Patent ID: 7907674
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A signal reception apparatus comprising: an antenna which receives an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) signal; a frequency conversion unit configured to perform frequency conversion on the received OFDM signal to obtain a converted OFDM signal; an analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion unit configured to perform analog-to-digital conversion on the converted OFDM signal to obtain a first digital OFDM signal; a setting unit configured to set a first interval of one OFDM symbol interval of the OFDM signal; a demodulation unit configured to demodulate an OFDM symbol from a second digital OFDM signal corresponding to the first interval, the second digital OFDM signal being included in the first digital signal; and a power control unit configured to control power supply to the frequency conversion unit and the A/D conversion unit in the first interval, and stop the power supply to at least one of the frequency conversion unit and the A/D conversion unit in a second interval other than the first interval.