KR101577183B1 - Diversity receiving device and diversity receiving method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
A diversity receiving apparatus and method are disclosed. According to the present invention, when the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is good, different channel signals are extracted from the respective RF signals provided from the plurality of antennas, and when the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is bad, Extracts the same channel signal and synthesizes them. According to the present invention, when the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is good, different channel signals are extracted from the respective RF signals provided from the plurality of antennas. When the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is bad, It is possible to stably display one broadcast channel by operating in a diversity system mode in a situation where the RF receiving environment such as a weak electric field is poor. In contrast, in a situation where the RF reception environment is good, the PIP Mode and can simultaneously display two broadcast channels. Accordingly, when the RF reception environment is good, all of the plurality of antennas can be utilized efficiently.
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The present invention relates to a diversity receiving apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a diversity receiving apparatus and method that extracts different channel signals from RF signals provided from a plurality of antennas, And more particularly, to an apparatus and method for extracting and combining identical channel signals from RF signals provided from a plurality of antennas.
A diversity scheme is one of techniques for overcoming a fading phenomenon occurring on a wireless channel, and includes a time diversity scheme and a space diversity scheme. The spatial diversity technique is a diversity technique using two or more transmission / reception antennas. When a received signal includes a channel error due to fading, a technique of improving signal quality by combining channel information received through a plurality of antennas to be.
In the case of an antenna system using such a space diversity scheme, when the reception environment is poor, it is advantageous to receive signals more reliably by receiving and combining signals through a plurality of antennas. On the other hand, Even if only one of the plurality of antennas is used, the reception performance can be maintained and the efficiency of the antenna is degraded.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a PIP mode in which a user can simultaneously receive two or more broadcast signals by extracting different channel signals from RF signals provided from a plurality of antennas, And extracts and combines the same channel signals from the respective RF signals provided from the plurality of antennas when the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is poor, and to provide a diversity reception apparatus and method.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diversity receiving apparatus including an antenna unit including a first antenna and a second antenna; A first tuner for receiving a first RF signal from the first antenna and extracting a first channel signal from the first RF signal and a second tuner for receiving a second RF signal from the second antenna, A tuner unit including a second tuner for extracting the second tuner; A first demodulator for receiving the first channel signal from the first tuner and demodulating the first channel signal and a second demodulator for receiving the second channel signal from the second tuner and demodulating the second channel signal A channel demodulator including a second demodulator; And controlling the first tuner and the second tuner to operate in a first mode for extracting the same channel signal from each other to output a first stream provided from the channel demodulator unit, And an output controller for outputting different first streams and second streams provided from the channel demodulator unit by controlling the second mode to operate in a second mode for extracting different channel signals.
Wherein the output control unit controls the first mode to operate in the first mode if the RF signal reception sensitivity through the antenna unit is smaller than a preset reference reception sensitivity and controls the second mode if the RF signal reception sensitivity is greater than the reference reception sensitivity .
Wherein the output controller determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the BER value is greater than a predetermined reference value and if the BER value is smaller than the reference value, Is greater than the reference reception sensitivity.
The output controller may determine that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the number of times that the BER value is greater than the reference value occurs more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period.
Wherein the output control unit determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the SNR is less than a predetermined reference value and if the SNR value is greater than the reference value, It can be determined that the sensitivity is larger than the reference reception sensitivity.
The output controller may determine that the RF signal reception sensitivity is greater than the reference reception sensitivity if the number of times that the SNR value is greater than the reference value occurs more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period.
The output control unit may be changed to the first mode or the second mode according to the reception sensitivity of the RF signal through the antenna unit.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diversity receiving method including: an antenna unit including a first antenna and a second antenna; A first tuner for receiving a first RF signal from the first antenna and extracting a first channel signal from the first RF signal and a second tuner for receiving a second RF signal from the second antenna, A tuner unit including a second tuner for extracting the second tuner; A first demodulator for receiving the first channel signal from the first tuner and demodulating the first channel signal and a second demodulator for receiving the second channel signal from the second tuner and demodulating the second channel signal, A first mode in which the first tuner and the second tuner extract the same channel signal, and a second mode in which the first tuner and the second tuner extract the same channel signal, and a second demodulator And a second mode in which the second tuner extracts a different channel signal from the second tuner; And outputting a stream provided from the channel demodulator unit.
