Digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal receiving system and digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal receiver

A digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal receiving system comprised of a multi-directional antenna and a TV broadcast signal receiver which are connected by a cable, wherein

• the multi-directional antenna has:
• a signal receiving direction selecting means for selecting one signal receiving direction among a plurality of signal receiving directions based on a signal receiving direction control signal outputted from the TV broadcast signal receiver;
• and
• a variable amplifying means which can be controlled gain adjustment by a signal receiving direction control signal outputted from the TV broadcast signal receiver, and amplifies a received TV broadcast signal;
• and
• the TV broadcast signal receiver has:
• a TV broadcast signal receiving means connected to the multi-directional antenna through the cable, and receiving a TV broadcast signal;
• a TV broadcast signal processing means performing a predetermined signal processing to the TV broadcast signal received by the TV broadcast signal receiving means;
• a TV broadcast signal output means outputting the TV broadcast signal processed by the TV broadcast signal processing means to a monitor apparatus;
• a memory means temporarily memorizing the TV broadcast signal processed by the TV broadcast signal processing means;
• a signal receiving direction deciding means deciding an optimum signal receiving direction with respect to each receivable channel with using information memorized in the memory means;
• a signal receiving direction control signal output means outputting a signal receiving direction control signal to the multi-directional antenna for specifying an effective signal receiving direction to receive the TV broadcast signal;
• a signal level detection means detecting a level of the TV broadcast signal received by the TV broadcast signal receiving means;
• a gain control signal output means outputting a gain control signal for controlling a gain of the variable amplifying means of the multi-directional antenna based on a result of detection of the level of the TV broadcast signal by the signal level detection means;
• an entire control means controlling each component of the TV broadcast signal receiver;
• and
• the signal level detection means stores a look-up table in which a relation between voltages of TV broadcast signals and signal levels corresponding to them, refers the look-up table based on the received TV broadcast signal and outputs a signal level corresponding to the received TV broadcast signal;
• the gain control signal output means stores a plurality of look-up tables, in which relationships between levels of input signals and expected voltages of TV broadcast signals after changing the gain corresponding to each value or step number of adjustable gain of the variable amplifier of the multi-directional antenna, is written, a maximum value and a minimum value of the voltage of the TV broadcast signal which can be processed properly in the TV broadcast signal processing means, refers the look-up tables based on the level of the input signal, decides a value or a step number of the gain from a look-up table showing the largest value corresponding to the level of the input signal between the maximum value and the minimum value of the voltage of the TV broadcast signal which can be processed properly among a plurality of expected voltages of the TV broadcast signals, and outputs a gain control signal corresponding to the value or the step number of the gain;
• and
• thereby, the level of the TV broadcast signal outputted from the multi-directional antenna can be raised as higher as possible in a scope that can be processed with the TV broadcast signal receiver properly, and S/N of the TV broadcast signal outputted from the multi-directional antenna can be heightened, so that the signal receiving condition becomes stable with no relation to the locations of the multi-directional antenna and the TV broadcast signal receiver, the length of the cable.

A digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal receiver connected to a multi-directional antenna having a variable amplifying means which can be controlled gain adjustment from the TV broadcast signal receiver, and amplifies a received TV broadcast signal;

• wherein
• the TV broadcast signal receiver has:
• a TV broadcast signal receiving means connected to the multi-directional antenna through the cable, and receiving a TV broadcast signal;
• a TV broadcast signal processing means performing a predetermined signal processing to the TV broadcast signal received by the TV broadcast signal receiving means;
• a TV broadcast signal output means outputting the TV broadcast signal processed by the TV broadcast signal processing means to a monitor apparatus;
• a memory means temporarily memorizing the TV broadcast signal processed by the TV broadcast signal processing means;
• a signal receiving direction deciding means deciding an optimum signal receiving direction with respect to each receivable channel with using information memorized in the memory means;
• a signal receiving direction control signal output means outputting a signal receiving direction control signal to the multi-directional antenna for specifying an effective signal receiving direction to receive the TV broadcast signal;
• a signal level detection means detecting a level of the TV broadcast signal received by the TV broadcast signal receiving means;
• a gain control signal output means outputting a gain control signal for controlling a gain of the variable amplifying means of the multi-directional antenna based on a result of detection of the level of the TV broadcast signal by the signal level detection means;
• an entire control means controlling each component of the TV broadcast signal receiver;
• and
• the signal level detection means stores a look-up table in which a relation between voltages of TV broadcast signals and signal levels corresponding to them, refers the look-up table based on the received TV broadcast signal and outputs a signal level corresponding to the received TV broadcast signal;
• the gain control signal output means stores a plurality of look-up tables, in which relationships between levels of input signals and expected voltages of TV broadcast signals after changing the gain corresponding to each value or step number of adjustable gain of the variable amplifier of the multi-directional antenna, is written, a maximum value and a minimum value of the voltage of the TV broadcast signal which can be processed properly in the TV broadcast signal processing means, refers the look-up tables based on the level of the input signal, decides a value or a step number of the gain from a look-up table showing the largest value corresponding to the level of the input signal between the maximum value and the minimum value of the voltage of the TV broadcast signal which can be processed properly among a plurality of expected voltages of the TV broadcast signals, and outputs a gain control signal corresponding to the value or the step number of the gain;
• and
• thereby, the level of the TV broadcast signal outputted from the multi-directional antenna can be raised as higher as possible in a scope that can be processed with the TV broadcast signal receiver properly, and S/N of the TV broadcast signal outputted from the multi-directional antenna can be heightened, so that the signal receiving condition becomes stable with no relation to the locations of the multi-directional antenna and the TV broadcast signal receiver, the length of the cable.