Handset diversity in wireless communications system
US6799026B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0805
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A diversity reception handset includes a receiver for receiving pilot and plural increments of traffic sent from a base station within a service area of a wireless communications network. The handset includes at least two antennas, a switch for switching a receiver between the two antennas, a time-of-arrival searcher circuit connected to the receiver and responsive to the pilot for determining time of arrival of the received signals and expected time of arrival of each increment, and a controller for controlling the switch based upon determined expected time of arrival of each increment.
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