Wherein the mode control step controls to operate in the first mode if the reception sensitivity of the RF signal through the antenna unit is smaller than a preset reference reception sensitivity, and when the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is higher than the reference reception sensitivity, And the like.
Wherein the mode control step determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the BER value is greater than a preset reference value and if the BER value is smaller than the reference value, It may be determined that the sensitivity is greater than the reference reception sensitivity.
The mode control step may determine that the RF signal reception sensitivity is less than the reference reception sensitivity if the number of times that the BER value is greater than the reference value occurs more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period.
Wherein the mode control step determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the SNR is less than a preset reference value and if the SNR value is greater than the reference value, It can be determined that the reception sensitivity is larger than the reference reception sensitivity.
The mode control step may determine that the RF signal reception sensitivity is greater than the reference reception sensitivity if the number of times that the SNR value is greater than the reference value occurs more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period.
And changing the first mode or the second mode according to an RF signal receiving sensitivity through the antenna unit.
According to the diversity receiving apparatus and method of the present invention, when the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is good, different channel signals are extracted from the respective RF signals provided from the plurality of antennas. When the reception sensitivity of the RF signal is bad, By extracting and combining the same channel signals from the respective RF signals provided from the antenna, it is possible to stably display one broadcast channel by operating in the diversity system mode in a situation where the RF reception environment such as weak electric field is poor, In a situation where the RF reception environment is good, it is possible to operate in the PIP mode and simultaneously display two broadcast channels. Accordingly, when the RF reception environment is good, all of the plurality of antennas can be utilized efficiently.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a diversity receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a diversity reception method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a diversity receiving apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A diversity receiving apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a diversity receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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A diversity reception method of a diversity reception apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a diversity reception method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
100: diversity receiving apparatus, 110: antenna unit,
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A first tuner for receiving a first RF signal from the first antenna and extracting a first channel signal from the first RF signal and a second tuner for receiving a second RF signal from the second antenna, A tuner unit including a second tuner for extracting the second tuner;
A first demodulator for receiving the first channel signal from the first tuner and demodulating the first channel signal and a second demodulator for receiving the second channel signal from the second tuner and demodulating the second channel signal A channel demodulator including a second demodulator; And
Wherein the first tuner and the second tuner are controlled to operate in a first mode for extracting the same channel signal to output a first stream provided from the channel demodulator unit, And an output controller for controlling the first and second demodulators to operate in a second mode for extracting different channel signals and outputting different first and second streams respectively provided from the channel demodulator,
Wherein the output control unit determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the number of times that the RF signal reception sensitivity through the antenna unit is less than a preset reference reception sensitivity is more than a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period, And controls the first mode to operate in the second mode if the RF signal reception sensitivity through the antenna unit is greater than the reference reception sensitivity.
Wherein the output controller determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the BER value is greater than a predetermined reference value and if the BER value is smaller than the reference value, Is greater than the reference reception sensitivity.
Wherein the output control unit determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the SNR is less than a predetermined reference value and if the SNR value is greater than the reference value, And determines that the sensitivity is larger than the reference reception sensitivity.
A first mode in which the first tuner and the second tuner extract the same channel signal according to the reception sensitivity of the RF signal through the antenna unit and a second mode in which the first tuner and the second tuner extract channel signals different from each other, Controlling to operate in one of the modes; And
And outputting a stream provided from the channel demodulator unit, the diversity reception method comprising:
The RF signal reception sensitivity is determined such that the RF signal reception sensitivity is less than the reference reception sensitivity if the number of times that the RF signal reception sensitivity through the antenna unit is less than a preset reference reception sensitivity is more than a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period And determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity through the antenna unit is greater than the reference reception sensitivity if the RF signal reception sensitivity through the antenna unit is greater than the reference reception sensitivity.
Wherein the mode control step determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the BER value is greater than a preset reference value and if the BER value is smaller than the reference value, And determines that the sensitivity is larger than the reference reception sensitivity.
Wherein the mode control step determines that the RF signal reception sensitivity is smaller than the reference reception sensitivity if the SNR is less than a preset reference value and if the SNR value is greater than the reference value, And determines that the reception sensitivity is larger than the reference reception sensitivity.
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