Author: claimsbot

1. A portable wireless system, comprising:
a first mobile device configured to communicate with a base station, said first mobile device having a first memory component configured to receive and store a plurality of compressed audio video content
a second mobile device comprising a second memory component and a controller; and
a display accessory in communication with said first mobile device and said second mobile device, comprising,
a controller module configured to operatively communicate with said first mobile device and said second mobile device and receive and process the plurality of stored audio video content through a connection medium,
a local power supply configured to supply energy to display accessory components at minimal capacity of said local power supply,
a display configured to depict video signals received from the controller module and receive sufficient current from the local power supply,
at least one auditory output device configured to process a plurality of audio signals from the controller module and receive sufficient current from the local power supply, and
at least one input device configured to interface with a plurality of wireless devices, such as said first mobile device and said second mobile device;

wherein the controller of the second mobile device shares the computational burden with the controller module of the display accessory.
2. The portable wireless system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of audio video content further comprises a plurality of multi-sectional data packages configured to be downloaded sequentially to the mobile device and reassembled therein.
3. The portable wireless system of claim 2, wherein the connection medium further comprises a wireless communication link.
4. The portable wireless system of claim 2, wherein the connection medium further comprises a wired communication link.
5. The portable wireless system of claim 2, wherein said local power supply is a rechargeable power supply.
6. The portable wireless system of claim 5, wherein said local power supply is further configured to recharge the first mobile device through the connection medium while communicatively coupled.
7. A display accessory in communication with a first mobile device and a second mobile device, comprising,
a controller module configured to operatively communicate with said first mobile device and said second mobile device and receive and process a plurality of compressed stored audio video content through a connection medium,
a local power supply configured to supply energy to display accessory components at minimal capacity of said local power supply, said power supply configured to be rechargeable,
a display configured to depict video signals received from the controller module and receive sufficient current from the local power supply,
at least one auditory output device configured to process a plurality of audio signals from the controller module and receive sufficient current from the local power supply, and
at least one input device configured to interface with a plurality of wireless devices, such as said first mobile device and said second mobile device;
wherein a controller of the second mobile device shares the computational burden with the controller module of the display accessory.
8. The display accessory of claim 7, wherein said local power supply is further configured to recharge the first mobile device through the connection medium while communicatively coupled.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein processing said compressed audio video content on said display accessory further comprises receiving said plurality of compressed audio video content to the controller module, said controller module configured to:
generate a plurality of processed audio signals to at least one auditory output device; and
generate a plurality of rendered video signals to a display.
10. A method for viewing content on a first mobile device with a display accessory comprising:
acquiring a plurality of compressed audio video content through a wireless network;
storing said plurality of compressed audio video content on said first mobile device having a memory component;
interfacing said first mobile device to said display accessory through a connection medium;
accessing the plurality of compressed audio video content on the first mobile device through said connection medium;
transferring said plurality of compressed audio video content through the connection medium from said first mobile device to said display accessory;
enabling a controller to read said plurality of compressed audio video content stored on said first mobile device, said controller module further configured to generate a plurality of rendered video signals and a plurality of processed audio signals, and processing said plurality of compressed audio video content in the controller module; wherein processing said plurality of compressed audio video content comprises processing said plurality of compressed audio video content in a second mobile device, said second mobile device further comprising a controller, the computational burden shared between the controller module of the display accessory and the controller of the second mobile device.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein said acquiring said plurality of compressed audio video content further comprises accessing a data store and downloading said plurality of compressed audio video content.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said plurality of compressed audio video content comprises a plurality of multi-sectional data packages configured to be downloaded sequentially to the first mobile device and reassembled therein.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said connection medium further comprises a wired communication link.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein said connection medium further comprises a wireless communication link.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein processing said compressed audio video content on said display accessory further comprises receiving said plurality of compressed audio video content to the controller module, said controller module configured to:
generate a plurality of processed audio signals to at least one auditory output device; and
generate a plurality of rendered video signals to a display.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said at least one auditory output device is configured to receive and convert said processed audio signals to a correspondent form related to a select auditory output device.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein said display is further configured to receive and convert said rendered video signals to a correspondent form related to the display.

