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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
Mari Ochiai, Tokyo, JP;
Akinori Taira, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus associated with a system that uses two or more discontinuous frequency bands. The communication apparatus includes a BPF (band pass filter) including a plurality of BPFs associated with signals having respective frequency bands; a controller that controls each unit to transmit/receive the signals having the respective frequency bands; a down-converter that down-converts a filtered signal into a baseband signal while switching frequencies under control of the controller; a receiver that performs predetermined reception processing under control of the controller; and a transmitter that performs predetermined transmission processing under control of the controller, and common hardware is used in communication in all frequency bands with respect to processing of the baseband signal.