ablock converter 13. Then the signals are mixed with VHF and UHF signals of terrestrial broadcast waves and transmitted via a singlecoaxial cable 14. The signal transmitted oncoaxial cable 14 is passed via adistributer 15 and anamplifier 16 and thus distributed to amilliwave transmitting device 20 in each household. - A signal from
milliwave transmitting device 20 is transmitted to amilliwave receiving device 21 via an electronic wave of the milliwave band described above.FIG. 1 shows a singlemilliwave transmitting device 20 transmitting a signal to a plurality of milliwave receiving devices 21 (threemilliwave receiving devices 21 in the present embodiment). -
Milliwave transmitting device 20 includes a frequency converter (referred to as afrequency arranger 22 hereinafter) arranging a plurality of TV broadcast waves along a frequency axis, an up-converter 23 converting an intermediate frequency band to a radio signal of a milliwave band, and anantenna 25. -
Milliwave receiving device 21 includesantenna 25, a down-converter 24 converting a radio signal of a milliwave band into an intermediate frequency band, a frequency converter (referred to as aninverse frequency arranger 26 hereinafter) converting an intermediate frequency band arranged along a frequency axis to a normal TV broadcast wave. -
FIG. 2A shows a configuration of afrequency arranger 22 of the milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system, andFIG. 2B shows a configuration ofinverse frequency arranger 26 of the milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system. -
FIGS. 3A-3D show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 100 is used. - Reference will now be made to
FIGS. 2A and 2B and 3A-3D to describefrequency arranger 22 andinverse frequency arranger 23 operations. - As shown in
FIG. 3A , for signal inputs tofrequency arranger 22 an intermediate frequency of a CS signal and that of a BS signal are previously arranged byblock converter 13 along a frequency axis at an intermediate frequency of 1035 MHz to 1895 MHz. Of such input signals, theFIG. 2A frequency arranger 22 allows afrequency mixer 31 and alocal oscillator 32 to convert only terrestrial broadcast signal in frequency and arrange it along the frequency axis. In other words, in the series of the frequencies of the signals output fromfrequency arranger 22 the terrestrial broadcast signal is converted in frequency, as shown inFIG. 3B . - A reason why a terrestrial broadcast signal is converted in frequency is as follows: when a terrestrial broadcast signal prior to the frequency conversion is up-converted to the 60 GHz band the terrestrial broadcast signal comes close to local oscillation wave (milliwave) due to the low frequency of terrestrial broadcasting service. However, the local oscillation wave is essentially an unnecessary wave which must be removed rather than radiated from
antenna 25. Thus a terrestrial broadcast wave signal directly up-converted will be removed together with the local oscillation wave. Accordingly,frequency arranger 22 converts terrestrial broadcast wave into a different frequency band (e.g. a band of 2 GHz) at the intermediate-frequency stage. - The broadcast waves thus arranged along the frequency axis are up-converted into the 60 GHz band by the
milliwave transmitting device 20 up-converter 23 to have the radio frequencies as shown inFIG. 3C and thus output as a milliwave radio-signal from themilliwave transmitting device 20antenna 25. - In
milliwave receiving device 21,antenna 25 receives a milliwave radio signal which is in turn down-converted to a broadcast wave and thus input toinverse frequency arranger 26. As shown inFIG. 2B ,inverse frequency arranger 26 provides the inverted version of the process provided byfrequency arranger 22, usingfrequency mixer 31 andlocal oscillator 32 to convert an intermediate frequency arranged along a frequency axis to an original, ground-wave frequency. A relation between the frequencies of outputs frominverse frequency arranger 26 is shown inFIG. 3D . - Milliwave, wireless-transmission,
TV receiving system 100 inputs a broadcast wave thus obtained toTV receiver 6 to provide for TV reception. - Since a broadcast wave can be transmitted indoors via milliwave radio-transmission without using a wiring such as a coaxial cable, antenna works are not required for each additional TV installation and complex wiring can also be dispensed with. Thus, a miniature TV, a personal computer or video camera with a TV tuner, and the like can be used at any indoor locations.
