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Diversity reception arrangement
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1993-02-05
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Granted: 1995-08-22
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Expires: 2013-02-05
Abstract
Abstract In the booster (20) of a cellular radio telephone (20) the diversity reception is arranged so that the quality, e.g. the level, of the received and amplified (Rx1, Rx2) signal is detected (A1, A2), the better signal is selected by a logic (DP), and the selected better signal is connected (SWb) to the connection (C1) of the cellular radio telephone's antenna cable (AC). The arrangement includes a circuit (TF, DP) for receiving timing information from the cellular radio telephone in order to synchronize the operation of the cellular radio telephone and the booster.
Inventors
- 👤 Timo Ali-Vehmas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/02; H04L1/06; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/3877; H04B7/00; H04B7/02; H04B7/04; H04B7/08; H04B7/0802; H04B7/0817; H04B7/082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A diversity reception booster for a cellular radio telephone, said booster coupled to two antennas and operating in a time division multiple access signal environment, the booster comprising: an antenna cable for connection to a cellular radio telephone, said cellular radio telephone applying signal frame timing information to said antenna cable; control circuit means responsive to said signal frame timing information from the cellular radio telephone received from said antenna cable to synchronize operation of said booster with the cellular radio telephone; means for determining quality of individual signals received by each of said two antennas; means for selecting a better of said individual signals in response to an output from said means for determining; and means for transmitting the selected signal to said cellular radio telephone through said antenna cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A diversity reception booster for a cellular radio telephone, said booster coupled to two antennas and operating in a time division multiple access signal environment, the booster comprising: an antenna cable for connection to a cellular radio telephone, said cellular radio telephone applying signal frame timing information to said antenna cable; control circuit means responsive to said signal frame timing information from the cellular radio telephone received from said antenna cable to synchronize operation of said booster with the cellular radio telephone; means for determining quality of individual signals received by each of said two antennas; means for selecting a better of said individual signals in response to an output from said means for determining; and means for transmitting the selected signal to said cellular radio telephone through said antenna cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The booster according to claim 1, which operates in a digital system in which signals are transmitted as digital data bursts over said antenna cable from said cellular radio telephone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The booster according to claim 1, further comprising: filter means connected between said antenna cable and said control circuit means for filtering said signal frame timing information from a transmission burst and providing said information to said control circuit means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The booster according to claim 1, further comprising: filter means connected between said antenna cable and said control circuit means for filtering from a transmission burst, a low frequency component superimposed thereon and containing said signal frame timing information, and providing said information to said control circuit means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The booster according to claim 2, wherein said means for determining quality detects said signal quality at a beginning of each received radio signal burst.
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