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Method and apparatus for comparing averages of signal levels of receivers of receiver unit for automatically providing indication of a defective receiver
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1994-09-14
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2014-09-14
Abstract
Abstract For automatically monitoring to detect that a receiver of in a diversity receiver unit which includes at least two receivers having respective antennas, is operating deficiently, signal levels as received in a plurality of corresponding receptions by each receiver are averaged for each receiver, the averages are compared with one another, and, if the averages differ by more than a preselected limit, an indication of existence of malfunction is provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Petri Hokkanen
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/02; H04B7/04; H04B7/08; H04B7/0802; H04B7/0825; H04W; H04W24/00; H04W24/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for testing the operation of a radio receiver unit during normal traffic, the receiver unit comprising at least two receivers for diversity reception, and respective antennas to allow the receiver unit to receive signals transmitted by at least one radio transmitter, said method comprising the steps of: measuring the signal levels of the signals received by each receiver to provide respective measurements; calculating for each receiver an average on the basis of the respective said measurements; comparing said averages with one another to obtain differences; and indicating an error when a difference between the averages calculated for a respective at least two of the receivers is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for testing the operation of a radio receiver unit during normal traffic, the receiver unit comprising at least two receivers for diversity reception, and respective antennas to allow the receiver unit to receive signals transmitted by at least one radio transmitter, said method comprising the steps of: measuring the signal levels of the signals received by each receiver to provide respective measurements; calculating for each receiver an average on the basis of the respective said measurements; comparing said averages with one another to obtain differences; and indicating an error when a difference between the averages calculated for a respective at least two of the receivers is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 1, further including: providing said receiver unit at a base station of a cellular radio system; and providing at least one said radio transmitter within a radio coverage area of said base station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method of according to claim 2 wherein: said at least one radio transmitter includes at least two radio transmitters, so that the signal levels of signals transmitted by more than one radio transmitter are included in calculating said averages of said signal levels of said received signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method of according to claim 1 wherein: said at least one radio transmitter indicates at least two radio transmitters, so that the signal levels of signals transmitted by more than one radio transmitter are included in calculating said averages of said signal levels of said received signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
A receiver unit, comprising: at least one two receivers operatively connected to respective antennas and arranged for diversity reception; of signals transmitted by at least one radio transmitter measuring means for measuring the signal levels of the signals received by said receiver and for successively calculating for each said receiver averages of the measured signal levels: means for comparing respective ones of said averages for at least two of said receivers with one another to obtain respective differences; and indicator means for indicating an error when a difference between respective ones of said averages is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
A receiver unit, comprising: at least one two receivers operatively connected to respective antennas and arranged for diversity reception; of signals transmitted by at least one radio transmitter measuring means for measuring the signal levels of the signals received by said receiver and for successively calculating for each said receiver averages of the measured signal levels: means for comparing respective ones of said averages for at least two of said receivers with one another to obtain respective differences; and indicator means for indicating an error when a difference between respective ones of said averages is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A receiver unit according to claim 5, wherein: said receiver unit is a receive unit at a base station of a cellular radio system, arranged to receive as said signals, signals from at least one mobile radio transmitter located within a radio coverage area of said base station.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for automatically detecting that a receiver malfunction has occurred in a radio receiver unit which includes at least two receivers operatively connected to respective antennas and arranged for diversity reception of signals transmitted from at least one radio transmitter, said method comprising: (a) while said at least one radio transmitter is transmitting a signal for reception by each said radio receiver, calculating a succession of averages of received signal strength indicators separately for each said receiver to obtain respective averages; (b) continuously comparing respective said averages for said at least two receivers, to obtain respective differences; and (c) automatically determining when a respective difference as obtained in step (b) exceeds a predetermined value, and then providing a corresponding indication by at least one of an alarm and a message to a controller.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for automatically detecting that a receiver malfunction has occurred in a radio receiver unit which includes at least two receivers operatively connected to respective antennas and arranged for diversity reception of signals transmitted from at least one radio transmitter, said method comprising: (a) while said at least one radio transmitter is transmitting a signal for reception by each said radio receiver, calculating a succession of averages of received signal strength indicators separately for each said receiver to obtain respective averages; (b) continuously comparing respective said averages for said at least two receivers, to obtain respective differences; and (c) automatically determining when a respective difference as obtained in step (b) exceeds a predetermined value, and then providing a corresponding indication by at least one of an alarm and a message to a controller.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to claim 7, further including: continuing to perform steps (a), (b) and (c) as at least another radio transmitter is transmitting a signal for reception by each said radio receiver, so that at least some of said averages are based on received signal strength indicators corresponding to signals received from transmissions by at least two radio transmitters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein: at least one said radio transmitter is a mobile radio transmitter.
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