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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Martin Smith, Chelmsford, GB;
Dawn Power, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Sonya Amos, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Dean Kitchener, Brentwood, GB;
Inventors:
Martin Smith, Chelmsford, GB;
Dawn Power, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Sonya Amos, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Dean Kitchener, Brentwood, GB;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 1/10 (2006.01); H04L 27/28 (2006.01); H04B 7/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0413 (2013.01); H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 7/0848 (2013.01);
Abstract
To reduce costs in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and other wireless communication systems an arrangement is described whereby adaptive combination is used at user equipment in order to produce two or more directional antenna beams. Improvements in carrier to interference levels result.