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Communications apparatus using adaptive antenna

US7499727B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2004
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B17/20
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communications apparatus using an adaptive antenna having in a high frequency unit an antenna unit including a plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of adjustment units, provided corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements, for adjusting directivity of an entire antenna, the communications apparatus including an interference wave element extraction unit for extracting an interference wave element other than a requested signal from a received signal by the antenna unit when an adjustment value of the adjustment unit is perturbed in a one symbol time, and an adaptive control unit for performing adaptive control on the adjustment value such that the extracted interference wave element can be minimized.

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