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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2011
Applicants:

Robert Hardacker, Escondido, CA (US);

James Milne, Ramona, CA (US);

Robert A. Unger, El Cajon, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert Hardacker, Escondido, CA (US);

James Milne, Ramona, CA (US);

Robert A. Unger, El Cajon, CA (US);

Assignees:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/42 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

The return channel in a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication system is used to provide signal information on an individual-channel basis. In one embodiment, in a controlled factory environment, this information may be used to incrementing up or down the variable gain amplifier and/or the power amplifier of a MIMO transmitter and/or receiver so as to generate a default signal power offset to be used during normal operation. Thereafter, such signal information may similarly be provided via the return channel and used to further adjust the transmit parameters to account for location-specific signal conditions.


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