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FIG. 4 illustrates a configuration of an indoor, milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200 for an individual house in accordance with a second embodiment. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B show a configuration offrequency arranger 22 and that ofinverse frequency arranger 23, respectively, of milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200 in the second embodiment. -
FIGS. 6A-6C show frequency arrangements when milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200 is used. - Hereinafter, the identical and similar portions to those shown in
FIG. 1 are denoted by same reference characters and different portions are only described. Reference will now be made toFIG. 4 toFIGS. 6A-6C to describe a configuration and operation of milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 200. -
FIG. 4 shows transmission from a singlemilliwave transmitting device 20 to a plurality of milliwave receiving devices 21 (twomilliwave receiving devices 21 in the present embodiment).Milliwave transmitting device 20 andmilliwave receiving device 21 are basically similar in configuration to those of the first embodiment shown inFIG. 1 . As compared to the first embodiment, however, milliwave transmittingdevice 20 andmilliwave receiving device 21 of the second embodiment are different in the configurations offrequency arranger 22 andinverse frequency arranger 26 and also in provision of aninfrared transmission device 40 and aninfrared reception device 41. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , for an individual house withoutblock converter 13, signals input tofrequency arranger 22 are BS, CS and ground-wave signals transmitted via three independent coaxial cables. Furthermore, an intermediate frequency component of BS (1035 MHz to 1335 MHz) and an intermediate frequency component of CS (1293 MHz to 1548 MHz) overlap each other. A CS signal has a vertical polarized wave component and a horizontal polarized wave component. One of these components is selected at a CS antenna by a DC control bias output from a CS tuner depending on channel select. - As shown in
FIG. 6A , frequency components of a CS broadcast wave overlap when a block converter is not used. Accordingly, depending on the channel select from a CS tuner in the TV receiver 6 a DC control bias of 11 V or 15 V is produced to switch a received, polarized-wave component transmitted from CS antenna 2 (the bias of 11 V for the vertical polarized-wave, the bias of 15 V for the horizontal polarized-wave) to extract a desired, polarized-wave component. - Thus,
frequency arranger 22 inmilliwave transmitting device 20 for the individual house receives BS, CS and ground-wave signals via the respective, three independent coaxial cables, as shown inFIG. 5A . - In
frequency arranger 22, an intermediate frequency of CS broadcasting is converted in frequency by afrequency mixer 42 and alocal oscillator 43 and an intermediate frequency of terrestrial broadcasting is converted in frequency byfrequency mixer 42,local oscillator 43 and amultiplication element 48 having a multiplication ratio N (wherein N is a natural number) and the frequencies are rearranged along a frequency axis.FIG. 6B represents an arrangement of frequencies subjected to such a frequency conversion as described above. As shown inFIG. 6B , the intermediate frequency of BS broadcasting and the converted frequency of CS broadcasting do not overlap at all and the intermediate frequency of terrestrial broadcasting is temporarily converted to a different frequency band (e.g. a band of 2 GHz). - The
milliwave receiving device 21inverse frequency arranger 26 provides a process procedure opposite to that provided byfrequency arranger 22. More specifically,inverse frequency arranger 26 usesfrequency mixer 42,local oscillator 43 andmultiplication element 48 to convert intermediate frequencies arranged along a frequency axis to an original ground-wave frequency and the original intermediate-frequency band of a CS broadcast wave.FIG. 6C represents a frequency arrangement thus converted.Inverse frequency arranger 26 thus provides an original frequency arrangement of broadcast waves. - In addition, vertical and horizontal polarized-wave components of CS broadcasting input via
CS antenna 2 for individual houses should be switched by a DC control bias 44 serving as a polarized-wave control signal for selecting one of vertical polarized-wave (11 V) and horizontal polarized-wave (15 V) depending on the channel select. Thus, a CS tuner ofTV reception 6 inputs DC control bias 44 toinfrared transmission device 40, the input DC control bias 44 is used by asignal processing portion 45 to produce a modulation signal, and an electrical/optical converter 46 transmits wirelessly frominfrared transmission device 40 an infrared signal corresponding to the modulation signal. - In
