Patents by Inventor Takamichi Kuga

Takamichi Kuga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8060046
    Abstract: The radio receiver includes: a mixer configured to convert a received signal to an IF signal using a local oscillation signal; an IF processing section configured to limit the band of the IF signal; a detection section configured to demodulate the band-limited IF signal; a frequency control section configured to output a frequency control signal corresponding to a desired signal; and a local oscillation section configured to generate the local oscillation signal having a frequency corresponding to the desired signal according to the frequency control signal. The frequency control section outputs as the frequency control signal to change the frequency of the local oscillation signal so that the difference from the frequency corresponding to the desired signal is not more than the frequency of the IF signal, and determines one of the set values with which the corresponding image signal strength is lowest as the frequency control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takamichi Kuga, Yasuhisa Yao
  • Publication number: 20090239492
    Abstract: The radio receiver includes: a mixer configured to convert a received signal to an IF signal using a local oscillation signal; an IF processing section configured to limit the band of the IF signal; a detection section configured to demodulate the band-limited IF signal; a frequency control section configured to output a frequency control signal corresponding to a desired signal; and a local oscillation section configured to generate the local oscillation signal having a frequency corresponding to the desired signal according to the frequency control signal. The frequency control section outputs as the frequency control signal to change the frequency of the local oscillation signal so that the difference from the frequency corresponding to the desired signal is not more than the frequency of the IF signal, and determines one of the set values with which the corresponding image signal strength is lowest as the frequency control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Takamichi Kuga, Yasuhisa Yao
  • Publication number: 20070093223
    Abstract: To attain the object of providing an AM receiver capable of accurately recognizing an antenna input level, a DC voltage which indicates the status of RFAGC performance is outputted from an analog RF circuit block at the time of the RFAGC performance. Then the DC voltage is subjected to analog-to-digital conversion to obtain a digital value. This digital value is added to a digital value corresponding to an electric field strength detected at a digital IF circuit block and the result of the addition is outputted as a field-strength output. On account of this, its sensitivity to the detection of a broadcasting station is improved at the time of an automatic station selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamichi Kuga, Yasuhisa Yao