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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
Erik B Busking, Den Haag, NL;
Richard D van Nee, De Meern, NL;
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An antenna array system combines the antenna signals from separate antennas using at least one delay in the RF path of an antenna. In certain embodiments, the antenna array system combines the antenna signals in the Radio Frequency (RF) domain before analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion, thereby reducing the amount of hardware required when compared to antenna array systems where the antenna signals are combined digitally. In doing so, signals from antennas are combined with signals from a plurality of antennas to determine if they improve signal quality. Only signals determined to improve signal quality are maintained as active. In accordance with other aspects, the antenna system selects parameter settings for the antenna array to provide enhanced performance.