Apparatus having and method for implementing a distributed architecture for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorHans Alfred Troemel, Jr.
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Abstract
A distributed architecture system for receiving radio frequency (RF) signals includes a receiving unit receiving a plurality of RF signals. The receiving unit includes means for combining the plurality of RF signals into a multiplexed signal. A head unit receives and separates the multiplexed signal into a plurality of information signals. The head unit prepares the information signals for presentation to a user. The head unit is disposed remotely from the receiving unit. A multiplexed link carries the multiplexed signal from the receiving unit to the head unit.
Claims25
A device for receiving radio frequency signals, comprising:
- means for receiving a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals;
- means for combining said plurality of RF signals into a multiplexed signal;
- means for separating said multiplexed signal into a plurality of information signals, each information signal corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of RF signals, said means for separating being disposed remotely from said means for receiving and said means for combining;
- means for providing said multiplexed signal from said means for combining to said means for separating, said means for providing comprising a coaxial cable configured to carry a supply voltage to at least one of said means for separating and said means for combining;
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- means for preparing said information signals for presentation to a user.
A distributed architecture system for receiving and processing radio frequency signals, comprising:
- a receiving unit configured for receiving a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals, said receiving unit including means for combining said plurality of RF signals into a multiplexed signal;
- a head unit receiving said multiplexed signal, said head unit configured for separating said multiplexed signal into a plurality of information signals corresponding to said plurality of RF signals, said head unit configured for preparing, at least in part, said information signals for presentation to a user, said head unit being disposed remotely from said receiving unit;
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- a multiplexed link electrically interconnecting said receiving unit with said head unit, said multiplexed link providing said multiplexed signal to said head unit, said multiplexed link carrying power from one of said head unit and said receiving unit to the other of said head unit and said receiving unit.
In a vehicle, a device for receiving and processing radio frequency signals, comprising:
- a receiving unit configured for receiving a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals, said receiving unit including means for combining said plurality of RF signals into a multiplexed signal, said receiving unit being disposed at a first location upon the vehicle;
- a head unit receiving said multiplexed signal, said head unit configured for separating said multiplexed signal into a plurality of information signals corresponding to said plurality of RF signals, said head unit configured for preparing, at least in part, said information signals for presentation to a user, said head unit being disposed at a second location upon the vehicle, said second location being disposed remotely from said first location;
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- a multiplexed link electrically interconnecting said receiving unit with said head unit, said multiplexed link providing said multiplexed signal to said head unit, said multiplexed link further carrying power from one of said head unit and said receiving unit to the other of said head unit and said receiving unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.