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 compressor, comprising:
a hollow housing including a cylinder head having a suction chamber and a fluid passageway formed therein, a cylinder block having at least one cylinder bore formed therein, and a crankcase, wherein a substantially fluid-tight crank chamber is formed between the cylinder head and the crankcase;
a rotatable driveshaft disposed in and arranged to extend through the crankcase to the cylinder block, the driveshaft including at least one fluid passageway formed therein;
a first fluid flow path fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a flow of a working fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, the first fluid flow path including the at least one fluid passageway formed in the driveshaft;
a second fluid flow path fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a flow of a mixture of the working fluid and a lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, the second fluid flow path including the fluid passageway formed in the cylinder head; and
an annular sleeve slideably disposed between the driveshaft and the cylinder block, the annular sleeve selectively positionable to open and close the second fluid flow path.
2. The compressor according to claim 1, further comprising a drive plate assembly having an angle of inclination in respect of a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the driveshaft.
3. The compressor according to claim 2, wherein the second fluid flow path is closed when the annular sleeve is in a first position and the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly is maximized.
4. The compressor according to claim 3, wherein the second fluid flow path is open when the annular sleeve is in a second position and the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly is minimized.
5. The compressor according to claim 2, wherein the second fluid flow path is at least partially open when the annular sleeve is in an intermediate position and the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly is between a minimum and a maximum.
6. The compressor according to claim 2, wherein the annular sleeve is operatively coupled to the drive plate assembly to slide from a first position of the annular sleeve to a second position of the annular sleeve in response to a decrease in the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly, and from the second position of the annular sleeve to the first position of the annular sleeve in response to an increase in the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly.
7. The compressor according to claim 1, wherein the annular sleeve includes an annular recess formed in an inner surface thereof for receiving a lubricant therein, the lubricant providing lubrication to and minimizing friction between the annular sleeve and the driveshaft.
8. The compressor according to claim 1, wherein the annular sleeve includes a surface treatment to minimize friction between the annular sleeve and the cylinder block.
9. The compressor according to claim 1, further comprising a constant flow feature to facilitate a constant flow of the mixture of the working fluid and the lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber.
10. The compressor according to claim 1, further comprising a bearing lubrication feature to facilitate a flow of the mixture of the working fluid and the lubricating fluid around at least one bearing disposed in the cylinder block.
11. A compressor, comprising:
a hollow housing including a cylinder head having a suction chamber and a fluid passageway formed therein, a cylinder block having at least one cylinder bore formed therein, and a crankcase, wherein a substantially fluid-tight crank chamber is formed between the cylinder head and the crankcase;
a rotatable driveshaft disposed in and arranged to extend through the crankcase to the cylinder block, the driveshaft including at least one fluid passageway formed therein;
a rotor fixedly coupled to the driveshaft, wherein a rotational movement of the driveshaft causes a rotational movement of the rotor;
a drive plate assembly coupled to the rotor, the drive plate assembly having an angle of inclination in respect of a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the driveshaft;
a first fluid flow path fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a flow of the working fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, the first fluid flow path including the at least one fluid passageway formed in the driveshaft;
a second fluid flow path fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a flow of a mixture of the working fluid and a lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, the second fluid flow path including the fluid passageway formed in the cylinder head; and
an annular sleeve slideably disposed between the driveshaft and the cylinder block, the annular sleeve selectively positionable to open and close the second fluid flow path, wherein the annular sleeve is operatively coupled to the drive plate assembly to slide from a first position of the annular sleeve to a second position of the annular sleeve in response to a decrease in the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly from a maximum to a minimum, and to slide from the second position of the annular sleeve to the first position of the annular sleeve in response to an increase in the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly from the minimum to the maximum.
12. The compressor according to claim 11, wherein the second fluid flow path is closed when the annular sleeve is in the first position.
13. The compressor according to claim 12, wherein the second fluid flow path is open when the annular sleeve is in a second position.
14. The compressor according to claim 11, wherein the second fluid flow path is at least partially open when the annular sleeve is in an intermediate position and the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly is between the minimum and the maximum.