milliwave transmitting device 20 atinfrared reception device 41, electrical/optical converter 46 extracts an electrical signal corresponding to the infrared signal andsignal processing portion 45 again produces DC control bias 44 for controlling vertical and horizontal polarized waves. Thus, switching between vertical and horizontal polarized waves is provided in CS broadcasting. - The infrared-
signal transmitting circuit 40 provided in each milliwave receiving device and the infrared-signal receiving circuit 41 provided in the milliwave transmitting device allow a polarized wave of a CS broadcast signal to be controlled to provide for wireless, milliwave transmission when a block converter is not used e.g. in individual houses. -
FIG. 7 shows a second, indoor, milliwave, wireless-transmission, TV receiving system in an individual house. Hereinafter, the identical and similar portions to those shown in theFIG. 4 second embodiment are denoted by same reference characters and description is only provided for the different portions. -
FIG. 7 shows transmission from a singlemilliwave transmitting device 20 to a plurality of milliwave receiving devices 21 (twomilliwave receiving devices 21 in this embodiment).Milliwave transmitting device 20 andmilliwave receiving device 21 are basically similar in configuration to those of the second embodiment shown inFIG. 4 , except that the infrared signal converted from DC control bias 44 serving as the polarized-wave control signal for switching between vertical and horizontal polarized-wave components is substituted by an electronic-wave signal of a UHF band and that milliwave transmittingdevice 20 andmilliwave receiving device 21 are respectively provided with a UHF-bandradio reception device 51 and a UHF-bandradio trasmission device 50. The electronic-wave signal of the UHF band is used as a signal of the ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) band (a band of 2.4 GHz), a frequency band for cordless telephones such as PHS, and the like, so that parts and the like used for transmission and reception can be smaller and less expensive. Thus it is desirable that transmission and reception between milliwave transmitting and receivingdevices - UHF-band
radio transmission device 50 includessignal processing portion 45 applying signal process to and thus modulating DC control bias 44 from a CS tuner ofTV receiver 6, and a UHF-band radio portion 52 converting the modulated wave into a radio signal of a UHF band. UHF-bandradio reception device 51 includes a UHF-band radio portion 53 converting a UHF-band radio signal into a demodulated wave, andsignal processing portion 45 reproducing from the demodulated wave the DC control bias 44 of the CS tuner ofTV receiver 6. - The UHF-
signal transmitting circuit 50 provided in eachmilliwave receiving device 21 and the UHF-signal receiving circuit 51 provided inmilliwave transmitting device 20 allow a polarized wave of a CS broadcast signal to be controlled to provide for wireless, milliwave transmission when a block converter is not used e.g. in individual houses. Particularly, since an electronic wave of the UHF band is dissimilar to infrared transmission, capable of transmission through such blockages as fusuma, a paper sliding door, wall and the like, milliwave transmitting and receiving devices can be used between partitioned rooms. By incorporating a cordless telephone such as PHS into the system, not only a signal for controlling vertical and horizontal polarized waves but data transmission can be advantageously provided to allow bidirectional communication. -
FIG. 8 illustrates an indoor, milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 400 for an individual house in accordance with a fourth embodiment. Hereinafter, the identical and similar portions to those according to the third embodiment shown inFIG. 7 are denoted by same reference characters and the following description is only provided with respect to the different portions therebetween. - The
FIG. 8 milliwave transmitting device 20 andmilliwave receiving device 21 are basically similar in configuration to those of the third embodiment shown inFIG. 7 , using UHF-band radio transmission andreception devices - It should be noted, however, that milliwave, wireless-transmission,
TV receiving system 400 of the present embodiment differs in configuration from milliwave, wireless-transmission,TV receiving system 300 in that in order to reliably operate milliwave transmitting and receivingdevices 20 and 21 a reference signal of UHF-band radio portions devices -
FIGS. 9A and 9B partially show the configurations of milliwave transmitting and receivingdevices FIG. 5 are denoted by same reference characters. - Referring to
FIGS. 9A and 9B , inmilliwave transmitting device 20 at UHF-band radio portions local oscillator 61 is constituted by a phase lock oscillator (a phase locked loop circuit) driven by acrystal oscillator 62. More specifically, a phase difference between an output signal of afrequency divider 612 receiving an output from a voltage controlled oscillator VCO and an output signal ofcrystal oscillator 62 is used by a low pass filter LPF to produce a control voltage which controls an oscillation frequency of voltage controlled oscillator VCO. A local oscillation wave from UHF-bandlocal oscillator 61 is used to modulate and demodulate a UHF signal. - As shown in
