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Rake reception method for a spread spectrum signal
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1998-09-10
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Granted: 1999-12-07
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Expires: 2018-09-10
Abstract
Abstract The connection between a plurality of antenna output signals and a plurality of finger units is switched in dependence upon a reception state of each multipath propagation path at each antenna branch to controllably select those finger units to be subjected to RAKE combination. A particular finger unit is excluded from RAKE combination if the reception state does not satisfy a predetermined condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Ono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/707; H04B1/7097; H04B1/711; H04B1/7115; H04B1/7117; H04B1/7113
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A RAKE reception method which is for a spread spectrum signal and which includes the steps of receiving said spread spectrum signal as first and second antenna signals in first and second diversity reception antennas and demodulating each of said first and second antenna signals in each of a plurality of finger units assigned to a plurality of multipath propagation paths, wherein said method comprises the step of switching the supply of each of said first and said second antenna signals to each of said finger units in dependence upon reception states of said first and said second antenna signals at each of said multipath propagation paths to controllably select the finger units subjected to RAKE combination and further wherein the reception states of said first and said second antenna signals at each of said multipath propagation paths are judged with reference to an average delay profile calculated for each of said first and said second antenna signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A RAKE reception method which is for a spread spectrum signal and which includes the steps of receiving said spread spectrum signal as first and second antenna signals in first and second diversity reception antennas and demodulating each of said first and second antenna signals in each of a plurality of finger units assigned to a plurality of multipath propagation paths, wherein said method comprises the step of switching the supply of each of said first and said second antenna signals to each of said finger units in dependence upon reception states of said first and said second antenna signals at each of said multipath propagation paths to controllably select the finger units subjected to RAKE combination and further wherein the reception states of said first and said second antenna signals at each of said multipath propagation paths are judged with reference to an average delay profile calculated for each of said first and said second antenna signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A RAKE reception method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of excluding, if the reception state of a particular multipath propagation path of said multipath propagation paths does not satisfy a predetermined condition, a particular finger unit of said finger units assigned to said particular multipath propagation path from said RAKE combination.
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