The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
May. 27, 1992
Ping Dong, No. Quincy, MA (US);
Codex Corporation, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A self-adjusting phase-locked loop (PLL) parameter adjusting device (APAD) (100) and method that automatically adjusts a phase-locked loop to provide tracking ability when and where needed, as opposed to utilizing a PLL adjusting device with preset parameters, thus maintaining minimal possible noise bandwidth. The method utilizes (1) successively integrating the PLL error output signal over a number of samples to provide a plurality of sums, (2) checking a predetermined number of sums and recording and counting the sign of each sum, (3) comparing the counted record to a predetermined threshold value, and (4) automatically adjusting PLL parameter(s) and the sample number in accordance with a predetermined strategy, such that adjusted PLL parameters are provided to the PLL.