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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Tsuguhide Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Ichiro Seto, Fuchu, JP;
Daisuke Takeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Takehiko Toyoda, Tokyo, JP;
Ren Sakata, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshimasa Egashira, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuguhide Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Ichiro Seto, Fuchu, JP;
Daisuke Takeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Takehiko Toyoda, Tokyo, JP;
Ren Sakata, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshimasa Egashira, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal transmission apparatus which transmits OFDM signals by using a plurality of transmission antennas includes a subcarrier setting device which sets signals for subcarriers so as to use some of the subcarriers of the OFDM signals as pilot subcarriers to transmit pilot signals and use the remaining subcarriers as data subcarriers to transmit data signals, the subcarrier setting device changing polarities of signals for the pilot subcarriers for each transmission antenna.