1. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for reducing interference from Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MOCA) signals in a cable television double conversion tuner, the method comprising:
receiving an indication of the channel in which MoCA signals are operating; and
shifting an intermediate frequency of the tuner out of the frequency band occupied by the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving an indication that the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating is between about 1178 MHz and about 1222 MHz.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving an indication that the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating is between about 1228 MHz and about 1272 MHz.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the shifting a band of operation for an intermediate filter comprises adjusting the operation of an oscillator in the tuner in order to shift the band of operation of the intermediate filter.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising using a common master processor to coordinate the operation of a MoCA transceiver and the intermediate filter of the tuner.
6. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for operating a cable television double conversion tuner, the instructions comprising:
a first instruction that receives an indication of the channel in which MoCA signals are operating; and
when a band of operation of an intermediate frequency conflicts with the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating, a second instruction that shifts the band of operation for an intermediate filter of the tuner out of the frequency band occupied by the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating.
7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, the first instruction comprising receiving an indication that the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating is between about 1178 MHz and about 1222 MHz.
8. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, the first instruction comprising receiving an indication that the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating is between about 1228 MHz and about 1272 MHz.
9. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, further comprising, when a band of operation for an intermediate filter conflicts with the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating, a third instruction that adjusts the operation of an oscillator in the intermediate filter in order to shift the band of operation of the intermediate filter.
10. The computer-readable medium of claim 6 further comprising a third instruction that uses a common master processor to coordinate the operation of a MoCA transceiver and the intermediate filter of the tuner.
11. A double conversion tuner comprising a microprocessor configured to:
store an indication of the channel in which MoCA signals in a house are operating;
determine whether the intermediate frequency of the tuner is in the frequency band occupied by the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating; and
if the intermediate frequency of the tuner is in the frequency band occupied by the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating, shift the intermediate frequency of the tuner to a frequency band that is outside the channel in which the MoCA signals are operating.
12. An electrical circuit comprising:
a low noise amplifier that receives a radio frequency signal and that provides an output signal;
a filter that filters the output signal to eliminate MoCA interference in a frequency band at least between about 1210 MHz and about 1230 MHz in order to provide a filtered signal; and
a double conversion cable television tuner that receives the filtered signal from the filter.
13. The electrical circuit of claim 12 wherein the low noise amplifier and the tuner are integrated on two separated integrated circuits.
14. The electrical circuit of claim 12 wherein the filter is a low pass filter.
15. The electrical circuit of claim 12 wherein the filter is a bandstop filter.
16. The electrical circuit of claim 12 wherein the filter is a bandpass filter.
17. An electrical circuit comprising:
a low noise amplifier that receives a radio frequency signal and that provides an output signal;
a filter that filters the output signal to eliminate MoCA interference in a frequency band at least between about 1178 MHz and about 1272 MHz in order to provide a filtered signal; and
a double conversion cable television tuner that receives the filtered signal from the filter.
18. The electrical circuit of claim 17 wherein the low noise amplifier and the tuner are integrated on two separated integrated circuits.
19. The electrical circuit of claim 17 wherein the filter is a low pass filter that attenuates signals including frequencies below 1272 MHz.
20. The electrical circuit of claim 17 wherein the filter is a bandstop filter.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A dispensing assembly for dispensing fluid, the dispensing assembly comprising:
a container having a handle located toward an upper portion of the container for use in carrying the container; and
a sprayer having a clip portion for use in coupling the sprayer to the container, the clip portion defining a channel configured to receive at least part of the handle of the container within the channel to thereby couple the sprayer to the container.
2. The dispensing assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip portion of the sprayer includes first and second arms extending away from the sprayer, the first and second arms defining the channel.
3. The dispensing assembly of claim 2, wherein the handle of the container includes a groove configured to receive at least part of the first and second arms of the clip portion of the sprayer therein when the sprayer is coupled to container.
4. The dispensing assembly of claim 2, wherein the handle of the container is positioned generally between the first and second arms of the clip portion of the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to the container.
5. The dispensing assembly of claim 4, wherein at least one of the first and second arms of the clip portion of the sprayer includes a lip configured to extend at least partly around the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to container.
6. The dispensing assembly of claim 4, wherein the second arm of the clip portion of the sprayer includes a free end defining a lip configured to extend at least partly around the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.
7. The dispensing assembly of claim 6, wherein the first arm of the clip portion of the sprayer is generally coplanar with an upper surface of the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to the container.
8. The dispensing assembly of claim 1, wherein the container includes a forward wall defining a recess, the recess configured to receive the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to the container such that the sprayer is disposed within a footprint of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.
9. The dispensing assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip portion of the sprayer includes at least one rib configured to engage the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container to help support the sprayer on the container.
10. A method of making a dispensing assembly suitable for use to dispense fluid at desired targets, the method comprising:
forming a container having a handle located toward an upper portion of the container; and
forming a sprayer having first and second arms extending away from the sprayer for use in coupling the sprayer to the handle of the container, the first and second arms defining a channel therebetween configured to receive at least part of the handle of the container into the channel to thereby couple the sprayer to the handle of the container.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein forming a container having a handle further includes forming a groove around at least part of the handle, the groove configured to receive at least part of the first and second arms of the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to container.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein forming a sprayer having first and second arms includes forming the first arm with a generally planar shape, and forming the second arm generally below the first arm with a generally L-shape.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein forming a sprayer further includes forming the sprayer with a head portion and a handle portion arranged in a pistol-style configuration.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein forming a sprayer further includes forming the first and second arms of the sprayer monolithically with the head portion of the sprayer.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein forming a sprayer includes forming the first arm of the sprayer to be generally coplanar with an upper surface of the sprayer when the sprayer is coupled to the handle of the container, and forming the second arm of the sprayer generally below the first arm and with a lip configured to extend at least partly around the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the handle of the container.
16. A dispensing assembly for dispensing fluid at desired targets, the dispensing assembly comprising:
a container having an upper portion, and a handle located toward the upper portion for use in carrying the container; and
a sprayer having a head portion and first and second arms extending away from the head portion, the first and second arms configured to receive at least part the handle of the container between the arms for coupling the sprayer to the container.
17. The dispensing assembly of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first and second arms of the sprayer includes a lip configured to extend at least partly around the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.
18. The dispensing assembly of claim 16, wherein the first arm of the sprayer is generally coplanar with an upper surface of the sprayer.
19. The dispensing assembly of claim 18, wherein the second arm of the sprayer includes a free end defining a lip configured to extend at least partly around the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container.
20. The dispensing assembly of claim 16, wherein the sprayer further includes at least one rib disposed generally between the first and second arms and configured to engage the handle of the container when the sprayer is coupled to the container to help support the sprayer on the container.