FIG. 9A , in milliwave transmitting device 20 a signal from UHF-bandlocal oscillator 61 is guided to aharmonic amplifier 63 of up-converter 23.Harmonic amplifier 63 amplifies a harmonic component of the signal from UHF-bandlocal oscillator 61 and injects it to a milliwave,local oscillator 64 to provide synchronization of milliwave,local oscillator 64 oscillation. A similar configuration is also provided in theFIG. 9B milliwave receivingdevice 21. - While the present embodiment employs an injection and synchronization system of a local oscillation wave to milliwave,
local oscillator 64, UHF-band local oscillator 61 (orcrystal oscillator 62 in UHF-band local oscillator 61), and a milliwave harmonic mixer, a phase comparator, a frequency divider, a loop filter and the like may be used to configure a feed back loop circuit and milliwave,local oscillator 64 may provide facing operation. - With this configuration, a milliwave signal generated from milliwave,
local oscillator 64 can have less noise component and obtain a stable frequency equivalent to the level of the crystal oscillator. -
FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a configuration of a first milliwave signal distributor andrelay 500, corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof The milliwave signal distributor and relay of the present embodiment is attached to an ornament or illumination apparatus 70 suspended from a ceiling, configured by a receivingantenna 71, asignal line 72, adistributor 73 and a plurality of transmittingantennas 74. Transmitting and receivingantennas distributor 73 may be formed of a waveguide, a coaxial line, or a planar line, such as a microstrip line. - The operation will now be described. A milliwave signal carrying a TV broadcast wave is received by receiving
antenna 71, passed viasignal line 72 and distributed bydistributor 73, and again radiated via a plurality of transmittingantennas 74. By directing the plurality of transmitting antennas in a plurality of directions, the milliwave signal can be efficiently relayed and distributed from a room to each other room. While in the present embodiment milliwave signal distributor and relay 500 is attached to an ornament orillumination apparatus 72, it may be attached toTV receiver 6 together withmilliwave receiving device 22 or to an inner or an upper or lower portion of the electrical appliance e.g. of refrigerators, air conditioners and the like. - Furthermore, at least one of the various milliwave receiving devices and milliwave transmitting devices described in the embodiments, rather than only a milliwave receiving device and a milliwave distributor and relay, may be mounted to an electrical appliance.
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FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate a configuration of a second milliwave-signal distributor andrelay 600, corresponding to a plan view and a cross section, respectively, thereof. The distributor and relay of the present embodiment is only different from the fifth embodiment shown inFIG. 10 in having anamplifier 75. - The operation will now be described. A milliwave signal carrying a TV broadcast wave is received by receiving
antenna 71, amplified byamplifier 75 and then distributed bydistributor 73, and radiated via a plurality of transmittingantennas 74. By directing the plurality of transmittingantennas 74 in a plurality of directions, the milliwave signal can be efficiently relayed and distributed from a room to each room. Also, amplifying a signal which has once attenuated can result in a extended, radio-transmission section. A power supply foramplifier 75 can be obtained from a ceiling or an illumination apparatus. While in the present embodiment milliwave-signal distributor and relay 600 is attached to an ornament or illumination apparatus 70, it may be mounted toTV receiver 6 together withmilliwave receiving device 22 or to an internal or an upper or lower portion of the electrical appliance e.g. of refrigerators, air conditioners and the like. -
FIGS. 12A and 12B illustrate a configuration of amilliwave signal relay 700, corresponding to a cross section and a plan view, respectively, thereof. -
Milliwave signal relay 700 of the present embodiment includes two planar receiving and transmittingantennas blockage 81, such as an indoor wall, door or the like.Planar antenna 80 is formed on a dielectric substrate ordielectric film 84 and has a rear surface provided with a groundingconductor 82 as aslot coupling hole 83. -
Slot coupling hole 83 is constructed behind apatch conductor 85 shown inFIG. 12B , and twoplanar antennas patch conductors 85 on the planar antenna 80 (80 a or 80 b) can be formed as a microstrip line and all of them can be converted and collectively coupled to a single slot line in a single slot coupling hole of theplanar antenna 80. Thus thepatch conductor 85 on theplanar antenna 80 a can be electrically coupled to those on theplanar antenna 80 b by the single slot line extending through the single slot coupling holes of theplanar antenna - The operation will now be described. A milliwave signal carrying a TV broadcast wave is received by
