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Multipath and tracking error reduction method for spread-spectrum receivers

  • US 20020101912A1
  • Filed: 12/01/2000
  • Published: 08/01/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for mitigating the effect of multipath signals on envelope tracking of a primary signal by a spread-spectrum receiver, wherein said primary signal comprises a carrier signal modulated by an envelope, and wherein a received signal comprises said multipath signals and said primary signal, said method comprising:

  • a) locating an ideal multipath-invariant point in an ideal comparison function, thereby determining an ideal distance between said ideal multipath-invariant point and an ideal multipath-dependent point, wherein said ideal comparison function is computed from an ideal signal that does not comprise multipath signals;

    b) locating a corresponding multipath-invariant point in an actual comparison function, thereby determining an actual distance between said corresponding multipath-invariant point and a corresponding multipath-dependent point, wherein said actual comparison function is computed from said received signal;

    c) comparing said ideal distance and said actual distance; and

    d) based on said comparison, mitigating the effect of said multipath signals on said envelope tracking of said primary signal.

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