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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Abdelgader Legnain, Nepean, CA (US);
Peter Deane, Fitzroy Harbor, CA (US);
Neil M. McGowan, Stittsville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q 3/40 (2006.01); H04W 16/24 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H01Q 3/40 (2013.01); H04W 16/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.