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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Bradley J. Rainbolt, Sunrise, FL (US);
Stephen R. Carsello, Plantation, FL (US);
Inventors:
Bradley J. Rainbolt, Sunrise, FL (US);
Stephen R. Carsello, Plantation, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A processor () determines () a channel metric from a data signal received on a diversity branch. The processor calculates () an index into a final metrics buffer (), the index determined from a position of the channel metric within an interleaved frame of data. The processor places () a value derived from the channel metric into the final metrics buffer at a location defined by the index. A corresponding method and apparatus as well as communications receiver utilizing the processor () are described.