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Transmission/reception apparatus and transmit power control method
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1999-09-15
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Granted: 2003-02-18
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Expires: 2019-09-15
Abstract
Abstract Spreading sections of the base station spread the respective distributed data using mutually orthogonal spreading codes and are transmitted from antennas. Despreading sections of the mobile station despread the received signals using the same spreading codes as those used at the base station. Demodulation sections demodulate the despread signals. Received signal power measuring sections measure their received signal powers from the demodulation result. A received signal power combination section combines the measured received signal powers and a transmit power control section controls transmission power based on the combined received signal power. When carrying out diversity reception through a plurality of antennas at the base station, transmit power control errors are suppressed to a small level at the mobile station.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Kitade
- 👤 Kazuyuki Miya
- 👤 Katsuhiko Hiramatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W52/00; H04W52/04; H04W52/38; H04W52/42; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/707; H04B17/00; H04B17/30; H04B17/309; H04B7/00; H04B7/02; H04B7/04; H04B7/0413; H04B7/0426; H04W52/18; H04W52/24; H04B7/06; H04B7/0613; H04B7/0615; H04B7/08; H04B7/0837; H04B7/0842
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receiving means, each of said receiving means having a despreading section, for despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; data combining means for combining the received signals obtained in the plurality of receiving means to obtain combined received data; measuring means for measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receiving means, each of said receiving means having a despreading section, for despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; data combining means for combining the received signals obtained in the plurality of receiving means to obtain combined received data; measuring means for measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
145 words
A comnmunication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a under of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measuring means for measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
145 words
A comnmunication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a under of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measuring means for measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a base station apparatus, respectively, said method comprising: (a) despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences to obtain received signals; (b) combining the obtained received signals to obtain combined received data; (c) measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; (d) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (c) to obtain a combined received power; and (e) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a base station apparatus, respectively, said method comprising: (a) despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences to obtain received signals; (b) combining the obtained received signals to obtain combined received data; (c) measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; (d) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (c) to obtain a combined received power; and (e) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
146 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a base station apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas of the base station, said communication terminal apparatus performing despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said method comprising: (a) measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; (b) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (a) to obtain combined received power; and (c) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
146 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a base station apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas of the base station, said communication terminal apparatus performing despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said method comprising: (a) measuring received power of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; (b) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (a) to obtain combined received power; and (c) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
162 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are translated in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receiving means, each of said receiving means having a despreading section, for despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; data combining means for combining the received signals obtained in the plurality of receiving means to obtain combined received data; measuring means for measuring, with respect to each of said different antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
162 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are translated in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receiving means, each of said receiving means having a despreading section, for despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; data combining means for combining the received signals obtained in the plurality of receiving means to obtain combined received data; measuring means for measuring, with respect to each of said different antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
161 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measuring means for measuring, with respect to each of said different ones of said plurality of antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
161 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measuring means for measuring, with respect to each of said different ones of said plurality of antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combining means for combining a plurality of received powers measured by said measuring means to obtain combined received power; and transmit power control means for performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
133 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a base station apparatus, respectively, said method comprising: (a) despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences to obtain received signals; (b) combining the obtained received signals to obtain combined received data; (c) measuring, with respect to each of said different antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; (d) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (c) to obtain a combined received power; and (e) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
133 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a base station apparatus, respectively, said method comprising: (a) despreading said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences to obtain received signals; (b) combining the obtained received signals to obtain combined received data; (c) measuring, with respect to each of said different antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; (d) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (c) to obtain a combined received power; and (e) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
162 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a base station apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas of the base station, said communication terminal apparatus performing despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said method comprising: (a) measuring, with respect to each of said different ones of said plurality of antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; (b) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (a) to obtain combined received power; and (c) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
162 words
A radio communication method in a communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a base station apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas of the base station, said communication terminal apparatus performing despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said method comprising: (a) measuring, with respect to each of said different ones of said plurality of antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; (b) combining a plurality of received powers measured in step (a) to obtain combined received power; and (c) performing open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
148 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receivers, each of said receivers having a despreading section, that despreads said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; a data combiner that combines the received signals obtained in the plurality of receivers to obtain combined received data; measurement circuitry that measures received power of the transmit signals for each of the different antenna; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
148 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receivers, each of said receivers having a despreading section, that despreads said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; a data combiner that combines the received signals obtained in the plurality of receivers to obtain combined received data; measurement circuitry that measures received power of the transmit signals for each of the different antenna; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
145 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measurement circuitry that measures received power of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
145 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measurement circuitry that measures received power of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
159 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receivers, each of said receivers having a despreading section, that despreads said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; a data combiner that combines the received signals obtained in the plurality of receivers to obtain combined received data; measurement circuitry that measures, with respect to each of said different antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
159 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives transmit signals (i) which respectively include spread portions that are spread with a plurality of different spreading code sequences and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different antennas of a communication partner apparatus, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: a plurality of receivers, each of said receivers having a despreading section, that despreads said spread portions of the transmit signals with the different spreading code sequences respectively to obtain received signals; a data combiner that combines the received signals obtained in the plurality of receivers to obtain combined received data; measurement circuitry that measures, with respect to each of said different antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different antennas; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
161 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measurement circuitry that measures, with respect to each of said different ones of said plurality of antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
161 words
A communication terminal apparatus that receives a plurality of transmit signals which (i) respectively include spread portions that are obtained by spreading each of data allocated corresponding to a number of a plurality of antennas of a communication partner apparatus with spreading code sequences different from one another and (ii) which are transmitted in parallel from different ones of said plurality of antennas, to perform despreading of said spread portions of the transmit signals with said spreading code sequences different from one another, respectively, said communication terminal apparatus comprising: measurement circuitry that measures, with respect to each of said different ones of said plurality of antennas, received power of a portion of the transmit signals for each of the different ones of said plurality of antennas; combination circuitry that combines a plurality of received powers measured by said measurement circuitry to obtain combined received power; and a transmit power controller that performs open-loop transmit power control using the combined received power.
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