Rapid user acquisition by a ground-based beamformer
US7257418B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for rapid acquisition of a specific subscriber by a ground-based beamformer includes the steps of defining a coverage area as an arrangement of a plurality of cells wherein one of the plurality of cells includes a specific subscriber; defining a partition of cell clusters wherein one of the cell clusters includes the one of the plurality of cells that includes the specific subscriber; forming a beam that corresponds to an area of one of the cell clusters; and scanning the beam to the cell cluster that includes the specific subscriber.
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