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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1998
Dominic Lazara, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeffrey J Blanchette, Palatine, IL (US);
Frank W Korinek, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Timothy J Groch, Palatine, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention addresses the need for an apparatus and method of determining the reliability of a first signal (e.g., 116) received by a given base site (e.g., 126) without requiring the reception of additional signals (e.g., 110 and 112) by the given base site (126). The present invention provides both a method and apparatus in which another base site (e.g., 122) receives the additional signals (110 and 112) required to determine the reliability of the first signal (116). Upon determining that the first signal (116) is unreliable, the other base site (122) notifies the given base site (126) that the first signal (116) is unreliable.