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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Yokosuka, JP;
Kazuyuki Miya, Kawasaki, JP;
Osamu Kato, Yokosuka, JP;
Mitsuru Uesugi, Yokosuka, JP;
Akinori Tatsumi, Yokohama, JP;
Masatoshi Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Izumi Horikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Iwaoka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 ;
Abstract
Taking into account an optimal reception characteristic of a communication apparatus with variable directivity, the base station apparatus of the present invention has a communication apparatus with variable directivity positively accommodate a communication with a terminal in poor reception conditions, which makes it possible to reduce power of this terminal and reduce interference, thereby increasing the subscriber capacity in the system.