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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Masato Nakada, Fujimi, JP;
Masato Nakada, Fujimi, JP;
Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An AD conversion apparatus includes a shift signal generating portion configured to generate n shift signals (n is a natural number greater than one) of which amplitudes are different from each other; a shift signal controlling portion configured to control the shift signal generating portion; a compounding portion configured to compound input analog signal and the n shift signals sequentially into n first signals; an AD converting portion configured to execute AD conversion to convert the n first signals into n second signals; and a signal processing portion configured to calculate an average of the n second signals to generate output digital signal.