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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinsuke Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyuki Tsutsumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Michihiro Ohsuge, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Tomiyori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 1/00 ;
Abstract
When the number of fingers assigned to a branch signal is smaller than the aimed number and there is a path to be added, the search is performed for an unused finger, firstly, and for one of fingers, the number of which is larger than the aimed number and which are assigned to the branch signal, which has the lowest receiving signal level, secondly. When the aimed number of fingers is satisfied and there is a path to be added, an unused finger is used if any and, when there is only an effective finger, the number of fingers assigned to a branch signal is not increased.