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Directional antenna control device, beam selecting method therefor, and program

US7233283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2004
Grant dateJun 19, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q3/2605
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A directional antenna control device is provided which is capable of reducing processing amount and time necessary for power detection and selection of multibeam. A beam power detecting part detects power levels of all M beams in unit time period for initial beam switching. A beam output selection combining part selects a beam having the largest power in accordance with the detected power levels, and outputs received data based on the selected beam. A detection beam selecting part notifies the beam power detecting part in unit time period for second beam switching, of beam numbers of the selected beam, m beams adjacent thereto and n beams out of all beams except for the selected beam and m beams. The beam power detecting part detects power levels of only the beams having the notified beam numbers.

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