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Signal transmission apparatus and signal transmission method

US7620420B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2004
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal transmission apparatus for transmitting a signal using multiple antenna elements comprises a transmission signal generator configured to convert at least one of a first signal addressed to an arbitrary mobile terminal belonging to a geographical area and a second signal addressed to a specific mobile terminal located in a part of the geographical area into one or more transmission signals to be transmitted using a prescribed beam pattern; a weighting adjustor configured to weight said one or more transmission signals for each of the antenna elements to define the prescribed beam pattern; and a signal synthesizer provided for each of the antenna elements and configured to synthesize the weighted transmission signals.

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