15. The compressor according to claim 11, wherein the annular sleeve includes an annular recess formed in an inner surface thereof for receiving a lubricant therein, the lubricant providing lubrication to and minimizing friction between the annular sleeve and the driveshaft.
16. The compressor according to claim 11, wherein the annular sleeve includes a surface treatment to minimize friction between the annular sleeve and the cylinder block.
17. The compressor according to claim 11, further comprising a constant flow feature to facilitate a constant flow of the mixture of the working fluid and the lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber.
18. The compressor according to claim 11, further comprising a bearing lubrication feature to facilitate a flow of the mixture of the working fluid and the lubricating fluid around at least one bearing disposed in the cylinder block.
19. A compressor, comprising:
a hollow housing including a cylinder head having a suction chamber and a fluid passageway formed therein, a cylinder block having at least one cylinder bore formed therein, and a crankcase, wherein a substantially fluid-tight crank chamber is formed between the cylinder head and the crankcase;
a rotatable driveshaft disposed in and arranged to extend through the crankcase to the cylinder block, the driveshaft including at least one fluid passageway formed therein;
a rotor fixedly coupled to the driveshaft, wherein a rotational movement of the driveshaft causes a rotational movement of the rotor;
a drive plate assembly coupled to the rotor, the drive plate assembly having an angle of inclination in respect of a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the driveshaft;
a first fluid flow path fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a flow of the working fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, the first fluid flow path including the at least one fluid passageway formed in the driveshaft;
a second fluid flow path fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a flow of a mixture of the working fluid and a lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, the second fluid flow path including the fluid passageway formed in the cylinder head;
an annular sleeve slideably disposed between the driveshaft and the cylinder block, the annular sleeve selectively positionable to open and close the second fluid flow path, wherein the annular sleeve is operatively coupled to the drive plate assembly to slide from a first position of the annular sleeve to a second position of the annular sleeve in response to a decrease in the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly from a maximum to a minimum, and to slide from the second position of the annular sleeve to the first position of the annular sleeve in response to an increase in the angle of inclination of the drive plate assembly from the minimum to the maximum, wherein the second fluid flow path is closed when the annular sleeve is in the first position and open when the annular sleeve is in the second position;
a constant flow feature fluidly connecting the crank chamber to the suction chamber to facilitate a constant flow of the mixture of the working fluid and the lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber; and
a bearing lubrication feature to facilitate a flow of the mixture of the working fluid and the lubricating fluid around at least one bearing disposed in the cylinder block.
20. The compressor according to claim 19, wherein the annular sleeve includes an annular recess formed in an inner surface thereof for receiving a lubricant therein, the lubricant providing lubrication to and minimizing friction between the annular sleeve and the driveshaft, and a surface treatment to minimize friction between the annular sleeve and the cylinder block.

1. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a supply reel secured within the housing;
a take-up reel secured within the housing;
a cleaning ribbon extending from the supply reel to the take-up reel, the cleaning ribbon being configured to form a particle trap; and
a rotatable brush secured within the housing,
wherein the rotatable brush is disposed on a forward side of the particle trap, and sweeps debris into the particle trap upon rotation of the rotatable brush.
2. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a handle attached to the housing for manually moving the housing along a surface to be cleaned.
3. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a housing; and
a cartridge detachably secured within the housing, the cartridge including:
a supply reel;
a take-up reel;
a cleaning ribbon extending from the supply reel to the take-up reel, the cleaning ribbon being configured to form a particle trap and having a cleaning surface substantially parallel to a surface to be cleaned; and
a rotatable brush disposed on a forward side of the cleaning surface,
wherein the rotatable brush sweeps particles into the particle trap upon rotation of the rotatable brush.
4. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the housing includes a panel that is removable for providing access to the cartridge.
5. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is comprised of an electret material that electrostatically attracts and retains particles.
6. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is comprised of an adhesive material.
7. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is saturated with a cleaning agent.
8. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is a textured cloth.
9. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon comprises a combination of at least two of an electret material, an adhesive material, a material saturated with a cleaning agent, and a textured cloth.
10. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is in a folded state on the supply reel to reduce its width on the supply reel.
11. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the width of the supply reel is less than the width of the cleaning ribbon in an unfolded state.
12. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is folded before being collected by the take-up reel to reduce its width on the take-up reel.
13. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the width of the take-up reel is less than the width of the cleaning ribbon in an unfolded state.
14. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cleaning ribbon is in a folded state on the supply reel to reduce its width on the supply reel and the cleaning ribbon is folded before being collected by the take-up reel to reduce its width on the take-up reel.
15. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the supply and take-up reels are mechanically driven.
16. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the supply and take-up reels are driven at a rate different than the rate at which the housing is advanced along the surface to be cleaned.
17. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rotatable brush comprises a plurality of bristles.
18. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rotatable brush comprises a plurality of flexible blades.
19. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rotatable brush is mechanically driven.
20. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the rotatable brush is always driven in the same rotational direction, regardless of the direction of travel of the housing.
21. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a plurality of rotatable wheels for advancing the housing along the surface to be cleaned, wherein the rotatable brush has a common axis with at least one of the plurality of rotatable wheels.
22. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the rotatable brush is driven at a rate different than the rate at which the housing is advanced along the surface to be cleaned.
23. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 22, further comprising a plurality of wheels for advancing the housing along the surface to be cleaned and a belt and pulley system for rotating the rotatable brush, wherein the belt and pulley system utilizes the rotation of at least one of the plurality of wheels to rotate the rotatable brush.
24. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 22, further comprising a plurality of wheels for advancing the housing along the surface to be cleaned and a plurality of gears for rotating the rotatable brush, wherein the plurality of gears utilizes the rotation of at least one of the plurality of wheels to rotate the rotatable brush.
25. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a vacuum unit for supplying a suction within the housing.
26. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the suction within the housing removes particles from the particle trap.
27. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the suction within the housing is applied to the portion of the cleaning ribbon that creates the cleaning surface on a side of the cleaning ribbon opposite the surface to be cleaned.
28. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the suction within the housing is applied to a side of the portion of the cleaning ribbon forming the particle trap, opposite a side on which particles are collected.
29. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
means for advancing the housing along a surface to be cleaned;
a supply reel secured within the housing for dispensing a supply of cleaning ribbon;
a take-up reel secured within the housing for collecting spent cleaning ribbon;
means within the housing for keeping a portion of the cleaning ribbon which extends between the supply reel and the take-up reel substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned;
means within the housing for trapping debris; and
means secured within the housing for sweeping debris into the debris trapping means.
30. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the advancing means comprises a handle attached to the housing.
31. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the advancing means is self-propelled.
32. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the advancing means is autonomous.
33. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the take-up reel collects the cleaning ribbon so that a side of the cleaning ribbon that was in substantial contact with the surface to be cleaned faces the take-up reel.
34. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the means for keeping the portion of the cleaning ribbon which extends between the supply reel and the take-up reel parallel to the surface to be cleaned comprises a guiding system.
35. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the guiding system prevents the cleaning ribbon from moving laterally relative to the housing.
36. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the guiding system comprises a platen.
37. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 36, further comprising means for movably mounting the platen with respect to the housing.
38. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 37, wherein the means for movably mounting the platen with respect to the housing comprises a linkage device.
39. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 37, further comprising a manual lever for operating the linkage device.
40. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 37, wherein the means for movably mounting the platen with respect to the housing comprises a motor.
41. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 37, further comprising sensing means for sensing that the platen must be moved with respect to the housing.
42. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the guiding system comprises a plurality of rollers.
43. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the guiding system configures the cleaning ribbon such as to wrap the cleaning ribbon over a forward portion of the platen, thereby directing the ribbon rearwardly over the portion of the cleaning ribbon which extends between the supply reel and the take-up reel parallel to the surface to be cleaned.
44. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the forward portion of the platen comprises an angled member.
45. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the means for sweeping debris into the debris trapping means comprises a rotatable brush disposed on the forward side of the debris trapping means.
46. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the means for sweeping debris into the debris trapping means is comprised of a plurality of rotatable brushes disposed on the forward side of the debris trapping means.
47. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising a mechanical drive system for advancing the cleaning ribbon.
48. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the mechanical drive system comprises a ribbon advancing reel coupled directly to the take-up reel.
49. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the mechanical drive system comprises a foot-pedal operated ratchet mechanism.
50. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the mechanical drive system controls the rate of advancement of the cleaning ribbon relative to the rate at which the housing is advanced along the surface to be cleaned.
51. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 50, further comprising a plurality of wheels for advancing the housing along the surface to be cleaned, wherein the mechanical drive system comprises a belt and pulley system which utilizes the rotation of at least one of the plurality of wheels to advance the take-up reel.
52. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 50, further comprising a plurality of wheels for advancing the housing along the surface to be cleaned, wherein the mechanical drive system comprises a plurality of gears which utilizes the rotation of at least one of the plurality of wheels to advance the take-up reel.
53. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising a motor for advancing the take-up reel.
54. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising a vacuum unit for supplying a suction within the housing.
55. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 54, wherein the suction within the housing removes debris from the means for trapping debris.
56. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 54, wherein the suction within the housing is applied to the portion of the cleaning ribbon which extends between the supply reel and the take-up reel and substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned on a side of the cleaning ribbon opposite the surface to be cleaned.
57. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 54, wherein the suction within the housing is applied to a side of the means for trapping debris opposite a side that collects debris.
58. A cartridge for detachable securement within a cleaning apparatus, the cartridge comprising:
a supply reel;
a take-up reel;
a cleaning ribbon extending between the supply reel and the take-up reel, the cleaning ribbon being configured so as to form a particle trap;
means for sweeping debris into the particle trap; and
means for detachably securing the cartridge to the cleaning apparatus.
59. The cartridge according to claim 58, wherein the sweeping means comprises a rotatable brush.
60. The cartridge according to claim 58, wherein the sweeping means comprises a plurality of rotating brushes.
61. The cartridge according to claim 58, wherein the securing means consists of at least one aperture within the cartridge for mating with at least one protrusion within the cleaning apparatus.
62. The cartridge according to claim 61, wherein the at least one aperture rotates freely about the at least one protrusion.
63. The cartridge according to claim 61, wherein the at least one aperture rotates in unison with the at least one protrusion.
64. The cartridge according to claim 58, wherein a portion of the cleaning ribbon positioned between the supply reel and the take-up reel is wider than the supply reel.
65. The cartridge according to claim 58, wherein a portion of the cleaning ribbon positioned between the supply reel and the take-up reel is wider than the take-up reel.
66. A cartridge for detachable securement within a cleaning apparatus, that includes a housing and a rotatable brush the cartridge comprising:
a supply reel;
a take-up reel;
a cleaning ribbon for being fed along a path between the supply reel and the take-up reel, a length of the cleaning ribbon positioned between the supply reel and the take-up reel being disposed for cleaning a surface to be cleaned when in use, and the cleaning ribbon being configured to form a particle trap along the path of the cleaning ribbon downstream of the length of the cleaning ribbon for cleaning the surface to be cleaned and upstream of the take-up reel, before the cleaning ribbon is collected by the take-up reel; and
means for detachably securing the cartridge to the cleaning apparatus, wherein, when the cartridge is mounted in the cleaning apparatus and the cleaning apparatus is in use, the particle trap receives debris swept by the rotatable brush.
67. The cartridge according to claim 66, wherein the securing means comprises at least one aperture within the cartridge for mating with at least one protrusion within the cleaning apparatus.
68. The cartridge according to claim 67, wherein the at least one aperture rotates freely about the at least one protrusion.
69. The cartridge according to claim 67, wherein the at least one aperture rotates in unison with the at least one protrusion.
70. The cartridge according to claim 66, wherein a portion of the cleaning ribbon positioned between the supply reel and the take-up reel is wider than the supply reel.
71. The cartridge according to claim 66, wherein a portion of the cleaning ribbon positioned between the supply reel and the take-up reel is wider than the take-up reel.
72. The cartridge according to claim 66, wherein the cleaning ribbon is in a folded state on at least one of the supply reel and the take-up reel.
