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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2007
Karina P. Carvalho, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Neal J. Seidl, New Berlin, WI (US);
Matthew G. Grubis, New Berlin, WI (US);
Ralph T. Hoctor, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
James Hurley, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Russell A. Rymut, Hartland, WI (US);
Karina P. Carvalho, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Neal J. Seidl, New Berlin, WI (US);
Matthew G. Grubis, New Berlin, WI (US);
Ralph T. Hoctor, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
James Hurley, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Russell A. Rymut, Hartland, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for wireless communication. The system can include a transmitter that transmits a data signal having a time period without data transmission. The system can also include a receiver including a first antenna, a second antenna, a switch that activates one of the first antenna and the second antenna, and a processor that estimates a first signal-to-noise ratio for the first antenna and a second signal-to-noise ratio for the second antenna during the time period without data transmission. The processor can control the switch to select one of the first antenna and the second antenna based on a comparison between the first signal-to-noise ratio and the second signal-to-noise ratio.