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Method for combining communication beams in a wireless communication system

US6987958B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2002
Grant dateJan 17, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q3/26
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method provides a technique for optimally combining communication beams. The method forms a plurality of beams from captured signals. One beam is selected as the primary beam while a subset of the others are applied to auxiliary receivers. A digital signal processor weights and combines these primary and secondary beams.

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