System and method for mitigating fading of a signal at a radio receiver
US7529209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0814
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for mitigating fading and/or poor reception at a receiver. The receiver includes configurations each of which can provide different reception characteristics. The receiver evaluates the reception quality of the radio signal with the antenna in a first configuration and with the antenna in at least a second configuration and selects the antenna configuration that has the best evaluated reception for use until a subsequent iteration, when the process is repeated. The antenna configurations can correspond to configurations wherein reception is favored in different directions or to configurations wherein different antennas are selected, each antenna being spaced from each other antenna. The method can also improve the reception of a signal transmitted by selecting an antenna configuration for transmissions which provides improved reception quality at the destination receiver.
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