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US 7,024,168 B1Granted
Controlled antenna diversity
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsKjell Gustafsson, Torsten Carlsson, Torgny Palenius
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Abstract
A mobile station with a receiver having antenna diversity where the diversity processing is controlled from the base band processing circuit and only turned on when the performance gain justifies extra power consumption. The base band processing circuit may be instructed by the network that it can cease diversity reception after evaluating cell leads within a system.
Claims6
A mobile station comprising:
- a first antenna;
- a first radio frequency processing circuit receiving and processing signals from said first antenna;
- a second antenna;
- a second radio frequency processing circuit receiving and processing signals from said second antenna;
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- a base band processing circuit receiving processed radio frequency signals from said first radio frequency processing circuit and from said second radio frequency processing circuit for diversity, and providing a control signal to said second radio frequency processing circuit to selectively activate and deactivate said second radio frequency processing circuit based on a determination as to whether diversity is appropriate, wherein said control signal generated by said base band processing circuit is controlled by a control signal from a base station with which said mobile station is in communication.
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A mobile station comprising:
- a first antenna;
- a first radio frequency processing circuit receiving and processing signals from said first antenna;
- a second antenna;
- a second radio frequency processing circuit receiving and processing signals from said second antenna;
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- a base band processing circuit receiving processed radio frequency signals from said first radio frequency processing circuit and from said second radio frequency processing circuit for diversity, and providing a control signal to said second radio frequency processing circuit to selectively activate and deactivate said second radio frequency processing circuit based on a determination as to whether diversity is appropriate, wherein said mobile station informs a base station of its deactivation of diversity so that the base station will adjust its output power until a sufficient signal quality is achieved in accordance with the non-diversity mode.
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A method of controlling diversity in a mobile station, comprising:
- receiving a radio signal on a first antenna;
- processing radio signals from said first antenna in a first radio frequency processing circuit;
- receiving radio signals in a second antenna;
- processing radio signals from the second antenna in a second radio frequency processing circuit;
- receiving processed radio frequency signals from said first radio frequency processing circuit and from said second radio frequency processing circuit for diversity in a base band processing circuit;
- determining whether diversity is appropriate;
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- providing a control signal to said second radio frequency processing circuit to selectively activate and deactivate said second radio frequency processing circuit based on said determination as to whether diversity is appropriate, further comprising controlling the generation by said base band processing circuit of said control signal by a control signal from a base station with which said mobile station is in communication.
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A method of controlling diversity in a mobile station, comprising:
- receiving a radio signal on a first antenna;
- processing radio signals from said first antenna in a first radio frequency processing circuit;
- receiving radio signals in a second antenna;
- processing radio signals from the second antenna in a second radio frequency processing circuit;
- receiving processed radio frequency signals from said first radio frequency processing circuit and from said second radio frequency processing circuit for diversity in a base band processing circuit;
- determining whether diversity is appropriate;
- and
- providing a control signal to said second radio frequency processing circuit to selectively activate and deactivate said second radio frequency processing circuit based on said determination as to whether diversity is appropriate, further comprising said mobile station informing a base station of its deactivation of diversity so that the base station will adjust its output power until a sufficient signal quality is achieved in accordance with the non-diversity mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.