planar antenna 80 a and guided to slotcoupling hole 83. The plurality of slot coupling holes 83 operate as a slot antenna to radiate a received milliwave signal intoblockage 81 such as a wall. - The milliwave signal is transmitted through the wall if the wall does not contain much water. (If the wall contains much water the milliwave signal is absorbed by the water.) The transmitted milliwave signal is received by the slot antenna of slot coupling holes 83 of
planar antenna 80 b, guided to thepatch conductor 85 side ofplanar antenna 80 b, and again radiated therefrom. - A milliwave-band (the 60 GHz band in particular) antenna provides a ½ wavelength of 2.5 mm and
patch conductor 85 would each have a width of approximately 2.5 mm, so that it can be constructed with a dielectric substrate ordielectric film 84 of approximately three square centimeters. A relay thus constructed allows reliable wireless transmission between rooms partitioned by a wall. Thus, a milliwave signal relay allows transmission and reception from a single transmitting device to a plurality of receiving devices and, particularly, transmission and reception through blockages such as walls, fusumas and the like. -
FIGS. 13A and 13B show another embodiment ofmilliwave transmitting device 20.FIGS. 13A and 13B show configurations in a community house with a block converter used and in an individual house, respectively. -
Milliwave transmitting device 20 according to the eighth embodiment includes an IF outputlevel adjusting amplifier 90 receiving a broadcast signal from an antenna, afrequency arranger 91, anIF amplifier 92 for frequency compensation, and a milliwave up-converter 93. It should be noted that inFIGS. 13A and 13B , an input portion of IF outputlevel adjusting amplifier 90 is labeled Pa, an input portion of the frequency arranger is labeled Pb, and an input portion of the milliwave up-converter is labeled Pc. - When
block converter 13 is used in a community house, a signal is provided on a single coaxial cable. Accordingly amplification is provided serially for each frequency band to adjust the level of an output signal. In individual houses, various broadcast-wave signals are distributed on a plurality of respective cables and the signals are amplified in parallel for each frequency. -
FIGS. 14A-14C represent respective signal levels of the various portions Pa, Pb and Pc ofmilliwave transmitting device 20. Reference will now be made toFIGS. 14A-14C to describe an operation of the milliwave transmitting device of the present embodiment. - Input broadcast-waves, such as ground wave, BS wave, CS wave, are input to IF output
level adjusting amplifier 90. -
FIG. 10A represents a signal level at input portion Pa, each type of broadcast-wave with a different level output from the antenna. Since the output level varies depending on the type of broadcast-wave, and the receiving area, the gain of the antenna used and the like, IF outputlevel adjusting amplifier 90 provides amplification with different gains associated with the respective receiving bandwidths of various broadcast waves to provide a uniform output level.FIG. 14B represents such a uniform output signal level provided at intermediate portion Pb. - At the previous stage of the input portion of milliwave up-
converter 93 is provided IFamplifier 92 for frequency compensation. In up-converting to a milliwave band, IFamplifier 92 for frequency compensation previously enhances a signal level (or elevates an output) at higher frequency band side when the signal has an IF frequency, since higher frequency band side of a milliwave band is smaller than lower frequency band side thereof in the gain of milliwave band up-converter 93 and that of the milliwave receiving device. This can compensate for transmission loss in milliwave, wireless transmission at higher frequency band side and ensure reliable, wide-band, wireless milliwave transmission.FIG. 14C represents a signal level at intermediate portion Pc, with an output level increased with frequency. - It should be noted that while the present embodiment has IF
amplifier 92 for frequency compensation, IFamplifier 92 for frequency compensation is not necessarily required and it is sufficiently effective if an output from outputlevel adjusting amplifier 90 that has such an amplification characteristic as represented inFIG. 14C is input to milliwave up-converter 93. - The configuration of the milliwave transmitting device described in the present embodiment is also applicable to a milliwave transmission and reception system having the infrared transmission and reception devices of the second embodiment and a milliwave transmitting and receiving system having the UHF-band radio transmission and reception devices of the third embodiment.