73. The cartridge according to claim 66, wherein the particle trap includes a depression between the portion of the cleaning ribbon for cleaning the surface to be cleaned and the take-up reel.

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 radio wave reception device comprising:
radio wave reception means which receives amplitude modulation signals;
gain control means which outputs gain control signals;
amplitude modulation signal amplification means which amplifies the amplitude modulation signal received from said radio wave reception means, according to the gain control signal output from said gain control means;
frequency conversion means which mixes the signal output from said amplitude modulation signal amplification means with a predetermined oscillation signal, and outputs the signal as an intermediate frequency signal;
intermediate frequency signal amplification means which amplifies the intermediate frequency signal output from said frequency conversion means, according to the gain control signal output from said gain control means; and
detection means which detects the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means, and outputs a detection signal,
wherein said gain control means includes:
inversion means which inverts said detection signal;
first multiplication means which multiplies the signal inverted by said inversion means with the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means; and
generating means which generates said gain control signal, according to the signal level of the signal multiplied by said first multiplication means.
2. The radio wave reception device according to claim 1, wherein said detection means includes:
standard signal generating means which generates a standard signal that has the same frequency and same phase as said intermediate frequency signal, based on the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means; and
second multiplication means which multiplies the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means with said standard signal, and
outputs the signal multiplied by said second multiplication means, as said detection signal.
3. A radio wave reception device comprising:
radio wave reception means which receives amplitude modulation signals;
gain control means which outputs gain control signals;
amplitude modulation signal amplification means which amplifies the amplitude modulation signal received from said radio wave reception means, according to the gain control signal output from said gain control means;
frequency conversion means which mixes the signal output from said amplitude modulation signal amplification means with a predetermined oscillation signal, and outputs the signal as an intermediate frequency signal;
intermediate frequency signal amplification means which amplifies the intermediate frequency signal output from said frequency conversion means, according to the gain control signal output from said gain control means; and
detection means which detects the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means, and outputs a detection signal, wherein:
said detection means includes standard signal generating means which generates a standard signal that has the same frequency and same phase as said intermediate frequency signal, based on the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means; and
said gain control means includes;
inversion means which inverts said detection signal,
multiplication means which multiplies the signal inverted by said inversion means with the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means,
adding means which adds the signal multiplied by the multiplication means with the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means, and
generating means which generates said gain control signal, according to the signal level of the signal added by the adding means.
4. A radio wave reception device comprising:
radio wave reception means which receives amplitude modulation signals;
gain control means which outputs gain control signals;
amplitude modulation signal amplification means which amplifies the amplitude modulation signal received from said radio wave reception means, according to the gain control signal output from said gain control means;
frequency conversion means which mixes the signal output from said amplitude modulation signal amplification means with a predetermined oscillation signal, and outputs the signal as an intermediate frequency signal;
intermediate frequency signal amplification means which amplifies the intermediate frequency signal output from said frequency conversion means, according to the gain control signal output from said gain control means; and
detection means which detects the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means, and outputs a detection signal, wherein:
said detection means includes standard signal generating means which generates a standard signal that has the same frequency and same phase as said intermediate frequency signal, based on the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means; and
said gain control means includes;
multiplication means which multiplies said detection signal with said standard signal,
subtraction means which subtracts the signal multiplied by said multiplication means from the signal output from said intermediate frequency signal amplification means, and
generating means which generates said gain control signal, according to the signal level of the signal subtracted by the subtraction means.
5. A radio wave clock comprising:
the radio wave reception device cited in claim 1;
time code generating means which generates a standard time code based on a standard radio wave signal included in the amplitude modulation signal received by said the radio wave reception means of said radio wave reception device,
timekeeping means which time keeps a present time; and
correction means which corrects the present time, time kept by said timekeeping means, based on the standard time code generated by said time code generating means.
6. A repeater comprising:
the radio wave reception device cited in claim 1;
time code generating means which generates a standard time code based on a standard radio wave signal included in the amplitude modulation signal received by said the radio wave reception means of said radio wave reception device; and
sending means which sends the standard time code generated by said time code generating means.