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Switching schemes for multiple antennas

US7595768B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2003
Grant dateSep 29, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0811
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Signals from multiple antennas are evaluated in a wireless device having one receiver chain and the antenna receiving the highest quality signals is selected. The signal quality from the multiple antennas may be evaluated using the short symbols in the preamble or the beacon signals and the antennas dynamically selected to improve the performance of the wireless communications device.

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