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FIGS. 15A and 15B show still another embodiment ofmilliwave transmitting device 20,FIG. 15A showing a configuration in a community house with a block converter used,FIG. 15B showing a configuration in an individual house. -
Milliwave transmitting device 20 of the ninth embodiment is formed of an IF outputlevel adjusting amplifier 100 receiving a broadcast signal from an antenna, an IFamplifier 101 for C/N (carrier-to-noise) ratio compensation, afrequency arranger 102, and a milliwave up-converter 103. When a block converter is used in a community house, a signal is provided on a single coaxial cable. Accordingly, amplificaion is provided serially for each frequency band to adjust the level of an output signal. For individual houses, various broadcast signals are distributed on a plurality of respective cables and the signals are amplified in parallel for each frequency. -
FIGS. 16A-16C represent respective levels at the various portions Pa, Pb and Pc ofmilliwave transmitting device 20. Reference will now be made toFIGS. 16A-16C to describe operation ofmilliwave transmitting device 20 described in the present embodiment. A broadcast wave input is input to IF outputlevel adjusting amplifier 100.FIG. 16A represents a signal level at input portion Pa, each type of broadcast wave providing a different signal level from the antenna. - Since the signal level varies depending on the type of broadcast wave, and the signal area, the gain of the antenna used and the like, IF output
level adjusting amplifier 100 provides amplification with different gains associated with the respective bandwidths of various broadcast waves to provide a uniform signal level.FIG. 16B represents a signal level provided with such a uniform output level. - At the previous stage of the input portion of milliwave up-
converter 103 is provided IFamplifier 101 for C/N compensation. Since modulation system varies depending on each broadcast wave, theIF amplifier 101 for C/N compensation preferentially applies intense amplification to a type of broadcast wave requiring high C/N in demodulation and thus supplies it to milliwave up-converter 103. This allows high-quality transmission at the milliwave, wireless section. For example, a CS signal provides a smaller output from a satellite than a BS signal and requires a wide bandwidth and a high C/N for the QPS-system digital modulation. Accordingly, a linear amplifier is used to preferentially apply intense amplification to the CS signal, as compared to the PS signal level, and an up-converter is introduced in a milliwave band to allow reliable, wide-band, milliwave, wireless transmission.FIG. 16C represents a signal level at intermediate portion Pc, with a high output level at a high-frequency side. - The configuration of the milliwave transmitting device described in the present embodiment is of course applicable to a milliwave transmission and reception system with the infrared transmission and reception devices of the second embodiment and a milliwave transmission and reception system with the UHF-band radio transmission and reception devices of the third embodiment.
- Although the present invention has been described and illustrated in detail, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, the spirit and scope of the present invention being limited only by the terms of the appended claims.
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1. An electrical appliance, comprising a milliwave-signal distributor and relay, said milliwave-signal distributor and relay including a receiving antenna, a distributor, and a plurality of transmitting antenna for changing a radiation direction.
2. The electrical appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said milliwave-signal distributor and relay also includes an amplifier.
3. A milliwave-signal relay comprising a receiving antenna having a planar antenna formed on dielectric, transmitting antenna having a planar antenna formed on dielectric, and a blockage with said receiving and transmitting antennas mounted on opposite sides of said blockage and positioned opposite to each other.
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