US 2014/0112422 A1 · Method and Apparatus for Improving Communication Rate

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for improving a communication rate, which are used in a terminal working in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) state. The method includes: obtaining strength of a first signal received in a first path connected to a first antenna and strength of a second signal received in a second path connected to a second antenna; and adjusting the first path or/and the second path according to a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal, so as to reduce an unbalance degree between the first path and the second path, thereby improving the communication rate. By adopting the present invention, improvement of a rate of an antenna may be achieved by adjusting a balance between the first and second paths.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method for improving a communication rate, used in a terminal working in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) state, the method comprising:

obtaining strength of a first signal received in a first path connected to a first antenna and strength of a second signal received in a second path connected to a second antenna;
and
adjusting the first path or/and the second path according to a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal to reduce an unbalance degree between the first path and the second path.

An apparatus for improving a communication rate, used in a terminal working in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) state, the apparatus comprising:

an obtaining module configured to obtain strength of a first signal received in a first path connected to a first antenna and strength of a second signal received in a second path connected to a second antenna;
and
an adjusting module configured to adjust the first path or/and the second path according to a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal to reduce an unbalance degree between the first path and the second path.

A terminal device, working in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) state, the terminal device comprising:

a first antenna;
a second antenna;
a first path connected to the first antenna;
a second path connected to the second antenna;
and
a baseband control chip connected to the first path and the second path,
wherein the baseband control chip comprises:
an obtaining module configured to obtain strength of a first signal received in the first path connected to the first antenna and strength of a second signal received in the second path connected to the second antenna;
and
an adjusting module configured to adjust the first path or/and the second path according to a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal to reduce an unbalance degree between the first path and the second path.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and Apparatus for Improving Communication Rate

Life of this patent

Method and Apparatus for Improving Communication Rate

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims18